Infection control & patient safety worksheet with answers

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

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

A nurse notices a frayed electrical cord on an infusion pump. What should the nurse do?

1. ATake the pump out of use, label it as faulty and report it
2. BKeep using it carefully until the end of the shift, then report it
3. CAsk the patient not to touch the cord
4. DWrap the cord in electrical tape and continue using it

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 “SC”
3. CAs “SQ”
4. DAs “subcut” or “subcutaneously”

Which part of a sterile surgical gown is considered sterile once it is on?

1. AThe whole gown, including the back, the collar and the area below the waist
2. BThe front from the neck down to the knees
3. CThe front from chest to the level of the sterile field, and the sleeves
4. DOnly the back of the gown, which nobody touches

A nurse finds an unlabeled syringe of clear fluid on the medication counter. What should the nurse do?

1. AAsk nearby staff and use it if someone recognizes it
2. BGive it to the patient whose medication is due
3. CDiscard it, because its contents cannot be confirmed
4. DLabel it with the most likely drug name

An adult with hepatitis A is incontinent of stool. Which precautions are used?

1. AAirborne precautions in a negative-pressure room with the door closed
2. BContact precautions in addition to standard precautions
3. CA protective environment with filtered air
4. DDroplet precautions with a surgical mask

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. CThrow the patient’s pills away in the bin
4. DSecure the home medication per policy and inform the provider

Which pairing of an organism with its transmission-based precautions is correct?

1. AC. difficile – airborne
2. BInfluenza – airborne only
3. CMumps – droplet
4. DMeasles – contact only