Werkblad Infectiepreventie en patiëntveiligheid met antwoorden

Wat is vereist voordat een verpleegkundige een N95-ademhalingsmasker draagt?

1. AEr een chirurgisch mondmasker onder dragen
2. BEen pasvormtest, plus een afsluitcontrole bij elk gebruik
3. CHet vóór het eerste gebruik met zeep wassen
4. DNiets, want één maat past op elk gezicht

In The Joint Commission’s (US) terminology, what is a sentinel event?

1. AAn expected side effect that was explained to the patient
2. BAn error that is caught before it reaches the patient
3. CAn unexpected event causing death or serious physical or psychological harm
4. DA minor error that reaches the patient but causes no harm of any kind at all

What is a superinfection?

1. AAn infection that spreads to more than one organ at the same time
2. BAn infection that no antibiotic can treat
3. CAn infection of a surgical wound that has opened
4. DA new infection that grows when antibiotics upset the normal flora

A patient cannot bear weight and cannot help with transfers. Which method is safest to move the patient from bed to chair?

1. AA mechanical lift used by enough trained staff
2. BAsking the patient to stand and try their best
3. COne nurse doing a standing pivot transfer
4. DTwo nurses lifting the patient under the arms

Why are blood cultures usually taken from two separate venipuncture sites?

1. ABecause each site tests a different antibiotic
2. BTo help tell a true infection from skin contamination
3. CTo reduce the total amount of blood taken
4. DTo make the results come back faster from the laboratory

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

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

A patient arrives in the operating room for knee surgery, and the site has not been marked. What should happen?

1. ALet the circulating nurse mark the site from memory of the surgeon’s plan
2. BDo not start until the site is marked and verified with the patient
3. CMark the site after the patient is anesthetized and draped
4. DStart the surgery, because the consent form shows the side

A patient on airborne precautions for tuberculosis wants to walk in the hallway. What is the best response?

1. AAllow it, as long as they walk quickly
2. BExplain that they must stay in the room, and offer ways to stay active inside it
3. CAllow it, as long as the patient wears an N95 respirator in the corridor
4. DAllow it, if they avoid the nurses’ station