NACE Safety and Infection Control 2

Question 1

Which type of isolation precaution is required for a patient diagnosed with tuberculosis?

Accepted Answer

Airborne precautions

Answer

Contact precautions

Answer

Droplet precautions

Answer

Standard precautions only

Question 2

A nurse is implementing fall prevention for a patient taking multiple medications. Which medication class poses the greatest fall risk?

Accepted Answer

Benzodiazepines

Answer

Antibiotics

Answer

Proton pump inhibitors

Answer

Thyroid hormones

Question 3

A patient's culture results show Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infection. Which precaution must the nurse implement?

Accepted Answer

Contact precautions with soap and water hand hygiene

Answer

Airborne precautions with N95 respirator

Answer

Droplet precautions with surgical mask

Answer

Standard precautions with alcohol-based hand rub

Question 4

A nurse accidentally sustains a needlestick injury from a contaminated needle. What is the priority first action?

Accepted Answer

Wash the site thoroughly with soap and water

Answer

Report to the supervisor immediately

Answer

Go to the emergency department for testing

Answer

File an incident report

Question 5

What is the correct method for performing surgical hand antisepsis before an operative procedure?

Accepted Answer

Scrub hands and arms to 2 inches above the elbows for 2-6 minutes

Answer

Apply alcohol-based hand rub for 15 seconds

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Wash hands with regular soap for 30 seconds

Answer

Apply gloves without hand washing if hands appear clean

Question 6

A nurse discovers that the wrong patient received a medication intended for another patient in the same room. After assessing the patient, what documentation is required?

Accepted Answer

Document the event in the patient's medical record and file an incident report

Answer

Document only in the incident report to protect against litigation

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Do not document the error to avoid legal liability

Answer

Document in the medical record only with no additional reporting