Инфекционный контроль и безопасность пациента: лист заданий с ответами

В каком положении нужно оставить кровать пациента с высоким риском падений?

1. AС отпущенными тормозами, чтобы её можно было быстро передвинуть
2. BСо всеми четырьмя поднятыми боковыми поручнями постоянно
3. CВ самом низком положении с заблокированными тормозами
4. DВ самом высоком положении

What is a “never event”?

1. AAn event that only happens at night
2. BAn event that has never been reported before
3. CA rare side effect of a drug that has never been described in the literature before
4. DA serious, preventable event that should never happen, such as wrong-site surgery

Why do hospital electrical devices have three-prong plugs?

1. AThe third prong connects the device to a backup battery
2. BThe third prong lets the device draw a higher voltage from the wall socket
3. CThe third prong stops the plug from being pulled out by accident
4. DThe third prong grounds the device and carries stray current safely away

A colleague has drawn up a medication and asks the nurse to give it to her patient. What should the nurse do?

1. AGive it, as long as the syringe has a label with the drug name on it
2. BDecline, and give only medications that the nurse prepared or checked personally
3. CGive it, because the colleague is experienced
4. DGive it, and document that the colleague prepared it

Which practice makes shift handoff safer?

1. ALeaving written notes only, without a chance for questions
2. BUsing a standard format such as SBAR or I-PASS, with time for questions
3. CGiving handoff in a busy corridor so that the outgoing nurse can leave on time
4. DGiving handoff from memory without any structure

A nurse who never had BCG vaccine has a positive tuberculin skin test for the first time. The chest x-ray is clear and there are no symptoms. What does this most likely mean?

1. AActive TB, which needs airborne isolation
2. BA failed test that must be repeated next year
3. CLatent TB infection, which is not contagious
4. DImmunity to TB from a past exposure

A patient asks for a pain tablet. The record shows none has been given, but the patient says, “The other nurse gave me one earlier.” What should the nurse do?

1. AGive half a tablet now, to be safe, and the other half later if needed
2. BGive the tablet, because the record shows none was given
3. CCheck with the other nurse and the records before giving another dose
4. DTell the patient they must be confused

Which position is especially dangerous for a patient in physical restraints?

1. ASitting upright in bed
2. BLying on the side
3. CLying face down (prone)
4. DLying on the back with the head raised