Infection control & patient safety worksheet with answers

Which three principles reduce staff exposure to radiation?

1. AGloves, gowns and goggles
2. BHand hygiene, masks and ventilation
3. CSpeed, height and color
4. DTime, distance and shielding

Which precautions are used for an infant in diapers who has rotavirus diarrhea?

1. AA protective environment
2. BDroplet precautions
3. CContact precautions
4. DAirborne precautions

Which type of room is used for a patient with severe immunosuppression, such as after a stem cell transplant?

1. AA positive-pressure room with filtered air
2. BAny room, as long as visitors wear gloves
3. CA negative-pressure airborne isolation room
4. DA shared bay with good natural ventilation and open windows

Which technique is correct when collecting a wound culture?

1. ACollect the sample only after antibiotics have been started
2. BUse one swab to sample two different wounds
3. CClean the wound with sterile saline first, then swab clean tissue
4. DSwab the old pus on the dressing that was just removed from the wound

After teaching a patient about a new medication, how does the nurse best check understanding?

1. AGive a printed leaflet about the drug and assume the patient will read it at home
2. BAsk “Do you understand?” and accept a yes
3. CAsk the patient to explain in their own words how and when to take it
4. DAsk the family whether they understood the teaching

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

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

A patient with pulmonary tuberculosis has been on treatment. Which findings usually allow airborne isolation to end?

1. AThe cough has stopped, even with no sputum tests
2. BThe patient has been in hospital for one week and has taken every dose of medicine
3. COne negative chest x-ray after starting treatment
4. DThree negative sputum smears, clinical improvement and continued therapy

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

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