Infection control & patient safety worksheet with answers

What should be written instead of “cc” in a medication order?

1. AU
2. Bcc only for oral drugs
3. Ccm
4. DmL

What is a healthcare-associated infection?

1. AAn infection caught at home from a family member during recovery
2. BAn infection acquired during care that was not present or incubating on admission
3. CAn infection that was already present or incubating when the patient was admitted
4. DAn infection that only affects health care workers, not patients

Why is the symbol “µg” avoided in medication orders?

1. AIt means “units per gram” in some countries
2. BIt is the symbol for micrograms of alcohol and is only used in laboratory reports
3. CIt can be misread as “mg”, giving a dose a thousand times too high
4. DIt can only be used for intravenous drugs

A nurse is preparing medications for two patients. What is the safest approach?

1. APut both patients’ medications in one cup and sort them at the bedside
2. BPrepare and give medications for one patient at a time
3. CPrepare both patients’ medications together to save time
4. DAsk one patient to pass the medications to the other

A woman who is pregnant asks for the MMR vaccine because she is not immune to rubella. What is correct?

1. AMMR should be given as soon as possible in the first trimester to protect the baby
2. BMMR is a live vaccine and is not given during pregnancy, but can be given after delivery
3. CMMR is only given to pregnant women who work in hospitals
4. DMMR is safe at any stage of pregnancy

How should a newborn be moved through hospital corridors?

1. AIn the arms of any visitor who offers to help
2. BCarried in the nurse’s arms for comfort
3. CIn a bassinet, not carried in the arms
4. DOn the mother’s lap in a wheelchair, without staff

Which action by assistive personnel requires the nurse to step in?

1. APutting soiled linen straight into a laundry bag at the bedside
2. BWashing hands with soap and water after leaving a C. difficile room
3. CGoing from one patient’s bed to the next while wearing the same gloves
4. DRemoving gloves and then cleaning the hands with alcohol rub

A patient with suspected sepsis has orders for blood cultures and an IV antibiotic. What is the correct order of actions?

1. AGive the antibiotic and take the cultures an hour later
2. BDraw the blood cultures first, then give the antibiotic without delay
3. CWait for the culture results before starting the antibiotic
4. DGive the antibiotic first so that treatment starts, and take the cultures the next day