Infection control & patient safety worksheet with answers

A drug was prescribed by a provider and dispensed by a pharmacist. Who is accountable for checking it before giving it?

1. AOnly the prescriber
2. BThe nurse manager on duty
3. COnly the pharmacist
4. DThe nurse who gives it

A corridor is filling with smoke. How should staff move through it?

1. AHold their breath and run through
2. BOpen all windows on the way
3. CStay low, below the smoke
4. DStand up straight and walk quickly

In quality improvement, what does the PDSA cycle stand for?

1. APlan, Do, Study, Act
2. BPrepare, Deliver, Score, Assess
3. CPlan, Document, Supervise, Audit
4. DPredict, Decide, Start, Analyze

Which nursing care reduces the risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia?

1. AChanging the ventilator circuit every few hours
2. BLeaving secretions in the mouth to protect the airway
3. CLying the patient flat for most of the day
4. DRegular oral care to reduce bacteria in the mouth

A patient is admitted to an inpatient mental health unit. Why are personal belongings checked?

1. ATo remove items that could be used to harm self or others
2. BTo find out what the patient likes to wear during the hospital stay
3. CTo make a list of valuable items for insurance
4. DTo decide which family members may visit

A nurse who wears prescription glasses must irrigate a wound where splashing is likely. Which eye protection is suitable?

1. AThe prescription glasses alone
2. BNo eye protection, if the nurse stands to one side
3. CThe glasses with a surgical mask
4. DGoggles or a face shield worn over the glasses

A nurse finds a patient lying on the floor next to the bed. What should the nurse do first?

1. ATelephone the family to tell them about the fall
2. BAssess the patient for injury before moving them
3. CComplete an incident report while the details are fresh
4. DLift the patient back into bed with a colleague

A nurse calls a provider using SBAR about a patient with falling blood pressure. Which statement is the “Recommendation”?

1. A“I think he needs to be assessed now. Can you come within the next 15 minutes?”
2. B“His blood pressure has fallen from 130/80 to 88/50 over the last two hours.”
3. C“He is 72 and had a bowel resection yesterday.”
4. D“I am calling about Mr. Jansen in room 12, who is hypotensive.”