Infection control & patient safety worksheet with answers

How is a contaminated isolation gown removed?

1. AUntie it and peel it away, rolling the outside inward
2. BPull it over the head with the outside facing out
3. CShake it off and then fold it neatly
4. DRemove it by gripping the front of the gown with bare hands

To which patients do standard precautions apply?

1. AOnly to patients having surgery
2. BOnly to patients with a known infection
3. COnly to patients in isolation rooms
4. DTo all patients, whatever their diagnosis

Under event-related sterility, how long is a sterile package considered sterile?

1. AUntil the end of the shift on which it was opened
2. BUntil it is opened, torn, wet or otherwise damaged
3. CForever, even if the outer wrapper gets wet
4. DFor exactly seven days after it was packed

Sterile saline is spilled on a sterile drape that lies on a non-sterile table. What does this mean?

1. AThe field is contaminated, because moisture can carry organisms through the drape
2. BThe field stays sterile, because saline is sterile
3. CThe field becomes sterile again when it dries
4. DOnly the wet part is contaminated, so items can be moved to the dry part

Before helping a patient from bed into a wheelchair, what should the nurse do with the wheelchair?

1. ALock the brakes and place it close to the bed on the patient’s stronger side
2. BPlace it at the foot of the bed, facing away
3. CLeave the brakes off so the chair can move along with the patient during the pivot
4. DPlace it on the patient’s weaker side so that side is supported

A patient has a non-violent restraint. In most nursing policies, how often at minimum is it released for range of motion, toileting and skin care?

1. AOnce every 12-hour shift
2. BOnly when the patient asks for it
3. CAt least every 2 hours
4. DOnce a day, during the bath

A patient with suspected pertussis needs to stay in a shared bay because no single room is free. What is the most appropriate arrangement while infection control is contacted?

1. AUse no precautions at all until a single room becomes free
2. BPlace the patient next to an immunocompromised patient
3. CCurtains drawn, over 1 meter (3 feet) of space, masks for close contact
4. DUse airborne precautions with an N95 respirator for everyone

A nurse calculates a child’s prescribed dose and finds it is ten times higher than the usual dose for the child’s weight. What should the nurse do?

1. AGive one-tenth of the dose without telling anyone about it
2. BGive half the dose and watch the child closely
3. CHold the dose and verify it with the prescriber and pharmacist
4. DGive it, because the prescriber must have a reason