Infection control & patient safety worksheet with answers

Which basic fall-prevention measure applies to every patient?

1. AUse wrist restraints at night for every patient
2. BKeep the room dark at all times so the patient rests
3. CRaise all four side rails whenever the patient is in bed
4. DKeep the call light (call bell) and personal items within easy reach

Which is one of the body’s first-line, non-specific defenses against infection?

1. AIntact skin
2. BAntibiotics in the bloodstream
3. CMemory T cells
4. DAntibodies made after vaccination

Why is a Gram stain often done on a specimen before the culture result is ready?

1. AIt shows exactly which antibiotic will work
2. BIt quickly sorts bacteria into groups that help choose early treatment
3. CIt confirms whether the patient has a virus and which virus it is
4. DIt measures the number of white cells in the blood

A parent will give a liquid antibiotic to a child at home. Which teaching is best?

1. AUse any teaspoon or tablespoon from the kitchen drawer at home
2. BUse a tablespoon for doses over 5 mL
3. CEstimate the dose by pouring into a cup
4. DUse the oral syringe or dosing cup that comes with the medicine

In a hospital fire, which means of moving patients is usually avoided?

1. AWheeling beds through fire doors
2. BMoving horizontally to another area on the same floor behind fire doors
3. CElevators (lifts)
4. DStairs

A patient with diabetes will use lancets and insulin needles at home. Which teaching about disposal is correct?

1. APut them in a puncture-resistant container with a lid and follow local disposal rules
2. BFlush the used lancets and needles down the toilet
3. CRecap each needle with two hands before putting it in the kitchen trash
4. DPut them loose in the household trash bag, as long as the bag is tied shut

A visitor is receiving an electric shock from a faulty lamp and is still touching it. What should the nurse do first?

1. ASwitch off the power or unplug the lamp without touching the person
2. BPull the visitor away from the lamp by the arm as quickly as possible
3. CStart chest compressions straight away
4. DThrow water over the lamp to stop the current

Shortly after a patient falls, the team holds a brief “post-fall huddle”. What is its main purpose?

1. ATo find out quickly why the fall happened and change the care plan to prevent another
2. BTo decide which staff member was to blame for the fall
3. CTo agree on what the team will tell the patient’s lawyer and the family
4. DTo complete the patient’s discharge paperwork