Infection control & patient safety worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Where can a nurse find the hazards, safe handling and first-aid steps for a cleaning chemical used on the unit?

  1. AIn the patient’s nursing care plan
  2. BIn the medication administration record for the patient in that room
  3. CIn the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for that product
  4. DIn the incident report form
2.Easy

According to the ISMP (US) list of error-prone abbreviations, how should the route “subcutaneous” be written in a medication order?

  1. AAs “sub-Q” with a plus sign
  2. BAs “SQ”
  3. CAs “SC”
  4. DAs “subcut” or “subcutaneously”
3.Easy

Which vaccine is recommended for health care workers every year?

  1. ATetanus vaccine
  2. BHepatitis B vaccine
  3. CInfluenza vaccine
  4. DMMR vaccine
4.Medium

Sputum specimens are ordered to look for acid-fast bacilli (TB). How are they usually collected?

  1. AThree deep-cough specimens collected 8 to 24 hours apart, at least one early in the morning
  2. BOne specimen of sputum collected straight after the evening meal, when coughing is easiest
  3. COne saliva sample collected at any convenient time of day
  4. DThree specimens collected after an antiseptic mouthwash
5.Medium

Which dressing waste should be disposed of in clinical (biohazard) waste?

  1. AThe outer paper wrapping of a sterile dressing pack
  2. BA dressing soaked with fluid from an infected wound
  3. CAn unused, still-sealed dressing past its date
  4. DA clean paper towel used to dry hands
6.Medium

In a hospital fire, which means of moving patients is usually avoided?

  1. AMoving horizontally to another area on the same floor behind fire doors
  2. BWheeling beds through fire doors
  3. CElevators (lifts)
  4. DStairs
7.Hard

Patients contaminated with radioactive dust arrive at the hospital. Which step removes most of the external contamination?

  1. AWrapping the patient in a blanket
  2. BGiving the patient potassium iodide
  3. CScrubbing the skin until it is red
  4. DRemoving the patient’s clothing
8.Hard

A patient refuses to wear an identification wristband. What should the nurse do?

  1. AAccept the refusal and identify the patient by room number and bed space instead
  2. BExplain why it is needed, use other ID methods per policy and document
  3. CForce the band onto the patient’s wrist
  4. DStop giving the patient any care until they agree to wear the band

Answer key

  1. 1. C · In the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for that product
  2. 2. D · As “subcut” or “subcutaneously”
  3. 3. C · Influenza vaccine
  4. 4. A · Three deep-cough specimens collected 8 to 24 hours apart, at least one early in the morning
  5. 5. B · A dressing soaked with fluid from an infected wound
  6. 6. C · Elevators (lifts)
  7. 7. D · Removing the patient’s clothing
  8. 8. B · Explain why it is needed, use other ID methods per policy and document

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