BTS CPI case studies
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The BTS Certified Professional in Infection Prevention and Control (CPI) is a professional credential for practitioners who build, run, and evaluate infection prevention programs in healthcare settings. Candidates typically include infection preventionists, nurse educators, quality and safety staff, and clinical leaders who need to demonstrate working command of the field rather than niche expertise in a single department. The BTS CPI case studies are 5 cases and about 3,286 words.
1Measles Exposure in a Community Emergency Department Waiting Room
A 6-year-old child is brought to a 12-bed community emergency department at 19:40 with a 3-day history of fever to 39.2°C, cough, coryza, and conjunctivitis. On arrival the child has a maculopapular rash beginning at the hairline and face.
723 words, about 4 min2Norovirus Outbreak on an Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit
A 24-bed inpatient behavioral health unit reports five patients and three staff members with acute vomiting and watery diarrhea over 42 hours. The first patient developed symptoms 12 hours after returning from a weekend pass.
697 words, about 3 min3Positive Biological Indicator and Released Sterile Loads
At 07:00 a 240-bed acute care hospital's sterile processing department runs a routine biological indicator (BI) test on steam sterilizer A. The BI is positive at 24 hours.
654 words, about 3 min4Hollow-Bore Needlestick in the Intensive Care Unit
A 29-year-old ICU nurse sustains a hollow-bore needlestick while recapping a syringe after drawing blood from a 58-year-old patient admitted with altered mental status and a history of injection drug use. The needle penetrated the nurse's single glove and skin, drew blood, and the wound is moderately deep.
598 words, about 3 min5Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacterales Transfer From Long-Term Care
A 72-year-old man is transferred from a 120-bed long-term care facility to a 300-bed community hospital with fever to 38.6°C, hypotension, and a stage 3 sacral pressure injury. His records are incomplete, but the transferring nurse reports that he had a KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae urinary tract infection 7 months ago at another hospital.
614 words, about 3 min