Infection control & patient safety worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What is a safety huddle?

  1. AA meeting between the patient and their lawyer
  2. BA short team meeting to share current risks and the plan for the shift
  3. CA formal disciplinary meeting held after a staff member makes an error
  4. DA long monthly meeting about staff holidays
2.Easy

Which medication is a high-alert medication?

  1. AInsulin
  2. BLactulose syrup
  3. CAcetaminophen (paracetamol) tablets
  4. DMultivitamin tablets
3.Easy

What is medication reconciliation?

  1. AReturning unused medicines to the pharmacy at discharge
  2. BChecking expiry dates of the ward stock each month
  3. CComparing current medicines with new orders at each transfer
  4. DCounting the controlled drugs with a colleague at the end of each shift
4.Medium

How is a urine specimen for culture obtained from an indwelling catheter?

  1. AFrom the sampling port, after cleaning it, using aseptic technique
  2. BFrom the urine already collected in the drainage bag at the bedside
  3. CBy removing the catheter and sending its tip for culture
  4. DBy disconnecting the catheter from the drainage tubing
5.Medium

A patient is on seizure precautions. Which equipment should be ready at the bedside?

  1. AA tongue blade to put between the teeth
  2. BAn ice pack to place on the forehead
  3. CWorking suction and oxygen equipment
  4. DRestraints ready for all four limbs
6.Medium

A visitor with a cold wants to see a patient who has severe neutropenia. What should the nurse advise?

  1. AVisit only if the cold started more than a day ago
  2. BPostpone the visit until the visitor is well
  3. CVisit but avoid touching the patient’s bed
  4. DVisit as usual after washing the hands
7.Hard

A patient who speaks little English is being discharged with new medications. The patient’s 12-year-old child offers to interpret. What should the nurse do?

  1. AUse simple English and many hand gestures
  2. BUse a professional medical interpreter
  3. CGive written instructions in English only
  4. DLet the child interpret, because the family prefers it
8.Hard

A patient with suspected pertussis needs to stay in a shared bay because no single room is free. What is the most appropriate arrangement while infection control is contacted?

  1. APlace the patient next to an immunocompromised patient
  2. BUse no precautions at all until a single room becomes free
  3. CCurtains drawn, over 1 meter (3 feet) of space, masks for close contact
  4. DUse airborne precautions with an N95 respirator for everyone

Answer key

  1. 1. B · A short team meeting to share current risks and the plan for the shift
  2. 2. A · Insulin
  3. 3. C · Comparing current medicines with new orders at each transfer
  4. 4. A · From the sampling port, after cleaning it, using aseptic technique
  5. 5. C · Working suction and oxygen equipment
  6. 6. B · Postpone the visit until the visitor is well
  7. 7. B · Use a professional medical interpreter
  8. 8. C · Curtains drawn, over 1 meter (3 feet) of space, masks for close contact

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