Infection control & patient safety worksheet with answers

What is closed-loop communication?

1. ASending a message to the team without waiting for any reply or confirmation
2. BThe receiver repeats the message back and the sender confirms it is correct
3. CCommunication that only happens in a closed room
4. DWriting every message in the patient’s chart only

Why do hospital electrical devices have three-prong plugs?

1. AThe third prong connects the device to a backup battery
2. BThe third prong stops the plug from being pulled out by accident
3. CThe third prong lets the device draw a higher voltage from the wall socket
4. DThe third prong grounds the device and carries stray current safely away

Which single measure is the most important for preventing the spread of infection in healthcare?

1. AWearing a mask at all times
2. BHand hygiene
3. CPrescribing antibiotics to all patients
4. DKeeping windows closed

How should the urethral meatus be cared for in a patient with an indwelling urinary catheter?

1. AWith daily bladder irrigation using an antibiotic solution through the catheter
2. BWith antiseptic cream applied to the meatus every shift
3. CBy sliding the catheter in and out a little to clean it
4. DWith routine hygiene, using soap and water during daily washing

Before inserting a peripheral IV, the nurse cleans the skin with chlorhexidine-alcohol. What should the nurse do next?

1. AWipe it off with a dry gauze straight away
2. BLet it dry fully and do not touch the site again
3. CBlow on the site so it dries faster
4. DFeel for the vein again with an ungloved finger

Which technique is used for suctioning a tracheostomy in hospital?

1. AClean technique, reusing the catheter during the shift
2. BNo gloves at all, because the airway already contains bacteria
3. CClean technique, with the catheter rinsed in tap water
4. DSterile technique, with a sterile catheter and sterile glove

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

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

In START triage, a casualty cannot walk and is breathing 36 times a minute. Which category applies?

1. AYellow (delayed)
2. BGreen (minor)
3. CBlack (expectant or dead)
4. DRed (immediate)