CBIC CIC study plan

Distinguish standard precautions from contact, droplet, and airborne precautions for at least 15 clinical scenarios involving specific organisms and syndromes

Sequence the correct donning and doffing order for PPE ensembles including gown, gloves, respirator, and eye protection, and identify the common self-contamination errors at each step

Map each link in the chain of infection to at least two concrete interventions and explain which link each intervention breaks

Apply hand hygiene indications to 20 patient-care vignettes, selecting alcohol-based rub versus soap and water with the correct duration

Classify 20 patient-care items as critical, semicritical, or noncritical and assign the correct reprocessing method to each

Select an appropriate disinfectant by comparing spectrum, contact time, material compatibility, and safety for stated scenarios

Evaluate room ventilation and placement requirements for airborne isolation, protective environment, and routine care rooms

Explain how to manage a breach in high-level disinfection or sterilization, including recall and notification steps

Interpret surveillance case definitions for central line-associated bloodstream infection, catheter-associated urinary tract infection, surgical site infection, and ventilator-associated events

Calculate attack rates and compare observed versus expected infection rates using standardized infection ratios

Order the steps of an outbreak investigation from case finding through control measures and communication

Construct a line list capturing the variables needed to test a transmission hypothesis

Justify the choice of a control group and a comparison period when designing an epidemiologic analysis

Differentiate colonization, infection, contamination, and asymptomatic carriage using clinical and laboratory criteria

Interpret sensitivity, specificity, and predictive value and explain how prevalence changes predictive value for a given test

Relate specimen collection and transport quality to culture result interpretation for blood, sputum, urine, and wound specimens

Describe the biology and transmission relevance of the major bacterial, viral, fungal, and prion pathogens tested on the exam

Compare diagnostic modalities including culture, nucleic acid amplification, antigen testing, and serology by turnaround, limitations, and appropriate use

Draft an annual infection prevention risk assessment that prioritizes populations, settings, and high-risk procedures

Outline the reporting relationship and escalation path from the infection prevention program to the governing body and medical staff committees

Identify the regulatory and accreditation expectations most frequently cited in infection prevention surveys and describe the evidence needed to demonstrate compliance

Evaluate immunity documentation and serologic results to determine fitness for duty for vaccine-preventable diseases

Construct the post-exposure evaluation and prophylaxis pathway for bloodborne pathogen exposure, including source evaluation and follow-up testing intervals

Apply tuberculosis screening and conversion algorithms for employees, including interpretation of interferon-gamma release assay results

Write return-to-work and work-restriction criteria for employees with communicable respiratory, gastrointestinal, and skin conditions

Communicate an infection prevention decision persuasively to a non-clinical administrator using data and risk framing

Design a learning needs assessment and translate findings into measurable objectives for a target audience

Select instructional methods and evaluation levels appropriate to knowledge, skill, and behavior-change goals

Appraise study designs used in infection prevention literature, identifying bias, confounding, and threats to validity

Rehearse the highest-yield transmission prevention content through spaced retrieval to retain mastery from earlier weeks

Complete a timed full-length practice examination under exam conditions across all seven domains

Rank domains by error density and remediate the two weakest with targeted review and re-testing

Recite the precaution, reprocessing, and surveillance-definition content most frequently missed in a consolidated one-page summary

Verify final mastery by re-attempting previously missed items and confirming corrected reasoning