Scheda di esercizi di Controllo delle infezioni e sicurezza del paziente con soluzioni

Quale singola misura è la più importante per prevenire la diffusione delle infezioni in ambito sanitario?

1. AIndossare sempre la mascherina
2. BPrescrivere antibiotici a tutti i pazienti
3. CTenere chiuse le finestre
4. DL'igiene delle mani

Which precautions are used for a patient with diphtheria of the throat (pharyngeal diphtheria)?

1. AAirborne precautions
2. BContact precautions only
3. CDroplet precautions
4. DStandard precautions only

Surgical instruments that enter sterile tissue are “critical” items. Which processing do they need before reuse?

1. ACleaning with detergent and water only
2. BLow-level disinfection
3. CSterilization
4. DHigh-level disinfection

When should a nurse call the rapid response team?

1. AWhen a patient shows an acute decline, such as new confusion or a sharp change in vital signs
2. BOnly when the provider has written an order for a rapid response call in the chart
3. COnly when the patient’s family makes a complaint
4. DOnly after a patient has had a cardiac or respiratory arrest on the ward

Which technique is correct when collecting a wound culture?

1. AUse one swab to sample two different wounds
2. BClean the wound with sterile saline first, then swab clean tissue
3. CCollect the sample only after antibiotics have been started
4. DSwab the old pus on the dressing that was just removed from the wound

Prima di dare una compressa, il paziente dice: "Questa pastiglia è diversa da quella che prendo di solito". Che cosa deve fare l'infermiere?

1. ARassicurare il paziente e dare la pastiglia
2. BFermarsi e ricontrollare la prescrizione e il farmaco prima di somministrarlo
3. CDare metà pastiglia e osservare eventuali effetti insoliti
4. DDire al paziente che in ospedale tutte le pastiglie sembrano diverse

During bedside handoff, the patient says, “I’m allergic to sulfa drugs,” but no allergy is recorded. What should the nurse do?

1. AWait until the patient is discharged to update the record
2. BTell the patient that sulfa drugs are always safe
3. CClarify the reaction, update the allergy record and tell the prescriber
4. DIgnore it, because the electronic record is more reliable than the patient’s memory

A patient is admitted with suspected pneumonic plague after a possible bioterrorism release. Which precautions are used?

1. ADroplet precautions
2. BContact precautions only
3. CStandard precautions only
4. DAirborne precautions