解答つき感染管理と患者の安全ワークシート

Which precautions are used for an infant in diapers who has rotavirus diarrhea?

1. AA protective environment
2. BContact precautions
3. CAirborne precautions
4. DDroplet precautions

Which practice makes the use of an ice pack safer?

1. APut the ice pack directly on bare skin for several hours
2. BUse it only on areas where the patient has no feeling, so it is not uncomfortable
3. CPlace a cloth between the pack and the skin and limit the time it is applied
4. DKeep the ice pack on the skin while the patient sleeps overnight

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

1. AStandard precautions only
2. BDroplet precautions
3. CAirborne precautions
4. DContact precautions only

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

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

During a surgical hand scrub, how are the hands held?

1. AAbove the elbows, so water runs from the fingertips toward the elbows
2. BBelow the elbows, so water runs off the fingertips into the sink
3. CPointing downward into the sink at all times
4. DAt the level of the waist, close to the body

A patient has a very low platelet count. Which safety measure is appropriate?

1. AUse a firm toothbrush and a safety razor
2. BUse a soft toothbrush and an electric razor
3. CTake rectal temperatures for accuracy
4. DFloss hard each day to keep the gums healthy

Several patients on a ward develop vomiting and diarrhea within two days, and a norovirus outbreak is suspected. What should the nurse do first?

1. AWait for all the stool results to come back before taking any action
2. BAsk visitors to bring in bottled water for all patients
3. CNotify the infection prevention team and place affected patients on contact precautions
4. DMove the affected patients to different wards so that fewer people are exposed

The laboratory reports that a blood sample labeled with one patient’s name has a blood group different from that patient’s previous result. What is the most likely problem and response?

1. AA laboratory machine fault, so no action is needed
2. BA normal change in the patient’s blood group over the years since the last test
3. CThe previous result was wrong, so it is deleted
4. DA wrong-patient sample, so the test is repeated and the event reported