Infection control & patient safety worksheet with answers

What do staff usually wear when entering the room of a patient on droplet precautions?

1. ASterile gloves
2. BAn N95 respirator only
3. CA full hazmat suit
4. DA surgical mask

In the CDC sequence that removes each item separately, which piece of PPE is taken off first?

1. AGoggles or face shield
2. BMask or respirator
3. CGloves
4. DGown

What is a carrier in infection control?

1. AA sealed device used to transport specimens safely to the laboratory
2. BA person who only gets infections from animals
3. CA person who has recovered and is fully immune
4. DA person who harbors an organism without symptoms and can pass it on

A patient with a fever and a cough arrives in a crowded clinic waiting room. What should the nurse do?

1. AGive everyone else in the waiting room a mask instead
2. BGive the patient a mask and seat them apart from others
3. CAsk the patient to wait outside in the car park
4. DDo nothing until the patient is seen by the provider

A nurse gives part of a dose of an opioid from a vial and must discard the rest. What is correct?

1. AReturn the rest to the patient’s medication drawer
2. BDiscard it in front of a second licensed (registered) nurse, who witnesses and documents it
3. CDiscard it alone in the sink and document the amount wasted later in the shift
4. DKeep the rest for the patient’s next dose

A woman who is pregnant asks for the MMR vaccine because she is not immune to rubella. What is correct?

1. AMMR is a live vaccine and is not given during pregnancy, but can be given after delivery
2. BMMR should be given as soon as possible in the first trimester to protect the baby
3. CMMR is only given to pregnant women who work in hospitals
4. DMMR is safe at any stage of pregnancy

Which action by assistive personnel requires the nurse to step in?

1. ARemoving gloves and then cleaning the hands with alcohol rub
2. BWashing hands with soap and water after leaving a C. difficile room
3. CGoing from one patient’s bed to the next while wearing the same gloves
4. DPutting soiled linen straight into a laundry bag at the bedside

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

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