Infection control & patient safety worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What are the Beers criteria?

  1. AA set of rules for giving blood products
  2. BA list of drugs that are safe during pregnancy
  3. CA list of potentially inappropriate medicines for older adults
  4. DA scale used to measure the risk of pressure injuries in older adults
2.Easy

How many times is a medication label usually checked against the order during preparation?

  1. AFive times
  2. BOnce only
  3. CTwice
  4. DThree times
3.Easy

An adult’s platelet count is 40,000/mm3 (40 × 109/L). What does this mean?

  1. AA normal platelet count for an adult
  2. BA low count that only matters during surgery
  3. CThrombocytopenia with a raised risk of bleeding
  4. DA raised platelet count with a risk of clots
4.Medium

A nurse who never had BCG vaccine has a positive tuberculin skin test for the first time. The chest x-ray is clear and there are no symptoms. What does this most likely mean?

  1. AImmunity to TB from a past exposure
  2. BLatent TB infection, which is not contagious
  3. CActive TB, which needs airborne isolation
  4. DA failed test that must be repeated next year
5.Medium

A nurse’s hands are dry and cracked from frequent hand hygiene. What is the best approach?

  1. AUse any lotion from home, whatever its contents
  2. BStop hand hygiene until the skin heals
  3. CWear gloves all day instead of cleaning the hands between patients
  4. DUse the hand lotion approved by the facility to keep the skin intact
6.Medium

A patient has orthostatic hypotension. Which teaching helps to prevent falls?

  1. AAvoid drinking fluids in the morning to reduce trips to the toilet
  2. BSit on the edge of the bed for a short time before standing up slowly
  3. CGet out of bed quickly so the dizziness passes sooner
  4. DStand up straight after a hot shower to increase blood flow
7.Hard

A responsive 6-month-old infant is choking and cannot cry or cough. What should the rescuer do?

  1. ATurn the infant upside down and shake gently
  2. BGive abdominal thrusts as for an adult
  3. CGive back blows and chest thrusts in turn
  4. DDo a blind finger sweep of the mouth
8.Hard

A patient punches a nurse during care. The nurse is not seriously hurt. What should the nurse do?

  1. ARefuse to care for any patient for the rest of the week until the patient is moved
  2. BGet medical assessment and report the assault according to policy
  3. CSay nothing, because violence is part of the job
  4. DPunch the patient back in self-defense

Answer key

  1. 1. C · A list of potentially inappropriate medicines for older adults
  2. 2. D · Three times
  3. 3. C · Thrombocytopenia with a raised risk of bleeding
  4. 4. B · Latent TB infection, which is not contagious
  5. 5. D · Use the hand lotion approved by the facility to keep the skin intact
  6. 6. B · Sit on the edge of the bed for a short time before standing up slowly
  7. 7. C · Give back blows and chest thrusts in turn
  8. 8. B · Get medical assessment and report the assault according to policy

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