Infection control & patient safety worksheet with answers

How can patients take part in infection prevention?

1. ABy stopping their antibiotics on their own as soon as they feel a little better
2. BBy cleaning their own IV sites with tap water
3. CBy sharing equipment with other patients
4. DBy being encouraged to ask staff whether they have cleaned their hands

What is an iatrogenic infection?

1. AAn infection caused by a treatment, test or procedure
2. BAn infection caught from a family pet at home
3. CAn infection that comes from the patient’s own skin flora
4. DAn infection that is present from birth

A patient has confirmed seasonal influenza. Which transmission-based precautions are used?

1. ADroplet precautions
2. BContact precautions only
3. CAirborne precautions
4. DNo precautions beyond hand hygiene

A patient receiving continuous nasogastric feeding has pulled the tube partly out. What should the nurse do first?

1. AStop the feeding until the tube position is checked
2. BTape the tube in its new position and continue
3. CIncrease the feed rate to make up for the lost time
4. DPush the tube back in and restart the feed

A patient with active pulmonary tuberculosis must go to the radiology department. How should the patient be transported?

1. AWearing gloves and a gown, with no mask needed
2. BWearing an N95 respirator that has not been fit-tested
3. CWithout a mask, because the corridor is well ventilated and short
4. DWearing a surgical mask, with radiology warned in advance

Which practice with medication vials and syringes is safe?

1. AUsing the same syringe for two patients if it is flushed
2. BLeaving a needle in the vial’s stopper for later use
3. CUsing a new sterile needle and syringe every time a vial is entered
4. DReusing a syringe if a new needle is attached

A patient with fever and a spreading rash is suspected of having smallpox. Which precautions are needed?

1. AStandard precautions only
2. BContact precautions only
3. CAirborne and contact precautions
4. DDroplet precautions with a surgical mask

Before the wound is closed, the sponge count does not match the starting count. What should happen?

1. AClose the wound to avoid a long anesthetic and recount the sponges after surgery
2. BAssume that the first count was wrong and continue
3. CTell the surgeon and team, search for the item, and image the patient per policy if it is not found
4. DChange the count on the record so that it matches, then close the wound as planned