उत्तरों सहित संक्रमण नियंत्रण और रोगी सुरक्षा वर्कशीट

At what height should a bed be when the nurse is giving care at the bedside?

1. AIn the lowest position, close to the floor
2. BIn the highest position, above the nurse’s chest
3. CAt whatever height the bed was left
4. DAt about the level of the nurse’s waist

In the chain of infection, a contaminated bedside table where bacteria live and multiply is an example of which link?

1. AThe portal of entry
2. BThe susceptible host
3. CThe reservoir
4. DThe portal of exit

What is a superinfection?

1. AAn infection of a surgical wound that has opened
2. BAn infection that no antibiotic can treat
3. CA new infection that grows when antibiotics upset the normal flora
4. DAn infection that spreads to more than one organ at the same time

Why are some patients screened with a nasal swab for MRSA on admission?

1. ATo check whether the patient is allergic to penicillin before surgery
2. BTo diagnose a sinus infection
3. CTo find carriers so precautions or decolonization can be used
4. DTo measure the patient’s immunity to MRSA

A patient receiving continuous nasogastric feeding has pulled the tube partly out. What should the nurse do first?

1. APush the tube back in and restart the feed
2. BStop the feeding until the tube position is checked
3. CIncrease the feed rate to make up for the lost time
4. DTape the tube in its new position and continue

An adult with hepatitis A is incontinent of stool. Which precautions are used?

1. AAirborne precautions in a negative-pressure room with the door closed
2. BContact precautions in addition to standard precautions
3. CDroplet precautions with a surgical mask
4. DA protective environment with filtered air

A newly hired nurse has these hepatitis B results: HBsAg negative, anti-HBs positive, anti-HBc negative. What do they show?

1. AImmunity from hepatitis B vaccination
2. BA current hepatitis B infection
3. CNo immunity, so the vaccine is needed
4. DPast infection that has now cleared

A patient’s white cell differential shows a raised number of band (immature) neutrophils, called a “shift to the left”. What does this usually suggest?

1. AAn allergic reaction
2. BA long-standing parasitic infection
3. CAn acute bacterial infection
4. DA typical viral infection