Infection control & patient safety worksheet with answers

In a fall risk tool such as the Morse Fall Scale, what does a higher score mean?

1. AA lower risk of pressure injury
2. BA higher risk of falling
3. CBetter mobility
4. DA lower risk of falling

Why are a low bed and floor mats used for some patients at high risk of falls?

1. AThey reduce the risk of injury if the patient falls out of bed
2. BThey stop the patient from ever leaving the bed
3. CThey help the patient sleep more deeply
4. DThey make it easier for staff to clean under and around the bed

Which syringe is used to measure a dose of insulin?

1. AAn insulin syringe marked in units
2. BA tuberculin syringe marked in mL
3. CAn oral syringe marked in mL
4. DA 5 mL syringe marked in mL

Which practice reduces back strain when a nurse moves a patient or heavy object?

1. ABend at the waist and keep both knees straight
2. BKeep the load close to the body and avoid twisting
3. CHold the load at arm’s length to keep it steady
4. DStand with the feet close together for balance

When should the transparent dressing over a peripheral IV site be changed?

1. AOnly when the IV catheter is removed, whatever its state
2. BOnly when the patient asks for a new dressing
3. CWhen it is damp, loose or visibly soiled
4. DEvery hour, so the site can be cleaned again

A patient wishes to refuse a prescribed medicine. What should the nurse do?

1. AExplore the reason, explain, respect a competent choice and document
2. BHide the medicine in the patient’s food or drink to make sure it is taken
3. CRecord the dose as given to avoid questions from the team
4. DGive it anyway, because it was prescribed

In US nursing practice, which task should the RN not assign to an LPN/LVN?

1. AThe initial admission assessment of a new patient with suspected sepsis
2. BA dressing change on a healing surgical wound that has no signs of infection
3. CGiving scheduled oral antibiotics to a stable patient
4. DReinforcing hand hygiene teaching that the RN has already given

A patient’s cardiac monitor alarms often because of artifact, and a colleague suggests turning the alarm off. What is the best response?

1. ADisconnect the monitor overnight so the patient can sleep
2. BTurn the alarm off and check the monitor screen at the nurses’ station every hour instead
3. CTurn the alarm volume down as low as it will go
4. DKeep the alarm on, fix the cause such as electrode placement, and adjust limits only per policy