CKE Patient Safety and Infection Control

Question 1

What is the single most effective method for preventing the spread of infection in healthcare settings?

Accepted Answer

Hand hygiene

Answer

Wearing gloves at all times

Answer

Using N95 respirators

Answer

Isolating all patients

Question 2

Which type of precaution is used for patients with diseases transmitted by respiratory droplets?

Accepted Answer

Droplet precautions

Answer

Contact precautions

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Airborne precautions

Answer

Standard precautions

Question 3

What does the 'Five Rights' of medication administration include?

Accepted Answer

Right patient, right drug, right dose, right route, right time

Answer

Right order, right dose, right nurse, right lab, right chart

Answer

Right patient, right diagnosis, right allergy, right nurse, right room

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Right drug, right color, right size, right time, right storage

Question 4

Which organization publishes the National Patient Safety Goals in the US?

Accepted Answer

The Joint Commission

Answer

CDC

Answer

OSHA

Answer

FDA

Question 5

What is a nosocomial infection?

Accepted Answer

A hospital-acquired infection

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An infection acquired before hospital admission

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An infection caused by fungi only

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A chronic infection present for more than a year

Question 6

Standard precautions apply to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

All patients regardless of infection status

Answer

Only blood and body fluids

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Only patients with known infections

Answer

Only surgical patients