Infection control & patient safety worksheet with answers

Which precautions are used for a patient with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia?

1. ADroplet precautions
2. BContact precautions only
3. CStandard precautions only
4. DAirborne precautions

During a hospital fire evacuation, where are patients usually moved first?

1. AHorizontally, through fire doors to a safe area on the same floor
2. BStraight out of the building, whatever their condition
3. CUpward, to the roof of the building where helicopters can reach them
4. DDownward, using the elevators

What does the abbreviation MRSA stand for?

1. AMethicillin-reactive Staphylococcus albus
2. BMultiply-resistant Salmonella agent
3. CMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
4. DMultidrug-resistant Streptococcus agalactiae

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. ALatent TB infection, which is not contagious
2. BImmunity to TB from a past exposure
3. CActive TB, which needs airborne isolation
4. DA failed test that must be repeated next year

A patient is on a ventilator. Which bed position helps to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia?

1. ALying completely flat
2. BTrendelenburg position
3. CHead of the bed raised about 10 degrees
4. DHead of the bed raised 30 to 45 degrees

A woman who is pregnant asks for the MMR vaccine because she is not immune to rubella. What is correct?

1. AMMR is only given to pregnant women who work in hospitals
2. BMMR is safe at any stage of pregnancy
3. CMMR is a live vaccine and is not given during pregnancy, but can be given after delivery
4. DMMR should be given as soon as possible in the first trimester to protect the baby

During an oral drug round, a patient asks to take a tablet later. The nurse leaves it on the bedside table. What is the main safety problem?

1. AThe nurse cannot confirm it was taken, and another person could take it
2. BThere is no safety problem if the patient is alert
3. CThe tablet may lose its color and become hard to identify later
4. DTablets dissolve quickly when left in the open air

A nurse notices that the wrong drug was drawn up, but realizes it before giving it. What should the nurse do?

1. AReport it only if the same mistake happens again on the unit
2. BSay nothing, because the patient was not harmed
3. CGive the drug anyway, since it is already drawn up
4. DDiscard it, prepare the correct drug and report a near miss