Which of the following is not considered one of the criteria for causality?

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Question 1 of 5

Which of the following is not considered one of the criteria for causality?

A. The incidence of disease is higher in those who are exposed to the factor. B. Evidence that the independent and dependent variables are related C. The association has been observed in numerous studies D. The onset of disease must precede exposure to the causal factor

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 2 of 5

The healthcare facility has established a goal of improving infection prevention competency with hand hygiene among all staff. Which of the following education and training approaches should the IP recommend as a priority?

A. Analysis of human factors that may present unrecognized obstacles for compliance B. Attending local/state health department educational programs on hand hygiene C. Implementation of a mentoring program based on peer-to-peer instruction and coaching D. Intensified disciplinary actions for employees who do not follow hand hygiene procedures

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 3 of 5

All of the following are features of well-written research methods sections except:

A. Time period of the study B. Clear criteria for defining cases and controls C. Questions the research will answer D. Methods of quality assurance

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 4 of 5

Which of the following would be an appropriate method to evaluate the quality of an IP program?

A. The total number of areas where surveillance was carried out in the past year B. The average amount of time that elapsed between receiving reports from the lab about patients with multidrug-resistant infections and placing those patient on appropriate isolation precautions C. The number of IPs in the program per the number of beds D. The average amount of money spent on isolation gowns this year as compared to last year

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 5 of 5

A 50-year-old man is diagnosed to have a community acquired MRSA (CA-MRSA) infection. Which of the following clinical feature is consistent with such a diagnosis?

A. Culture positive for MRSA after 48 hours hospitalisation B. The patient presents in the outpatient setting. C. The patient has an indwelling catheter. D. The patient tested negative for MRSA infection within the last one year.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

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