Infection control & patient safety worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What do the letters in SBAR stand for?

  1. ASummary, Background, Assessment, Result
  2. BSituation, Behavior, Analysis, Review
  3. CSymptoms, Baseline, Assessment, Response
  4. DSituation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation
2.Easy

Which example shows indirect contact transmission?

  1. AA mosquito bites an infected person and then a healthy one
  2. BA person inhales tiny particles that hang in the air of a room
  3. CLarge droplets from a sneeze land directly on a nearby person’s face
  4. DBacteria on a bed rail reach a nurse’s hands and then another patient
3.Easy

Before a nurse wears an N95 respirator, what is required?

  1. AWashing it with soap before first use
  2. BA fit test, plus a seal check at each use
  3. CWearing a surgical mask underneath it
  4. DNothing, because one size fits every face
4.Medium

Before accessing a central venous catheter hub, what should the nurse do?

  1. ANothing, because the hub is protected under a sterile cap
  2. BScrub the hub with an antiseptic and let it dry
  3. CWipe it quickly with a dry sterile gauze
  4. DBlow on the hub gently to remove dust
5.Medium

A portable x-ray is taken at the bedside. Which action protects the nurse?

  1. ALook directly at the x-ray tube during the exposure to check its position
  2. BStep away from the patient or wear a lead apron during the exposure
  3. CStand next to the patient and hold the film without protection
  4. DStay close to the patient to keep them still without protection
6.Medium

A patient is on a ventilator. Which bed position helps to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia?

  1. ALying completely flat
  2. BHead of the bed raised 30 to 45 degrees
  3. CTrendelenburg position
  4. DHead of the bed raised about 10 degrees
7.Hard

Patients contaminated with radioactive dust arrive at the hospital. Which step removes most of the external contamination?

  1. ARemoving the patient’s clothing
  2. BGiving the patient potassium iodide
  3. CScrubbing the skin until it is red
  4. DWrapping the patient in a blanket
8.Hard

A patient on chemotherapy develops shingles over several areas on both sides of the body. Which precautions are needed?

  1. AStandard precautions only, with the lesions covered
  2. BDroplet precautions until the pain settles
  3. CContact precautions only, with gloves for dressing changes
  4. DAirborne and contact precautions until all lesions are crusted

Answer key

  1. 1. D · Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation
  2. 2. D · Bacteria on a bed rail reach a nurse’s hands and then another patient
  3. 3. B · A fit test, plus a seal check at each use
  4. 4. B · Scrub the hub with an antiseptic and let it dry
  5. 5. B · Step away from the patient or wear a lead apron during the exposure
  6. 6. B · Head of the bed raised 30 to 45 degrees
  7. 7. A · Removing the patient’s clothing
  8. 8. D · Airborne and contact precautions until all lesions are crusted

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