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Which type of knot is used to secure the straps of a restraint?

1. AA knot tied on the patient’s wrist
2. BA square knot
3. CA quick-release knot
4. DA tight double knot

A drug was prescribed by a provider and dispensed by a pharmacist. Who is accountable for checking it before giving it?

1. AOnly the prescriber
2. BOnly the pharmacist
3. CThe nurse who gives it
4. DThe nurse manager on duty

Which precautions are needed for a patient with Legionnaires’ disease (Legionella pneumonia)?

1. ADroplet precautions
2. BContact precautions
3. CAirborne precautions
4. DStandard precautions

A newly hired nurse had BCG vaccine as a child. Which TB screening test is usually preferred?

1. ANo screening, because BCG prevents all TB
2. BAn interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) blood test
3. CA chest x-ray every month for the first year
4. DA tuberculin skin test, which is read 24 hours after it is placed

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

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

An alcohol-based skin prep has been used before surgery with electrosurgery. What must happen before the drapes are placed?

1. AThe prep must be covered with the drapes while it is still wet
2. BThe prep must be warmed with a hair dryer
3. CThe prep must be fully dry and any pooled liquid removed
4. DThe prep must be wiped off with saline

A chemical cloud has been released near the hospital, and authorities order “shelter in place”. What should staff do?

1. AEvacuate all patients into the car park at once
2. BSend all visitors home through the main entrance
3. CKeep everyone inside, close windows and doors and shut off outside air intake
4. DOpen the windows to let fresh air into the wards and dilute the chemical

A patient on a general ward for two days is found to have smear-positive pulmonary TB. What should the nurse do besides moving the patient to an airborne isolation room?

1. AInform infection prevention so exposed patients and staff can be identified and followed up
2. BTell all the exposed patients to start TB drugs at once, before any testing
3. CClose the ward to all new admissions for a full year
4. DNothing more, because the patient has now been isolated