Infection control & patient safety worksheet with answers

What is the incubation period of an infection?

1. AThe time when the person recovers and symptoms fade
2. BThe time when the specific symptoms are at their worst
3. CThe time from the first vague symptoms to specific symptoms
4. DThe time between entry of the organism and the first symptoms

Which precautions are used for an infant in diapers who has rotavirus diarrhea?

1. AContact precautions
2. BA protective environment
3. CAirborne precautions
4. DDroplet precautions

What is seclusion?

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

A patient has highly contagious viral conjunctivitis. Which teaching is most important?

1. ARub the eyes gently to remove the discharge
2. BWear a surgical mask whenever someone else is in the room
3. CWash hands often and do not share towels, pillows or eye drops
4. DKeep using the same contact lenses to protect the eyes

Which technique is correct when collecting a wound culture?

1. ASwab the old pus on the dressing that was just removed from the wound
2. BCollect the sample only after antibiotics have been started
3. CUse one swab to sample two different wounds
4. DClean the wound with sterile saline first, then swab clean tissue

A patient with suspected tuberculosis is in a negative-pressure room. Which practice is correct?

1. AKeep the door open so staff can see the patient at all times
2. BTurn off the room ventilation at night
3. CLet visitors enter without any protection
4. DKeep the door closed except when entering or leaving

A nurse finds that a patient has been taking their own sleeping pills from a bedside drawer while also receiving a hypnotic from the ward. What should the nurse do?

1. AStop giving the hospital hypnotic without telling the provider or the pharmacy
2. BLet the patient keep them, since they are the patient’s own
3. CSecure the home medication per policy and inform the provider
4. DThrow the patient’s pills away in the bin

While preparing a chemotherapy infusion, the drug splashes onto a nurse’s forearm. What should the nurse do first?

1. ACover the area with a dressing and report later
2. BRemove contaminated PPE and wash the skin with soap and water at once
3. CWipe the skin with an alcohol swab and continue preparing the infusion
4. DFinish hanging the infusion and then wash the skin