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WorksheetsHealth Care Patient Safety
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 17mins
Restraints can be applied
Only with a doctors order
Putting both side rails up on the bed
Before helping and feeding
As needed
If the head nurse tells you to
A serious problem that has been associated with restraint use is:
Pressure ulcers
Putting both side rails up on the bed
Before helping and feeding
As needed
If the head nurse tells you to
If a restraint is applied, a nursing assistant must
Giving the resident a repetitive task
Not leave the patient alone
Check on the resident every 15 minutes
Release the restraint every 15 minutes
Administer an antianxiety medication
Which of the following statements is true of body mechanics?
focus on building muscles
help save energy and prevent injury
are not useful in an emergency
should only be used when assistance is available
should only be used when lifting a patient
Which of the following is a way to use proper body mechanics?
The nursing assistant should stand with her legs shoulder width apart
Body mechanics help save energy and prevent injury
Body mechanics are not useful in an emergency
Body mechanics should only be used when assistance is available
If the head nurse tells you to
A resident who is in restraints must be checked on at least every ___________ minutes and the restraints must be released at least every _______ at which time personal care is to be provided.
30 minutes 6 hours
45 minutes 5 hours
15 minutes 2 hours
5 minutes 1 hour
A bio hazardous container or bag is used to dispose of anything that is
Soiled
Contaminated
Infectious
Dirty
How often should you wash your hands
before and after any procedure
anytime they become contaminated
they are visibly dirty
all of the above
What is the most effective way to reduce injuries?
Remove the Hazard
Improve Work Policies & Procedures
Wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
All of the above
11. Under the new CDC isolation guidelines, the old categories of isolation and disease-specific precautions have been collapsed into three sets of precautions that include:
A. airborne, droplet, and contact
B. airborne, respiratory, and contact
C. enteric, contact, and respiratory
D. complete, droplet, and airborne
Gloves are worn to:
A. prevent contamination of hands when handling blood or body fluids
B. reduce the chance of transmitting microorganisms on the hands of personnel to patients during invasive procedures
C. minimize the possibility of transmitting infectious microorganisms from one patient to another
D. all of the above
What is the proper order for putting on protective clothing?
A. gloves first, then gown, mask last
B. gown first, then gloves, mask last
C. gown first, then mask, gloves last
D. mask first, then gown, gloves last
Which of the following involves possible exposure to bloodborne pathogens by a “percutaneous” exposure route?
A. getting stuck with a contaminated
B. handling blood specimen with ungloved, badly chapped hands
C. ingesting infectious material
D. mucous membrane contact with infectious material
Which action can contribute to illness and injury prevention?
Allow employees with latex allergies to avoid the use of gloves
List all work related injuries on the agency bulletin board
Store hazardous materials in a locked area
Immunize employees only at high risk for exposure
If a health care professional is contaminated by blood or other body fluids, he/she should wash the area immediately and notify:
the CDC.
his/her doctor to get an antibiotic prescription.
a supervisor.
OSHA.
