Werkblad Infectiepreventie en patiëntveiligheid met antwoorden

How should a labeled specimen be sent to the laboratory?

1. ALoose in the nurse’s uniform pocket so that it does not get lost on the way
2. BIn a sealed biohazard bag, with the request form in the separate pocket
3. CIn an open cup placed on the transport trolley
4. DIn the same bag as the request form, touching the paper

Hoe lang moet handalcohol worden ingewreven in de handen?

1. AOngeveer 20–30 seconden, tot de handen droog zijn
2. BMinstens 5 minuten
3. COngeveer 2–3 seconden
4. DAlleen totdat de alcohol de handpalmen bedekt

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

1. AWithin the normal range
2. BNormal for an older adult
3. CRaised (leukocytosis)
4. DLow (leukopenia)

A patient has botulism after eating contaminated food. Which precautions are needed?

1. AContact precautions
2. BDroplet precautions
3. CStandard precautions
4. DAirborne precautions

A nurse pours sterile saline into a bowl on a sterile field. Which technique is correct?

1. AReach across the field to fill the bowl at the far side
2. BRest the lip of the bottle on the edge of the bowl so that the saline does not splash
3. CPour from below the level of the field to reduce splashing
4. DHold the bottle with the label in the palm and pour without touching the bowl

A peripheral IV site is red, warm and tender along the vein. What should the nurse do?

1. AFlush the catheter harder to clear the vein and keep using the same site
2. BApply a warm pack and keep using the same site
3. CIncrease the infusion rate to finish the bag sooner
4. DRemove the catheter and insert a new one at another site if still needed

Bij opname bevat de thuismedicatielijst een bloedverdunner die niet in de nieuwe ziekenhuisvoorschriften staat. Wat moet de verpleegkundige doen?

1. AHet negeren, want de ziekenhuisvoorschriften vervangen de thuismedicatie
2. BDe thuisdosis geven zonder voorschrift
3. CDe patiënt vertellen heimelijk de eigen voorraad in te nemen
4. DDe discrepantie met de voorschrijver verduidelijken

An 82-year-old patient is prescribed diphenhydramine at bedtime for sleep. Why should the nurse raise this with the prescriber?

1. AIt is strongly anticholinergic and can cause confusion and falls in older adults
2. BIt raises blood pressure in most older adults
3. CIt is too weak to help an older person sleep
4. DIt is only available as an IV drug and cannot be given by mouth at bedtime