Infection control & patient safety worksheet with answers

Where should the straps of a limb restraint be secured?

1. ATo the side rail, using a secure double knot
2. BTo the bed frame, with a quick-release knot
3. CTo the bedside table, so it can be moved
4. DTo the mattress handles, using a firm square knot

Why should a trailing zero (for example “5.0 mg”) not be written in a medication order?

1. AA missed decimal point turns it into 50 mg
2. BIt makes the dose ten times too small if misread
3. CIt is only allowed for intravenous drugs
4. DIt can change the drug name on the label

What is an adverse event in patient safety?

1. AA complaint from a patient about the hospital food
2. BA side effect that is listed and explained before treatment
3. CHarm to a patient caused by health care, not by the illness
4. DAn error that is noticed before it reaches the patient

A portable x-ray is taken at the bedside. Which action protects the nurse?

1. ALook directly at the x-ray tube during the exposure to check its position
2. BStand next to the patient and hold the film without protection
3. CStep away from the patient or wear a lead apron during the exposure
4. DStay close to the patient to keep them still without protection

Which measure is part of the bundle for inserting a central venous catheter to prevent bloodstream infection?

1. AGiving antibiotics to every patient before insertion
2. BRoutine replacement of the catheter on a fixed schedule, such as every three days
3. CChoosing the femoral vein as the first site in adults
4. DChlorhexidine-alcohol skin antisepsis and maximal sterile barrier precautions

A nurse wants to set up a sterile field in the morning for a procedure that will take place after lunch. What is correct?

1. ASet it up just before the procedure, because a waiting field may become contaminated
2. BSet it up in the morning and ask a colleague to check it once
3. CSet it up in the morning and leave it uncovered in an empty room
4. DSet it up in the morning and cover it with a clean towel until the procedure starts

A nurse has given a medication to the wrong patient. The patient seems well. What is the first priority?

1. AAssess the patient and monitor for effects of the drug
2. BWait until the end of the shift to tell anyone
3. CComplete the incident report before anything else
4. DSay nothing to the patient, in order to avoid worrying them

A nurse finds that a patient has been taking their own sleeping pills from a bedside drawer while also receiving a hypnotic from the ward. What should the nurse do?

1. ALet the patient keep them, since they are the patient’s own
2. BStop giving the hospital hypnotic without telling the provider or the pharmacy
3. CThrow the patient’s pills away in the bin
4. DSecure the home medication per policy and inform the provider