Infection control & patient safety worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Which lab value commonly rises with inflammation and infection?

  1. ASerum albumin
  2. BHemoglobin
  3. CC-reactive protein (CRP)
  4. DSerum sodium
2.Easy

Which syringe is used to measure a dose of insulin?

  1. AAn oral syringe marked in mL
  2. BAn insulin syringe marked in units
  3. CA 5 mL syringe marked in mL
  4. DA tuberculin syringe marked in mL
3.Easy

What does the abbreviation MRSA stand for?

  1. AMultidrug-resistant Streptococcus agalactiae
  2. BMultiply-resistant Salmonella agent
  3. CMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
  4. DMethicillin-reactive Staphylococcus albus
4.Medium

How tight should a wrist restraint be?

  1. ALoose enough to fit two fingers between the restraint and the skin
  2. BLoose enough for the patient’s hand to slip out
  3. CAs tight as possible so the patient cannot move the arm
  4. DTight enough to slow the pulse at the wrist
5.Medium

While a sterile field is being prepared, the nurse turns away from it to answer a question. What is correct?

  1. AThe field can be used if it is covered afterwards
  2. BOnly the items nearest the nurse need to be replaced
  3. CThe field is considered contaminated and must be set up again
  4. DThe field is still sterile because nobody touched it in the meantime
6.Medium

When should the transparent dressing over a peripheral IV site be changed?

  1. AWhen it is damp, loose or visibly soiled
  2. BOnly when the patient asks for a new dressing
  3. COnly when the IV catheter is removed, whatever its state
  4. DEvery hour, so the site can be cleaned again
7.Hard

Which patient should the nurse assess first?

  1. AA patient with tuberculosis who is asking to have visitors
  2. BA patient who wants more alcohol hand rub in the room
  3. CA patient on chemotherapy with a new temperature of 38.4 °C (101.1 °F)
  4. DA patient with an MRSA wound due for a routine dressing change
8.Hard

A patient receiving chemotherapy has an absolute neutrophil count of 400/mm3 (0.4 × 109/L) and a new temperature of 38.3 °C (100.9 °F). What should the nurse do?

  1. AReport it at once, because fever with severe neutropenia is an emergency
  2. BGive an antipyretic and reassess at the next routine round
  3. CRecheck the temperature in four hours before calling anyone about it
  4. DEncourage oral fluids and record the result in the chart

Answer key

  1. 1. C · C-reactive protein (CRP)
  2. 2. B · An insulin syringe marked in units
  3. 3. C · Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
  4. 4. A · Loose enough to fit two fingers between the restraint and the skin
  5. 5. C · The field is considered contaminated and must be set up again
  6. 6. A · When it is damp, loose or visibly soiled
  7. 7. C · A patient on chemotherapy with a new temperature of 38.4 °C (101.1 °F)
  8. 8. A · Report it at once, because fever with severe neutropenia is an emergency

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