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How can patients take part in infection prevention?

1. ABy cleaning their own IV sites with tap water
2. BBy stopping their antibiotics on their own as soon as they feel a little better
3. CBy sharing equipment with other patients
4. DBy being encouraged to ask staff whether they have cleaned their hands

What should be written instead of “cc” in a medication order?

1. AU
2. BmL
3. Ccm
4. Dcc only for oral drugs

An adult’s white blood cell count is 18,000/mm³ (18 × 10⁹/L). How is this best described?

1. ANormal for an older adult
2. BRaised (leukocytosis)
3. CLow (leukopenia)
4. DWithin the normal range

Why is “QD” (once daily) on The Joint Commission’s “Do Not Use” list?

1. AIt can be misread as QID or QOD, so the drug is given too often or too rarely
2. BIt is only allowed for intravenous medicines
3. CIt means “every day at bedtime” in some hospitals
4. DIt is a Latin abbreviation, and only plain English abbreviations may be used

A patient with a respiratory infection has a raised procalcitonin level. What does this most suggest?

1. AA purely viral illness
2. BDehydration from poor intake
3. CAn allergic reaction to a recent medication
4. DA bacterial rather than a viral infection

When should the transparent dressing over a peripheral IV site be changed?

1. AEvery hour, so the site can be cleaned again
2. BWhen it is damp, loose or visibly soiled
3. COnly when the IV catheter is removed, whatever its state
4. DOnly when the patient asks for a new dressing

A patient with a common cold asks for antibiotics “to be on the safe side”. Which response is best?

1. ASuggest using leftover antibiotics from a previous illness
2. BTell the patient that antibiotics will shorten the cold by several days
3. CExplain that antibiotics do not work on viruses and overuse breeds resistant bacteria
4. DAsk the provider to prescribe antibiotics anyway so that the patient is reassured

A patient rescued from a house fire has a headache and confusion, but the pulse oximeter reads 99%. Why might this reading be misleading?

1. APulse oximeters always read falsely low after any kind of smoke exposure
2. BPulse oximetry cannot tell carbon monoxide-bound hemoglobin from oxygen-bound hemoglobin
3. CConfusion and headache make pulse oximetry readings inaccurate in every patient
4. DThe reading is accurate, so carbon monoxide poisoning is ruled out