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WorksheetsFirst Aid Scenarios: Initial Response
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 26mins
A patient collapses in the dining room and is unresponsive after choking on food. What should you do first?
Look in their mouth for the object
Begin chest compressions immediately
Perform back blows
Wait for EMS to arrive
A CNA enters a patient’s room and notices pale, clammy skin and a weak pulse. What is the most likely emergency?
Stroke
Shock
Heat exhaustion
Fainting
To perform abdominal thrusts correctly on an adult, where should your hands be placed?
Between the ribs and the chest
Just above the navel and below the sternum
Directly on the navel
On the lower ribs
While performing abdominal thrusts on a conscious patient, you should stand:
Behind the patient
In front of the patient
To the patient’s right side
Kneeling beside the patient
When is it appropriate to apply a tourniquet?
For any bleeding injury
After direct pressure fails to stop severe bleeding
Before cleaning the wound
Never
A patient with diabetes accidentally touches a hot stove and the skin blisters. What type of burn is this?
First-degree
Second-degree
Third-degree
Electrical burn
A patient faints while standing. What should you do immediately?
Place them in a sitting position
Lay them flat and raise their legs
Sprinkle water on their face
Apply an ice pack
You find a patient with a nosebleed. What’s the correct response?
Tilt their head backward
Pinch their nose and tilt forward
Have them lie flat
Hold pressure on their forehead
Once a seizure has ended, what position helps maintain airway safety?
Prone
Recovery (on their side)
Supine
Sitting upright
A patient begins vomiting during care. Your first response should be to:
Turn their head to the side
Give water to rinse their mouth
Keep them flat in bed
Call for help immediately
When washing hands, friction should be applied for at least:
10 seconds
15 seconds
20 seconds
45 seconds
Which part of the hand is most often missed when washing?
Palms
Wrists, between fingers and fingertips
Back of hands, Forearms, Palms
Forearms
You are donning PPE before entering an isolation room. What should be put on first?
Gloves
Gown
Goggles
Mask
Which of the following should be removed first when doffing PPE?
Mask
Gloves
Goggles
Gown
A PCT washes her hands after removing gloves. What is this step an example of?
Standard Precaution
Droplet precaution
Contact precaution
Universal waste handling
Bloodborne pathogens are spread mainly through:
Airborne droplets
Contact with infected blood or body fluids
Sharing utensils
Skin contact without cuts
Which disease is a bloodborne pathogen?
Hepatitis B
MRSA
Strep throat
Influenza
Which organization enforces rules to protect workers from bloodborne hazards?
CDC
OSHA
Red Cross
WHO
When disposing of a used needle, what’s the correct procedure?
Recap the needle carefully
Break off the tip
Place it directly in a sharps container
Throw it in the trash if covered
A patient sneezes while you are changing their dressing. What type of precaution should you follow?
Airborne
Droplet
Contact
None
A patient with C. diff needs to use the restroom. Which PPE is required?
Gloves and gown
N95 mask only
Gloves only
Gloves, gown, and goggles
Which action best prevents infection transmission in a healthcare setting?
Washing hands before and after glove use
Wearing gloves at all times
Keeping the room cold
Avoiding patient contact
If gloves tear during patient care, what is the correct action?
Continue working to finish the task
Double-glove and continue
Remove gloves, wash hands, and replace them
Apply sanitizer over the gloves
Which of the following is NOT an example of standard precaution?
Wearing gloves when handling body fluids
Washing hands after glove removal
Recapping needles
Using a sharps container
A patient with HIV is admitted for treatment. What type of precaution should be followed?
Airborne
Contact
Standard
Droplet
What should be done if you accidentally get a needlestick?
Keep working; it’s not serious
Squeeze the wound to make it bleed
Wash the site and report the incident immediately
Apply hand sanitizer only
Which step is MOST critical for reducing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs)?
Frequent hand hygiene
Wearing shoe covers
Using paper towels only
Keeping the lights low
When caring for a burn patient with 3rd degree burns, why should cold water be avoided?
It causes shock and tissue damage
It increases pain
It stops circulation
It has no effect
Hand sanitizer cannot replace soap and water when hands are visibly soiled. Is this statement true or false?
True
False
When helping someone who just burned their arm on an iron, you need to _______________________.
wrap a towel around it.
run it under cold water for 10 minutes.
put ice on it immediately.
put ointment and a band aid on the red spot.
Which of the following is NOT a recommended step in treating a second-degree burn?
Immerse the burn in cool water
Apply a sterile bandage loosely
Apply ice directly to the burn
Avoid breaking blisters
Which of the following is a sign of a severe burn that requires immediate medical attention?
Redness and minor swelling
Blisters and intense pain
Charred or white skin
Peeling skin
When your friend is bleeding, what is the next step after putting on gloves?
put on a bandaid
wash out the cut
apply pressure
use ice
If someone is having a seizure, what is the most appropriate first aid response?
Restrain the person to prevent injury
Place something in the person's mouth to prevent biting their tongue
Move nearby objects away to prevent injury and cushion their head
Try to wake the person up by shaking them
While helping in the dining room, the nurse aide notices a male resident in distress holding his throat. The nurse aide believes the resident may be choking. After calling for help, the nurse aide's next action should be to
check the resident's ABCs
ask if the resident can talk
provide an abdominal thrust
lower the resident to the floor
When performing CPR, chest compressions should be:
Light and at a rate of 100-120 beats a minute
Deep (hard) and at a rate of 100-120 beats a minute
Deep (hard) and at a rate of 1-20 beats a minute
Light and at a rate of 1-20 beats a minute
How far should you press down during compressions?
2 inches deep
3 inches deep
4 inches deep
5 inches deep
C.P.R is performed by doing chest compressions and breaths using this ratio
2 breaths
30 compressions
5 breaths
30 compressions
2 breaths
20 compressions
no breaths
25 compressions
Which of these should you put on first if you will be wearing a gown, gloves, mask and goggles?
For AIRBORNE ISOLATION one would wear....
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.
Gloves and Gown
N95 respirator
Chapstick
Faceshield/Goggles
For DROPLET ISOLATION, one would wear...
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
Gloves and Gown
Goggles/Faceshield
Pajamas
Oxygen tank
What is the last step in donning PPE?
Put on the gown
Put on the gloves
Put on the face shield
Put on the mask
The last protective equipment that the health care provider
removes before leaving a room observing airborne precautions
is/are the:
Gloves
Cap
Mask
Gown
All needles, razors, and similar items should be
disposed of in a puncture-proof:
Sharps Container
Milk Jug
Biohazard Bag
Box
