Infection control & patient safety worksheet with answers

Which precautions are used for a patient with diphtheria of the throat (pharyngeal diphtheria)?

1. AContact precautions only
2. BDroplet precautions
3. CAirborne precautions
4. DStandard precautions only

What do the letters in SBAR stand for?

1. ASymptoms, Baseline, Assessment, Response
2. BSituation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation
3. CSituation, Behavior, Analysis, Review
4. DSummary, Background, Assessment, Result

Under event-related sterility, how long is a sterile package considered sterile?

1. AForever, even if the outer wrapper gets wet
2. BUntil the end of the shift on which it was opened
3. CFor exactly seven days after it was packed
4. DUntil it is opened, torn, wet or otherwise damaged

While a sterile field is being prepared, the nurse turns away from it to answer a question. What is correct?

1. AThe field can be used if it is covered afterwards
2. BThe field is still sterile because nobody touched it in the meantime
3. CThe field is considered contaminated and must be set up again
4. DOnly the items nearest the nurse need to be replaced

Before a blood transfusion is started, which check is required?

1. AThe patient’s identity is checked against the blood product and its paperwork at the bedside
2. BThe patient signs the blood bag label to confirm their name before it is hung
3. CThe nurse checks only that the bag number matches the order
4. DOne nurse checks the blood product against the order at the nurses’ station

Why are some patients screened with a nasal swab for MRSA on admission?

1. ATo measure the patient’s immunity to MRSA
2. BTo diagnose a sinus infection
3. CTo check whether the patient is allergic to penicillin before surgery
4. DTo find carriers so precautions or decolonization can be used

A nurse caring for a patient with influenza on droplet precautions will assist with an aerosol-generating procedure, such as bronchoscopy. What change in PPE is needed?

1. AWear two surgical masks, one on top of the other, for the length of the procedure
2. BWear a fit-tested respirator (N95 or FFP3) and eye protection instead of a surgical mask
3. CNo change, because influenza only needs droplet precautions
4. DWear gloves only, because the procedure is short

Why can a patient with severe neutropenia have a serious infection but little redness, swelling or pus?

1. AAntibiotics given with chemotherapy hide all signs of infection
2. BNeutropenia makes infections stay limited to the skin
3. CChemotherapy kills the bacteria before they can multiply
4. DThere are too few neutrophils to produce the usual inflammatory signs