การควบคุมการติดเชื้อและความปลอดภัยของผู้ป่วย: ชุดสรุปเร่งรัด

Which patient has the highest risk of a burn from a heating pad?

1. AA healthy young adult with a strained muscle
2. BA patient with a sprained wrist who is fully alert
3. CA patient with diabetic peripheral neuropathy
4. DA patient recovering from a cold

A nurse who is not immune to chickenpox was exposed to a patient with varicella before precautions began. What usually happens?

1. AThe nurse is assessed and kept from patient contact during the incubation period per policy
2. BThe nurse continues working with all patients as usual, including newborns
3. CThe nurse must take a two-week course of antibiotics to prevent the infection
4. DThe nurse only needs to wear gloves for the next month

In England and Wales, what does it mean if a child under 16 is "Gillick competent"?

1. AThey are old enough to vote and drive
2. BTheir parents must always make every decision for them
3. CThey can refuse all treatment, whatever the risk, until they reach the age of 18
4. DThey have enough understanding to consent to a particular treatment themselves

A patient wants to keep taking St John's wort, a herbal remedy, while in hospital. Why should the nurse tell the prescriber?

1. AIt interacts with many medicines and can reduce their effect
2. BIt has no effects, so it is a waste of time
3. CHerbal remedies are always banned in hospital
4. DIt must be swapped for a prescribed antidepressant at once

แบคทีเรียชนิดใดทำให้เกิดโรคไอกรน (pertussis)?

1. ABordetella pertussis
2. BMycoplasma pneumoniae
3. CHaemophilus influenzae
4. DCorynebacterium diphtheriae

ซิฟิลิสระยะแรก (primary syphilis) มักแสดงอาการด้วย:

1. Aความเสียหายต่อหัวใจและสมอง
2. Bแผลไม่เจ็บ (chancre) ที่ตำแหน่งที่ติดเชื้อ
3. Cผื่นกระจายทั่วที่ฝ่ามือและฝ่าเท้า
4. Dกลุ่มตุ่มน้ำเล็ก ๆ ที่เจ็บบริเวณอวัยวะเพศหรือปาก