Робочий аркуш «Інфекційний контроль і безпека пацієнтів» з відповідями

Which practice makes the use of an ice pack safer?

1. AUse it only on areas where the patient has no feeling, so it is not uncomfortable
2. BPlace a cloth between the pack and the skin and limit the time it is applied
3. CKeep the ice pack on the skin while the patient sleeps overnight
4. DPut the ice pack directly on bare skin for several hours

A drug was prescribed by a provider and dispensed by a pharmacist. Who is accountable for checking it before giving it?

1. AThe nurse manager on duty
2. BThe nurse who gives it
3. COnly the prescriber
4. DOnly the pharmacist

Яка палата потрібна пацієнтові, якому призначено повітряні запобіжні заходи?

1. AБудь-яка одномісна палата з вікном і відчиненими для нагляду дверима
2. BОдномісна палата з додатним тиском і фільтрованим повітрям
3. CОдномісна палата з від'ємним тиском (ізоляційна палата для повітряних інфекцій)
4. DСпільна палата із запнутими навколо ліжка шторами

The laboratory calls with a critical lab result by phone. What should the nurse do?

1. ARemember the value and enter it in the chart at the end of the shift
2. BWrite it down, read it back to confirm and report it to the provider promptly
3. CTell the patient the result first and then call the provider
4. DWait for the printed report to arrive before telling the provider about it

A patient on contact precautions must be taken to another department for a test. What is correct?

1. ACancel the test until the precautions are no longer needed, however urgent it is
2. BCover wounds, give the patient a clean gown and tell the receiving department
3. CPut the patient in a separate elevator with the doors open
4. DHave the patient wear an N95 respirator during transport

Why are blood cultures usually taken from two separate venipuncture sites?

1. ATo help tell a true infection from skin contamination
2. BTo make the results come back faster from the laboratory
3. CTo reduce the total amount of blood taken
4. DBecause each site tests a different antibiotic

A patient weighs 180 kg and needs to be moved from bed to chair. The standard ceiling lift on the unit has a lower weight limit. What should the nurse do?

1. AAsk the patient to stand and pivot without help
2. BUse bariatric-rated equipment and enough trained staff
3. CUse the standard lift, because limits include a safety margin
4. DHave two staff lift the patient by hand

Only one airborne infection isolation room (negative pressure) is free. Which newly admitted patient should be placed in it?

1. AA patient with C. difficile diarrhea
2. BA patient with confirmed seasonal influenza and a cough
3. CA patient with an MRSA wound infection
4. DA patient with suspected active pulmonary tuberculosis