Werkblad Infectiepreventie en patiëntveiligheid met antwoorden

To which patients do standard precautions apply?

1. AOnly to patients having surgery
2. BTo all patients, whatever their diagnosis
3. COnly to patients in isolation rooms
4. DOnly to patients with a known infection

How should a healthy infant be placed to sleep to reduce the risk of sudden infant death?

1. AOn the back, on a firm flat surface with no soft bedding
2. BOn the side, propped up with rolled blankets
3. COn the stomach, on a soft mattress with a small pillow for comfort
4. DIn the parents’ bed, between two pillows

Which vaccine is a live attenuated vaccine?

1. AInjected inactivated influenza vaccine
2. BMMR (measles, mumps, rubella)
3. CTetanus toxoid vaccine
4. DHepatitis B vaccine

Where should the dispersive (grounding) pad for electrosurgery be placed?

1. AOver an area with scar tissue or a tattoo, so that the pad does not slip
2. BOver a bony prominence such as the hip bone
3. COn skin that is wet with antiseptic prep
4. DOn clean, dry skin over a well-perfused muscle, close to the surgical site

Which patient has the highest risk of a burn from a heating pad?

1. AA patient with diabetic peripheral neuropathy
2. BA patient recovering from a cold
3. CA patient with a sprained wrist who is fully alert
4. DA healthy young adult with a strained muscle

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

Een patiënt met vermoedelijke kinkhoest moet in een gedeelde zaal blijven omdat er geen eenpersoonskamer vrij is. Wat is de meest geschikte opstelling terwijl infectiepreventie wordt gebeld?

1. ALuchtwegisolatie toepassen met een N95-ademhalingsmasker voor iedereen
2. BHelemaal geen maatregelen nemen tot er een eenpersoonskamer vrijkomt
3. CDe patiënt naast een immuungecompromitteerde patiënt plaatsen
4. DGordijnen dicht, meer dan 1 meter ruimte, mondmaskers bij nauw contact

A patient has signed a surgical consent form but tells the nurse, “I don’t really understand what they are going to do.” What should the nurse do?

1. AExplain the risks and benefits in place of the surgeon
2. BInform the surgeon so the procedure can be explained again before any sedation
3. CReassure the patient that the surgeon knows best and continue with the preparation
4. DGive the preoperative sedative so the patient relaxes