Infection control & patient safety worksheet with answers

What is the main safety purpose of needleless IV connectors?

1. ATo stop the patient from moving the IV line
2. BTo remove the need for hand hygiene
3. CTo reduce needlestick injuries to staff
4. DTo make IV fluids flow faster

What is medical asepsis?

1. APractices that remove every microorganism, including spores, from an area
2. BSterilizing all equipment before every patient contact
3. CGiving antibiotics to prevent infection after surgery
4. DPractices that reduce the number and spread of microorganisms

Which precautions are used for a patient with HIV infection who has no other infection?

1. AContact precautions
2. BDroplet precautions
3. CStandard precautions
4. DAirborne precautions

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

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

Which nursing care reduces the risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia?

1. ARegular oral care to reduce bacteria in the mouth
2. BLeaving secretions in the mouth to protect the airway
3. CChanging the ventilator circuit every few hours
4. DLying the patient flat for most of the day

Where should the dispersive (grounding) pad for electrosurgery be placed?

1. AOn clean, dry skin over a well-perfused muscle, close to the surgical site
2. BOver a bony prominence such as the hip bone
3. COver an area with scar tissue or a tattoo, so that the pad does not slip
4. DOn skin that is wet with antiseptic prep

A nurse arrives at the scene of a fire in a corridor and the fire is spreading. Patients are in nearby rooms. What should the nurse do after raising the alarm?

1. AOpen all doors and windows to let the smoke escape
2. BClose doors and move patients in danger horizontally behind fire doors
3. CTake patients to the ground floor in the nearest elevator
4. DTry to put out the spreading fire alone with an extinguisher

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

1. AScrubbing the skin until it is red
2. BRemoving the patient’s clothing
3. CGiving the patient potassium iodide
4. DWrapping the patient in a blanket