Infection control & patient safety worksheet with answers

How should the bed be left for a patient at high risk of falls?

1. AIn the highest position
2. BWith the brakes released so it can be moved quickly
3. CIn the lowest position with the brakes locked
4. DWith all four side rails up at all times

What does the abbreviation MRSA stand for?

1. AMultiply-resistant Salmonella agent
2. BMethicillin-reactive Staphylococcus albus
3. CMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
4. DMultidrug-resistant Streptococcus agalactiae

Why is “IU” (international units) on The Joint Commission’s “Do Not Use” list?

1. AIt refers only to insulin units
2. BIt means “inpatient use” in many hospitals
3. CIt can be misread as “IV” or as the number 10
4. DIt is only allowed in pediatric orders

A nurse finds an unlabeled syringe of clear fluid on the medication counter. What should the nurse do?

1. AGive it to the patient whose medication is due
2. BLabel it with the most likely drug name
3. CAsk nearby staff and use it if someone recognizes it
4. DDiscard it, because its contents cannot be confirmed

How should a newborn be moved through hospital corridors?

1. AOn the mother’s lap in a wheelchair, without staff
2. BIn a bassinet, not carried in the arms
3. CIn the arms of any visitor who offers to help
4. DCarried in the nurse’s arms for comfort

Which information must be documented when a patient is restrained?

1. AOnly the name of the nurse who applied it and the unit where it happened
2. BOnly the time the restraint was put on and the time it was taken off
3. CThe reason, alternatives tried, type of restraint, times and regular assessments
4. DOnly whether the family agreed to the restraint

During a sterile central line dressing change, a colleague reaches across the open sterile field to pass the nurse a roll of tape. What should the nurse do?

1. ACover the field with a sterile towel and continue on top of it
2. BRemove only the items nearest to where the arm passed over
3. CContinue, because the colleague did not touch any sterile item
4. DTreat the field as contaminated and set up a new one

A patient’s WBC is 4,000/mm³, with 30% neutrophils and 5% bands. What is the absolute neutrophil count (ANC)?

1. A140/mm³
2. B1,200/mm³
3. C3,500/mm³
4. D1,400/mm³