OMSB Infection Prevention & Control Practice Questions

1. A patient with fever that comes and goes, night sweats and joint pain is diagnosed with brucellosis. What is the most common source of this infection?

1. A. The bite of an infected mosquito
2. B. Unpasteurised milk or raw dairy products from infected animals
3. C. Respiratory droplets from an infected person
4. D. Water in a poorly chlorinated swimming pool

2. When removing personal protective equipment after caring for a patient on contact precautions, which item should normally be removed first?

1. A. Gloves
2. B. Goggles or face shield
3. C. Surgical mask
4. D. Gown

3. A nurse has completed the three-dose hepatitis B vaccination series. What follow-up is recommended?

1. A. Testing for hepatitis B surface antigen every month
2. B. Testing for antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen (anti-HBs) 1–2 months after the final dose
3. C. No follow-up is needed after the final dose
4. D. Repeating the whole vaccine series every 5 years

4. A patient is admitted with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis. What should the nurse do first?

1. A. Apply contact precautions and wait for sputum results
2. B. Place the patient in an airborne infection isolation room
3. C. Place the patient in a single room with droplet precautions
4. D. Cohort the patient with another patient who has pneumonia

5. Four patients need admission and only one single room is available. Which patient should the nurse place in the single room?

1. A. A patient with MRSA nasal colonisation who is continent and mobile
2. B. A patient with a controlled urinary tract infection
3. C. A patient with a healed surgical wound awaiting discharge
4. D. A patient with C. difficile diarrhoea who is incontinent of stool