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 in isolation rooms
4. DOnly to patients having surgery

A patient has suspected meningococcal meningitis (Neisseria meningitidis). Which precautions are used?

1. ADroplet precautions
2. BStandard precautions only
3. CAirborne precautions
4. DContact precautions only

What should be written instead of “cc” in a medication order?

1. Acc only for oral drugs
2. BmL
3. Ccm
4. DU

Why is blood glucose control important around the time of surgery?

1. AGlucose levels only affect patients who have type 1 diabetes
2. BHigh glucose makes anesthetic drugs work for much longer and delays waking up
3. CLow glucose is needed around surgery so that the wound edges close more quickly
4. DHigh glucose impairs white cell function and raises the risk of surgical site infection

A nurse finds an unlabeled syringe of clear fluid on the medication counter. What should the nurse do?

1. ADiscard it, because its contents cannot be confirmed
2. BGive it to the patient whose medication is due
3. CAsk nearby staff and use it if someone recognizes it
4. DLabel it with the most likely drug name

A patient is on a ventilator. Which bed position helps to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia?

1. ALying completely flat
2. BHead of the bed raised 30 to 45 degrees
3. CHead of the bed raised about 10 degrees
4. DTrendelenburg position

A nurse has worked three long shifts in a row and feels exhausted. The manager asks the nurse to stay for another shift. What is the most appropriate response?

1. AAgree and drink extra coffee to stay alert
2. BAgree without telling anyone about the fatigue
3. CAgree, but skip the independent medication checks to save energy on the shift
4. DExplain that fatigue would make care unsafe and decline the extra shift

A patient on airborne precautions needs an urgent CT scan. Which plan is correct?

1. APatient masked, CT warned in advance, staff in respirators
2. BPatient goes unmasked, and the CT room is cleaned the next day
3. CThe scan is postponed until the patient is no longer infectious
4. DPatient wears an N95 respirator, so staff need no protection