Infection control & patient safety worksheet with answers

In the fire safety acronym RACE, what does the R stand for?

1. ARescue patients in immediate danger
2. BReport the fire to the manager later
3. CRemove all equipment
4. DRun to the nearest exit

A patient uses glasses and a hearing aid. How does this affect fall prevention?

1. AThey should only be worn during meals and visits, to keep them from breaking
2. BThe glasses and hearing aid should be in place and working when the patient is awake
3. CThey should be stored away to prevent them from being lost
4. DThey make no difference to the risk of falling

What type of room is needed for a patient on airborne precautions?

1. AA single negative-pressure room (airborne infection isolation room)
2. BAny single room with a window, with the door left open for observation
3. CA single room with positive pressure and filtered air
4. DA shared bay with the curtains drawn around the bed

Where is a gait belt placed when helping a patient to walk?

1. AAround the chest, under the arms
2. BAround the patient’s waist, over clothing
3. CAround both thighs, just above the knees
4. DAround the hips, directly on bare skin

A nurse receives a verbal order by telephone. What is the safest practice?

1. ARemember it and write it down at the end of the shift
2. BWrite it down and read it back to the prescriber
3. CCarry it out without recording it
4. DAsk a colleague to listen in and remember it as well

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

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

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

Before the wound is closed, the sponge count does not match the starting count. What should happen?

1. AAssume that the first count was wrong and continue
2. BClose the wound to avoid a long anesthetic and recount the sponges after surgery
3. CChange the count on the record so that it matches, then close the wound as planned
4. DTell the surgeon and team, search for the item, and image the patient per policy if it is not found