Kontrola zakażeń i bezpieczeństwo pacjenta: karta pracy z odpowiedziami

What is terminal cleaning?

1. ACleaning a room only once a week, whatever happens on the ward
2. BCleaning the hands at the end of a shift before going home
3. CCleaning computer terminals at the nurses’ station
4. DA full clean and disinfection of a room after the patient leaves

What is respiratory hygiene, or cough etiquette?

1. AWearing an N95 respirator at all times whenever you have a cough
2. BTaking an antibiotic at the first sign of a cough
3. CCoughing into the hands, then wiping them on clothing
4. DCovering coughs with a tissue or the elbow, then cleaning the hands

How should a labeled specimen be sent to the laboratory?

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

Which technique is correct when collecting a wound culture?

1. ACollect the sample only after antibiotics have been started
2. BClean the wound with sterile saline first, then swab clean tissue
3. CSwab the old pus on the dressing that was just removed from the wound
4. DUse one swab to sample two different wounds

A patient is on a ventilator. Which bed position helps to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia?

1. ALying completely flat
2. BTrendelenburg position
3. CHead of the bed raised 30 to 45 degrees
4. DHead of the bed raised about 10 degrees

Why can side rails be dangerous for a confused, restless patient?

1. ASide rails make the bed move by itself
2. BThe patient may climb over them or get trapped in gaps
3. CSide rails always cause pressure injuries
4. DSide rails stop staff from reaching the patient in an emergency

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

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

A nurse teaches parents of a toddler about drowning prevention. Which statement shows a need for further teaching?

1. A“I stay within arm’s reach of my child whenever we are near any water.”
2. B“We keep the gate in the pool fence closed and locked at all times.”
3. C“I empty buckets of water as soon as I have used them.”
4. D“I can leave my 2-year-old in the bath for a minute if the water is shallow.”