Infection control & patient safety worksheet with answers

Where must sterile items be held to stay sterile?

1. AAny level, as long as nothing non-sterile touches it
2. BBelow the waist
3. CAbove waist level and in front of the nurse
4. DBehind the back

Why must fire doors in a hospital never be propped open?

1. AThey stop fire and smoke spreading between areas
2. BThey keep heat inside the ward in winter
3. CThey stop visitors from entering the ward outside visiting hours
4. DThey keep noise away from patient rooms

Which example shows indirect contact transmission?

1. ABacteria on a bed rail reach a nurse’s hands and then another patient
2. BA person inhales tiny particles that hang in the air of a room
3. CA mosquito bites an infected person and then a healthy one
4. DLarge droplets from a sneeze land directly on a nearby person’s face

Which practice makes shift handoff safer?

1. AUsing a standard format such as SBAR or I-PASS, with time for questions
2. BGiving handoff in a busy corridor so that the outgoing nurse can leave on time
3. CLeaving written notes only, without a chance for questions
4. DGiving handoff from memory without any structure

An infusion pump’s drug library warns that the programmed dose is above the safe limit. What should the nurse do?

1. AOverride the alert, because pump alerts are often wrong
2. BContinue the infusion and recheck the pump at the end of the shift
3. CRecheck the order, the calculation and the pump settings first
4. DSwitch off the drug library for this infusion

Why must an insulin pen never be used for more than one patient, even with a new needle?

1. AEach pen holds only one dose of insulin
2. BSharing a pen changes the dose that is delivered
3. CThe insulin in the pen would expire faster once it is shared
4. DBlood can flow back into the cartridge and spread infection

A nurse cannot find a confused patient who was in their room 15 minutes ago. What should the nurse do first?

1. ACall the family to ask whether the patient has gone home on their own
2. BDocument the absence at the end of the shift
3. CWait an hour in case the patient comes back
4. DAlert staff and security at once, following the missing-patient procedure

A patient is admitted with suspected pneumonic plague after a possible bioterrorism release. Which precautions are used?

1. AContact precautions only
2. BDroplet precautions
3. CStandard precautions only
4. DAirborne precautions