Infection control & patient safety worksheet with answers

To which patients do standard precautions apply?

1. AOnly to patients with a known infection
2. BTo all patients, whatever their diagnosis
3. COnly to patients having surgery
4. DOnly to patients in isolation rooms

Which is one of The Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goals for hospitals?

1. AIncrease the number of daily blood tests
2. BImprove the accuracy of patient identification
3. CReduce the cost of hospital meals and supplies
4. DShorten visiting hours on every ward

What is an iatrogenic infection?

1. AAn infection caused by a treatment, test or procedure
2. BAn infection that is present from birth
3. CAn infection that comes from the patient’s own skin flora
4. DAn infection caught from a family pet at home

Where should the drainage bag of an indwelling urinary catheter be kept?

1. AOn the floor under the bed, where it is out of the way
2. BBelow the level of the bladder and off the floor
3. CHung on the IV pole above the patient
4. DOn the bed next to the patient’s hip

A patient cannot bear weight and cannot help with transfers. Which method is safest to move the patient from bed to chair?

1. AAsking the patient to stand and try their best
2. BOne nurse doing a standing pivot transfer
3. CA mechanical lift used by enough trained staff
4. DTwo nurses lifting the patient under the arms

A patient is receiving opioids for pain. Which sign usually comes before opioid-induced respiratory depression?

1. ADilated pupils
2. BRising blood pressure
3. CIncreasing sedation
4. DDiarrhea

A nurse teaches new parents about safe infant sleep. Which statement shows a need for further teaching?

1. A“We will lay the baby on the back for every sleep, including naps.”
2. B“We will put a soft bumper pad and a blanket in the crib so the baby is cozy.”
3. C“We will keep the crib in our room, next to our bed, for the first months.”
4. D“We will not smoke near the baby.”

A patient on chemotherapy develops shingles over several areas on both sides of the body. Which precautions are needed?

1. ADroplet precautions until the pain settles
2. BStandard precautions only, with the lesions covered
3. CAirborne and contact precautions until all lesions are crusted
4. DContact precautions only, with gloves for dressing changes