Infection control & patient safety worksheet with answers

How should the bed be left for a patient at high risk of falls?

1. AWith all four side rails up at all times
2. BWith the brakes released so it can be moved quickly
3. CIn the highest position
4. DIn the lowest position with the brakes locked

In the United States, what is a “boxed warning” (black box warning) on a drug label?

1. AThe strongest FDA warning, about a serious or life-threatening risk
2. BA sign that the drug is no longer sold
3. CA note that the drug must be kept in a locked box on the ward
4. DA label for drugs that are safe in children

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

1. AU
2. BmL
3. Ccc only for oral drugs
4. Dcm

A patient is receiving opioids for pain. Which sign usually comes before opioid-induced respiratory depression?

1. AIncreasing sedation
2. BDiarrhea
3. CDilated pupils
4. DRising blood pressure

A nurse who never had BCG vaccine has a positive tuberculin skin test for the first time. The chest x-ray is clear and there are no symptoms. What does this most likely mean?

1. ALatent TB infection, which is not contagious
2. BA failed test that must be repeated next year
3. CImmunity to TB from a past exposure
4. DActive TB, which needs airborne isolation

What is the main aim of purposeful hourly rounding?

1. ATo replace the need for a call light
2. BTo wake the patient every hour to check orientation
3. CTo count the patient’s medications every hour and check that none are missing
4. DTo check pain, toileting, position and personal items before the patient needs to ask

In START triage, a casualty cannot walk and is breathing 36 times a minute. Which category applies?

1. AGreen (minor)
2. BYellow (delayed)
3. CBlack (expectant or dead)
4. DRed (immediate)

A patient given naloxone for an opioid overdose wakes up. An hour later, the patient is drowsy again with slow breathing. What is the likely reason?

1. ANaloxone itself causes slow breathing and drowsiness once it has been given
2. BThe patient is simply tired after the event
3. CThe patient is now allergic to naloxone
4. DNaloxone wears off sooner than many opioids, so the opioid effect returns