Infection control & patient safety worksheet with answers

What is closed-loop communication?

1. ASending a message to the team without waiting for any reply or confirmation
2. BCommunication that only happens in a closed room
3. CWriting every message in the patient’s chart only
4. DThe receiver repeats the message back and the sender confirms it is correct

Why are rings and wristwatches discouraged during direct patient care?

1. AThey can interfere with the readings of patient monitors
2. BThey can scratch the hospital furniture
3. CThey can hold organisms and make hand hygiene less effective
4. DThey can interfere with hospital Wi-Fi signals

Surgical instruments that enter sterile tissue are “critical” items. Which processing do they need before reuse?

1. AHigh-level disinfection
2. BCleaning with detergent and water only
3. CLow-level disinfection
4. DSterilization

Which measure is part of the bundle for inserting a central venous catheter to prevent bloodstream infection?

1. AGiving antibiotics to every patient before insertion
2. BChoosing the femoral vein as the first site in adults
3. CRoutine replacement of the catheter on a fixed schedule, such as every three days
4. DChlorhexidine-alcohol skin antisepsis and maximal sterile barrier precautions

A patient has received oral radioactive iodine therapy. Which precaution is usually taken?

1. APlace the patient on droplet precautions with a surgical mask
2. BEncourage pregnant visitors to sit close to the patient to give emotional support
3. CLimit time close to the patient and handle body fluids per radiation policy
4. DLet the patient share a bathroom with other patients

Two patients with very similar names are on the same unit. What is the best safety measure?

1. ATransfer one of the two patients to another hospital
2. BCall each patient by their first name only
3. CFlag the similar names and check two identifiers every time
4. DUse the room numbers to tell the patients apart

Victims of a chemical spill arrive at the emergency department with liquid on their skin and clothing. What is the priority before they enter the building?

1. ATake a full history in the waiting room
2. BGive them hospital gowns and seat them in triage
3. CTake them straight into the resuscitation room so treatment is not delayed
4. DDecontaminate them outside, with staff wearing appropriate PPE

During a procedure, a nurse sees that the team is about to start without a time-out. What should the nurse do?

1. AReport it to the manager at the end of the week
2. BWait and raise the issue after the procedure is finished
3. CSpeak up clearly and stop the start until the time-out is done
4. DSay nothing, because the surgeon is responsible for the procedure