Infection control & patient safety worksheet with answers

A nurse cannot get a good seal with an N95 respirator because of a beard. Which device can be used instead?

1. AA washable cloth face mask worn over the beard
2. BA standard surgical mask
3. CTwo surgical masks worn together
4. DA powered air-purifying respirator (PAPR)

A patient is transferred with carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE). Which precautions are used in the hospital?

1. AAirborne precautions
2. BA protective environment
3. CContact precautions
4. DDroplet precautions

Which vaccine is offered to health care workers mainly because of their risk of exposure to blood?

1. ATyphoid vaccine
2. BHepatitis B vaccine
3. CRabies vaccine
4. DYellow fever vaccine

A patient in bed has a generalized tonic-clonic seizure. What should the nurse do?

1. AGive sips of water to keep the airway moist
2. BTurn the patient on their side and protect them from injury without restraining
3. CHold the arms and legs firmly to stop the movements
4. DPut a padded tongue blade between the teeth to protect the tongue from biting

A woman who is pregnant asks for the MMR vaccine because she is not immune to rubella. What is correct?

1. AMMR is safe at any stage of pregnancy
2. BMMR is only given to pregnant women who work in hospitals
3. CMMR should be given as soon as possible in the first trimester to protect the baby
4. DMMR is a live vaccine and is not given during pregnancy, but can be given after delivery

Which technique is correct when collecting a wound culture?

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

Which patient with a suspected infection meets at least two SIRS criteria?

1. ATemperature 37.2 °C and heart rate 80/min
2. BTemperature 38.6 °C and heart rate 112/min
3. CTemperature 36.8 °C and respiratory rate 18/min
4. DRespiratory rate 16/min and WBC 8,000/mm³

While preparing an IV medication, a nurse sees that the syringe tip touched the medication tray after the cap came off. What should the nurse do?

1. AGive the dose anyway, because the medication tray was cleaned this morning
2. BBlow on the tip to remove any dust
3. CWipe the tip with an alcohol swab and give the dose
4. DDiscard the syringe and prepare the dose again with new equipment