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WorksheetsHealthcare Precautions and Safety Multiple Choice Questions
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Standard precautions are designed to:
Protect patients from medication errors
Prevent the spread diseases
Reduce workplace stress
Improve patient nutrition
Standard precautions are based on the assumption that:
Only visibly ill patients are infectious
Only surgical patients carry bloodborne pathogens
All patients may have unknown infections
Pathogens are easy to identify
Masks should be worn:
To protect against droplet infections
To avoid chemical spills
Before and after patient contact
When the patient has a skin infection
PPE stands for:
Personal Protective Equipment
Patient Protection Equipment
Pathogen Prevention Essentials
Protective Provider Essentials
Which of the following is NOT part of standard precautions?
Safe handling of sharps
Respiratory hygiene
Reusing gloves between patients
Waste management
OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogen Standard is designed to:
Prevent electrical fires
Protect healthcare workers
Regulate patient billing practices
Improve patient nutrition
Examples of bloodborne pathogens include:
Tuberculosis and Influenza
Hepatitis B and HIV
Strep throat and COVID-19
MRSA and Salmonella
The CDC recommends:
When, what, and how to use PPE
How to prepare food in healthcare settings
Which patients to isolate based on appearance
How to manage financial billing systems
Transmission-based precautions are used:
For all patients
Only during surgery
For patients with known infections
Only in long-term care
Airborne precautions are used for diseases:
Spread through direct contact
Spread through large respiratory droplets
Spread through tiny particles suspended in the air
Spread through contaminated food
Legal responsibilities are:
Optional guidelines for workers
Determined by law
Unwritten ethical expectations
Personal moral choices
Criminal law focuses on:
Private relationships between individuals
Wrongs against a person, property or society
Administrative procedures
Civil contracts
Civil law focuses on:
Crimes and punishments
Legal relationships and individual rights
National healthcare policy
Military law
A tort is:
A type of infection
A criminal act
A wrongful act not involving a contract
A legal agreement between parties
Malpractice is defined as:
Neglecting to clean equipment properly
A professional's failure to use expected skill or care
Failure to follow hospital dress code
Using unapproved medications
Negligence is:
Touching a patient without consent
Speaking harshly to a patient
Failure to provide expected care
Telling confidential information
Informed consent means:
The patient signs a waiver without explanation
Permission is granted after risks are explained
The doctor decides the best care without input
Consent is not needed for emergency procedures
What is the difference between libel and slander?
Libel is written; slander is spoken
Libel is spoken; slander is written
Both are written
Both are oral
Privileged communication refers to:
Gossip among
Patient information
Public medical
Communication
HIPAA protects:
Medical supply quality
Patient health information
Employment contracts
Hospital billing methods
Ethics are principles related to:
Legal codes
What is morally right or wrong
Financial responsibility
Political values
Beneficence means:
Acting with compassion
Telling the truth
Being loyal and faithful
Respecting patient autonomy
If a nurse gives too much of a medication, he is violating what "right?"
Right route
Right patient
Right time
Right dose
Non-maleficence means:
Always being honest
Providing equal care
Avoiding harm to patients
Acting quickly in emergencies
Justice means:
Delivering equal care to all patients
Reporting all rule violations
Telling patients bad news truthfully
Avoiding legal conflict
Fire needs three things to start:
Fuel, oxygen, and heat
Fuel, carbon dioxide, and cold
Water, air, and heat
Paper, oxygen, and light
The acronym RACE stands for:
Run, Alert, Close, Escape
Rescue, Activate, Confine, Extinguish
Rescue, Alert, Call, Evacuate
Run, Announce, Confine, Exit
The acronym PASS for fire extinguishers stands for:
Push, Aim, Spray, Sweep
Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep
Push, Aim, Stop, Sweep
Pull, Activate, Sweep, Spray
The best way to prevent back injuries when lifting is to:
Bend at the waist
Keep feet together
Use proper body mechanics
Lift with your arms
Ergonomics is the:
Study of human body diseases
Adapting of the workspace for safety
Process of disinfecting surfaces
Use of chemical safety in the workplace
