Infection control & patient safety worksheet with answers

A chemical splashes into a nurse’s eye. How long should the eye be flushed with water at an eyewash station?

1. AFor at least 15 minutes
2. BFor about 30 seconds
3. CFor about 2 minutes
4. DOnly until the stinging stops

Under US OSHA rules, how often must a health care worker be fit-tested for a tight-fitting respirator such as an N95?

1. AEvery five years, at license renewal
2. BOnly after the worker has an exposure
3. COnce only, when the worker is first hired by the hospital
4. DAt least once a year, and when the model changes

A patient has confirmed seasonal influenza. Which transmission-based precautions are used?

1. ADroplet precautions
2. BContact precautions only
3. CNo precautions beyond hand hygiene
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 safe at any stage of pregnancy
2. BMMR is a live vaccine and is not given during pregnancy, but can be given after delivery
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

An order reads “Give potassium chloride by IV push.” What should the nurse do?

1. AGive it slowly by IV push over two minutes while watching the cardiac monitor
2. BDilute it in a small syringe and push it
3. CNot give it, and contact the prescriber, because it is never given by IV push
4. DGive half by IV push and the rest later

How should a newborn be moved through hospital corridors?

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

A nurse discovers that an insulin infusion was programmed using the wrong drug concentration in the pump library. What should the nurse do first?

1. AReprogram the pump and finish the shift before reporting
2. BDouble the rate to correct for the error
3. CStop the infusion and check the patient’s blood glucose
4. DLeave it running and check the glucose at the next routine time

A patient with a sealed radioactive implant reports that the implant has fallen out onto the bed. What should the nurse do?

1. AUse long-handled forceps to place it in the lead container
2. BAsk the patient to hold it until help arrives
3. CPick it up with gloved hands and put it in the clinical waste
4. DLeave it on the bed until the radiation team arrives tomorrow