Werkblad Infectiepreventie en patiëntveiligheid met antwoorden

Which factor is one of the strongest predictors that a patient will fall?

1. AHaving a private room
2. BA previous fall
3. CWearing glasses for reading
4. DBeing female

In the chain of infection, which link is broken when a patient covers the mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing?

1. AThe susceptible host
2. BThe reservoir
3. CThe portal of exit
4. DThe infectious agent

How should waste contaminated with chemotherapy drugs be discarded?

1. AIn the general household-type trash bin on the ward, tied in a bag
2. BIn a separate labeled container for hazardous drug waste
3. CDown the sink with plenty of water
4. DIn the recycling bin with plastics

A portable x-ray is taken at the bedside. Which action protects the nurse?

1. AStep away from the patient or wear a lead apron during the exposure
2. BLook directly at the x-ray tube during the exposure to check its position
3. CStay close to the patient to keep them still without protection
4. DStand next to the patient and hold the film without protection

A colleague has drawn up a medication and asks the nurse to give it to her patient. What should the nurse do?

1. AGive it, as long as the syringe has a label with the drug name on it
2. BGive it, because the colleague is experienced
3. CDecline, and give only medications that the nurse prepared or checked personally
4. DGive it, and document that the colleague prepared it

Which household item is a strangulation risk for young children?

1. AA large wooden building block
2. BA plastic picture book
3. CLooped cords on window blinds
4. DSoft cotton socks

A newly hired nurse has these hepatitis B results: HBsAg negative, anti-HBs positive, anti-HBc negative. What do they show?

1. AA current hepatitis B infection
2. BPast infection that has now cleared
3. CImmunity from hepatitis B vaccination
4. DNo immunity, so the vaccine is needed

Why can a patient with severe neutropenia have a serious infection but little redness, swelling or pus?

1. ANeutropenia makes infections stay limited to the skin
2. BAntibiotics given with chemotherapy hide all signs of infection
3. CThere are too few neutrophils to produce the usual inflammatory signs
4. DChemotherapy kills the bacteria before they can multiply