Infection control & patient safety worksheet with answers

How should a dose of half a milligram be written?

1. A0.50 mg
2. B1/2mg
3. C.5 mg
4. D0.5 mg

What is a chemical restraint?

1. AA drug given to relieve pain after surgery
2. BA cream applied to the wrists under a restraint
3. CA drug used to prevent infection in a patient who has a restraint applied
4. DA drug used to control behavior that is not standard treatment for the condition

When should a nurse wash hands with soap and water rather than use an alcohol-based hand rub?

1. AWhen the hands are visibly soiled
2. BBefore putting on clean gloves
3. CAfter touching a patient’s bed rail
4. DBefore every subcutaneous injection

A patient has received oral radioactive iodine therapy. Which precaution is usually taken?

1. ALet the patient share a bathroom with other patients
2. BPlace the patient on droplet precautions with a surgical mask
3. CLimit time close to the patient and handle body fluids per radiation policy
4. DEncourage pregnant visitors to sit close to the patient to give emotional support

How should a newborn be moved through hospital corridors?

1. AIn the arms of any visitor who offers to help
2. BCarried in the nurse’s arms for comfort
3. CIn a bassinet, not carried in the arms
4. DOn the mother’s lap in a wheelchair, without staff

A patient with suspected tuberculosis is in a negative-pressure room. Which practice is correct?

1. ATurn off the room ventilation at night
2. BKeep the door open so staff can see the patient at all times
3. CLet visitors enter without any protection
4. DKeep the door closed except when entering or leaving

A nurse has just started a unit of red blood cells when a colleague asks for urgent help with another patient. What is the best action?

1. AStay with the transfusing patient for the first 15 minutes and ask another nurse to help
2. BPause the transfusion until the nurse is free again
3. CSpeed up the transfusion so it finishes sooner
4. DLeave to help the other patient, and check the transfusion again in about an hour

Only one airborne infection isolation room (negative pressure) is free. Which newly admitted patient should be placed in it?

1. AA patient with confirmed seasonal influenza and a cough
2. BA patient with C. difficile diarrhea
3. CA patient with suspected active pulmonary tuberculosis
4. DA patient with an MRSA wound infection