Kontrola zakażeń i bezpieczeństwo pacjenta: karta pracy z odpowiedziami

What should be written instead of “cc” in a medication order?

1. AU
2. Bcm
3. Ccc only for oral drugs
4. DmL

What does ESBL stand for in an ESBL-producing organism?

1. AEnhanced staphylococcal bacterial load
2. BExtended-surface biofilm layer
3. CExtended-spectrum beta-lactamase
4. DEnteric serum beta-lymphocyte

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

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

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

A newly hired nurse had BCG vaccine as a child. Which TB screening test is usually preferred?

1. AA tuberculin skin test, which is read 24 hours after it is placed
2. BAn interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) blood test
3. CNo screening, because BCG prevents all TB
4. DA chest x-ray every month for the first year

Czytnik kodów kreskowych ostrzega, że lek nie zgadza się z kartą pacjenta. Co powinna zrobić pielęgniarka?

1. APominąć ostrzeżenie i podać lek
2. BZeskanować opaskę innego pacjenta
3. CPodać lek i zgłosić ostrzeżenie później w trakcie zmiany
4. DZatrzymać się i ustalić przyczynę przed podaniem leku

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

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

A small-bore feeding tube has just been inserted blindly at the bedside. Which method is the most reliable way to confirm its position before the first feeding?

1. ABy checking that the patient can still talk
2. BBy an x-ray reviewed by a competent clinician
3. CBy listening over the stomach while injecting air
4. DBy putting the end in water to look for bubbles