Робочий аркуш «Інфекційний контроль і безпека пацієнтів» з відповідями

What is seclusion?

1. AMoving a patient to a private room at their request
2. BClosing the curtains during personal care
3. CPlacing a patient on contact precautions in a single room with the door closed
4. DKeeping a patient alone in a room or area that they are prevented from leaving

Which precautions are used for a child with impetigo?

1. AContact precautions
2. BAirborne precautions
3. CA protective environment
4. DDroplet precautions

In The Joint Commission’s (US) terminology, what is a sentinel event?

1. AA minor error that reaches the patient but causes no harm of any kind at all
2. BAn error that is caught before it reaches the patient
3. CAn expected side effect that was explained to the patient
4. DAn unexpected event causing death or serious physical or psychological harm

A patient with a fever and a cough arrives in a crowded clinic waiting room. What should the nurse do?

1. AGive everyone else in the waiting room a mask instead
2. BDo nothing until the patient is seen by the provider
3. CGive the patient a mask and seat them apart from others
4. DAsk the patient to wait outside in the car park

Which type of white blood cell is most often raised in viral infections?

1. AEosinophils
2. BNeutrophils
3. CBasophils
4. DLymphocytes

A patient has a very low platelet count. Which safety measure is appropriate?

1. AFloss hard each day to keep the gums healthy
2. BUse a firm toothbrush and a safety razor
3. CTake rectal temperatures for accuracy
4. DUse a soft toothbrush and an electric razor

A patient on a general ward for two days is found to have smear-positive pulmonary TB. What should the nurse do besides moving the patient to an airborne isolation room?

1. AClose the ward to all new admissions for a full year
2. BNothing more, because the patient has now been isolated
3. CInform infection prevention so exposed patients and staff can be identified and followed up
4. DTell all the exposed patients to start TB drugs at once, before any testing

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 only needs to wear gloves for the next month
4. DThe nurse must take a two-week course of antibiotics to prevent the infection