Infection Prevention & Control Programs

Question 1

How long has IP&C programs been evolving?

Answer 1

70

Question 2

What does CDC stand for?

Answer 2

Center for Disease Control

Question 3

What does SHEA stand for?

Answer 3

Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

Question 4

someone who is qualified through education, training, experience, or certification in infection prevention and control.

Answer 4

Infection Preventionist (IP)

Question 5

Policies and procedures put in place to minimize or reduce healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in hospitals and other healthcare settings.

Answer 5

Infection prevention and control program (IPC)

Question 6

Functions as the central decision-making and policymaking body for infection prevention in healthcare setting.

Answer 6

Infection prevention committee

Question 7

The Institute of Medicine defines healthcare quality as “the degree to which healthcare services for individuals and populations increase the likelihood of desired healthcare outcomes and are consistent with current professional knowledge.

Answer 7

Healthcare quality

Question 8

Methods used to promote the use of evidence-based practice to improve healthcare quality.

Answer 8

Implementation science

Question 9

A program administered by the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology (CBIC) to provide professional certification to the IP.

Answer 9

Certification program

Question 10

The absence of preventable harm to the patient while providing care.

Answer 10

Patient safety

Question 11

Program organized around local guidelines and regulations to optimize quality healthcare.

Answer 11

International Infection prevention program

Question 12

What activities (events) influenced the enhancement of infection prevention programs in the 1970s.

Answer 12

Increasing patient acuity, aging population, complexity and location of treatments, more homecare and ambulatory settings.

Question 13

What program initially outlined in 2008, then updated in 2016 established new targets to set measurable reductions for HAIs through 2020?

Answer 13

Department of Health and Human Services’ road map for HAI elimination

Question 14

What quality improvement measures/patient safety activities focus on HAI reduction?

Answer 14

Value-based purchasing, evidence based best practices, use of technology, implementing a culture of safety, and public reporting.

Question 15

APIC

Answer 15

Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, established in 1972

Question 16

CBIC

Answer 16

Certification board of Infection control and Epidemiology, established in 1981

Question 17

NHSN

Answer 17

National Healthcare Safety Network, established in 2005

Question 18

SIR

Answer 18

Standardized infection ratio, created to adjust for the facility and patient characteristics.

Question 19

TAP

Answer 19

Targeted Assessment for Prevention, used to assist facilities in using their own NHSN data to generate reports that help target infection prevention efforts.

Question 20

What’s the SENIC project?

Answer 20

Study on the Efficacy of Nosocomial Infection Control

Question 21

What is the three main elements of SENIC

Answer 21

1. epidemiological surveillance for the occurrence of infections in patients within the hospital
2. Formulation of policies and procedures to control infections based on data generated by surveillance and other sources
3. Personnel specially trained in hospital epidemiology to collect the surveillance data and coordinate intervention activities.

Question 22

CoPs

Answer 22

CMS’s Conditions of Participation

Question 23

CfCs

Answer 23

CMS’s conditions for Coverage

Question 24

Requirements of hospitals IC program by CMS

Answer 24

1. hospital-wide surveillance, prevention, and control of HAI and other diseases
2. Optimization of antibiotics through Antimicrobial Stewardship programs (ASP)

Question 25

What is APIC’s pathway to certification program?

Answer 25

“Novice Roadmap for the Infection Preventionist”

Question 26

Certification and Recertification Process

Answer 26

After initial certification, must re-certify every 5 years by passing exam or through continuing education (CE) by obtaining a minimum of 40 Infection Prevention Units (IPU)

Question 27

FDA

Answer 27

Food and Drug Administration

Question 28

What does FDA oversee

Answer 28

1. Enforcing standards of safety & efficacy
2. Labeling of all drugs and biologicals for human use
3. Activities with food, blood, medical devices, antimicrobial products, chemical germicides used with equipment, PPE, reprocessing of reusable medical devices

Question 29

Which company issues medical device recalls?

Answer 29

FDA

Question 30

Who developed the “National Action Plan to Prevent Health Care-Associated Infections: Roadmap to elimination”. What are the targets?

Answer 30

US Department of Health and Human Services

1. CLABSI
2. CAUTI
3. MRSA
4. MRSI BSI
5. C. diff infections
6. C. diff hospitalizations
7. SSI

Question 31

What is the 5 Million Lives Campaign

Answer 31

Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) initiative to protect patients from 5 million incidents of medical harm over two years (12/2006 - 12/2008)