Infection control & patient safety worksheet with answers

Which precautions are used for a patient with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia?

1. AAirborne precautions
2. BContact precautions only
3. CStandard precautions only
4. DDroplet precautions

What does the virulence of an organism describe?

1. AHow long it survives on surfaces
2. BIts ability to cause severe disease
3. CHow well it responds to antibiotics
4. DThe number of people it has infected

Which vaccine is recommended for health care workers every year?

1. AHepatitis B vaccine
2. BTetanus vaccine
3. CInfluenza vaccine
4. DMMR vaccine

A nurse’s hands are dry and cracked from frequent hand hygiene. What is the best approach?

1. AUse any lotion from home, whatever its contents
2. BStop hand hygiene until the skin heals
3. CWear gloves all day instead of cleaning the hands between patients
4. DUse the hand lotion approved by the facility to keep the skin intact

When should the transparent dressing over a peripheral IV site be changed?

1. AOnly when the patient asks for a new dressing
2. BWhen it is damp, loose or visibly soiled
3. CEvery hour, so the site can be cleaned again
4. DOnly when the IV catheter is removed, whatever its state

A patient with delirium is at risk of falls and of pulling out lines. Which option is less restrictive than restraints?

1. AA trained sitter or video monitoring with staff nearby
2. BA vest restraint applied for the whole night
3. CFour side rails raised and the door closed so the patient stays in bed
4. DA sedative given every few hours as needed

A 2-year-old living in a house built many decades ago has anemia, irritability and poor appetite. Which cause should the nurse suspect?

1. ACarbon dioxide from a gas cooker
2. BA food allergy to cow’s milk proteins
3. CIron overload from eating too much red meat
4. DLead poisoning from old paint dust or chips

A nurse is unsure whether a sterile glove touched the edge of the sterile field. What is the correct action?

1. ATreat the glove as contaminated and change it
2. BContinue, because the nurse is not sure
3. CWipe the glove with alcohol
4. DAsk the patient whether they saw it