Infection control & patient safety worksheet with answers

Which drug class is well known to increase the risk of falls in older adults?

1. AMultivitamins
2. BTopical skin moisturizers
3. CBulk-forming laxatives
4. DBenzodiazepines

Which precautions are needed for a patient with Legionnaires’ disease (Legionella pneumonia)?

1. AAirborne precautions
2. BStandard precautions
3. CDroplet precautions
4. DContact precautions

When should a nurse wash hands with soap and water rather than use an alcohol-based hand rub?

1. AAfter touching a patient’s bed rail
2. BBefore putting on clean gloves
3. CWhen the hands are visibly soiled
4. DBefore every subcutaneous injection

Which dressing waste should be disposed of in clinical (biohazard) waste?

1. AA clean paper towel used to dry hands
2. BThe outer paper wrapping of a sterile dressing pack
3. CAn unused, still-sealed dressing past its date
4. DA dressing soaked with fluid from an infected wound

When should droplet precautions for a patient with Neisseria meningitidis usually be stopped?

1. AOnly after the patient is discharged
2. BAfter the fever has been gone for one hour
3. CAs soon as the first dose of antibiotic has been given
4. DAfter 24 hours of effective antibiotic treatment

Where should the drainage bag of an indwelling urinary catheter be kept?

1. AHung on the IV pole above the patient
2. BBelow the level of the bladder and off the floor
3. COn the floor under the bed, where it is out of the way
4. DOn the bed next to the patient’s hip

A patient has had MRSA in a wound and now needs a dressing change. Which PPE is appropriate?

1. ASterile gloves only, with no gown or other protection
2. BAn N95 respirator only, because MRSA is a resistant organism
3. CNo PPE, if the hands are cleaned afterwards
4. DGown and gloves, plus eye protection and mask if splashes are likely

A patient punches a nurse during care. The nurse is not seriously hurt. What should the nurse do?

1. ASay nothing, because violence is part of the job
2. BGet medical assessment and report the assault according to policy
3. CPunch the patient back in self-defense
4. DRefuse to care for any patient for the rest of the week until the patient is moved