Infection control & patient safety worksheet with answers

Which example shows indirect contact transmission?

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

What is closed-loop communication?

1. ACommunication that only happens in a closed room
2. BSending a message to the team without waiting for any reply or confirmation
3. CThe receiver repeats the message back and the sender confirms it is correct
4. DWriting every message in the patient’s chart only

In a fall risk tool such as the Morse Fall Scale, what does a higher score mean?

1. AA lower risk of pressure injury
2. BBetter mobility
3. CA lower risk of falling
4. DA higher risk of falling

Where should the dispersive (grounding) pad for electrosurgery be placed?

1. AOver a bony prominence such as the hip bone
2. BOver an area with scar tissue or a tattoo, so that the pad does not slip
3. COn skin that is wet with antiseptic prep
4. DOn clean, dry skin over a well-perfused muscle, close to the surgical site

Before inserting a peripheral IV, the nurse cleans the skin with chlorhexidine-alcohol. What should the nurse do next?

1. AWipe it off with a dry gauze straight away
2. BLet it dry fully and do not touch the site again
3. CFeel for the vein again with an ungloved finger
4. DBlow on the site so it dries faster

Which IV fluid can be given with packed red blood cells in the same line?

1. A5% dextrose in 0.45% sodium chloride
2. BLactated Ringer’s (Hartmann’s) solution
3. C5% dextrose in water
4. D0.9% sodium chloride

Only one airborne infection isolation room (negative pressure) is free. Which newly admitted patient should be placed in it?

1. AA patient with suspected active pulmonary tuberculosis
2. BA patient with an MRSA wound infection
3. CA patient with confirmed seasonal influenza and a cough
4. DA patient with C. difficile diarrhea

A competent adult patient with pneumonia wants to leave the hospital against medical advice. What should the nurse do?

1. AApply wrist restraints until the provider arrives to speak with the patient
2. BHide the patient’s clothes and belongings so that they cannot leave the ward
3. CLock the doors so the patient cannot leave
4. DExplain the risks, notify the provider and follow the policy for leaving against advice