Werkblad Infectiepreventie en patiëntveiligheid met antwoorden

Which symbol must appear on containers of regulated medical waste?

1. AThe flammable flame symbol
2. BThe radiation trefoil
3. CThe corrosive symbol
4. DThe biohazard symbol

Which signs are typical of a local infection in a wound?

1. APallor, coolness and numbness
2. BBluish skin and a weak distal pulse
3. CDry, flaky skin with mild itching
4. DRedness, warmth, swelling and pain

Why must fire doors in a hospital never be propped open?

1. AThey keep heat inside the ward in winter
2. BThey stop fire and smoke spreading between areas
3. CThey stop visitors from entering the ward outside visiting hours
4. DThey keep noise away from patient rooms

Which information must be documented when a patient is restrained?

1. AThe reason, alternatives tried, type of restraint, times and regular assessments
2. BOnly whether the family agreed to the restraint
3. COnly the name of the nurse who applied it and the unit where it happened
4. DOnly the time the restraint was put on and the time it was taken off

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

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

Wanneer kan de druppelisolatie bij een patiënt met Neisseria meningitidis meestal worden beëindigd?

1. AEen uur nadat de koorts is verdwenen
2. BNa 24 uur effectieve antibioticabehandeling
3. CZodra de eerste dosis antibiotica is gegeven
4. DPas nadat de patiënt is ontslagen

Een verwarde patiënt blijft aan een neus-maagsonde trekken. Welke aanpak moet eerst worden geprobeerd?

1. AEen sedativum zodat de patiënt rustig de nacht doorslaapt
2. BDe sonde verwijderen zonder het team te raadplegen
3. CDirect polsfixatie om de sonde te beschermen
4. DMinder beperkende maatregelen, zoals heroriëntatie en een zitwacht

A patient with depression has suddenly become calm and is giving away personal possessions. What does this suggest?

1. AA possibly increased suicide risk that needs immediate assessment
2. BThat the patient is now ready for discharge today
3. CThat the depression has resolved and observation can be reduced
4. DThat the patient wants to make new friends on the unit