01
Choose one
1 point
A patient with a suspected infection requires Contact Precautions. Which placement is generally preferred in an acute-care hospital?
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4 Isolation Procedures Online Quiz Questions
Use this free practice quiz with 20 questions to review 4 Isolation Procedures, test your knowledge, and prepare for your next test or exam.
20 questions
02
True or false
1 point
True or false: Transmission-Based Precautions replace Standard Precautions whenever a patient is isolated.
- A
True
- B
False
03
Choose one
1 point
A facility is preparing an isolation sign for a room entrance. What information should the sign provide?
- A
The patient’s diagnosis and medical history
- B
The required precautions and protective equipment or actions needed before entry
- C
Only the patient’s name
- D
No instructions; visitors should ask another patient
04
Fill in the blank
1 point
Before transporting a patient on Contact Precautions, a caregiver removes and discards contaminated gown and gloves, then performs .
05
Choose one
1 point
A patient is suspected of having an infection requiring Airborne Precautions. Which room arrangement is preferred?
- A
A private room with the door open
- B
An airborne infection isolation room (AIIR), with the door closed
- C
A shared room with a privacy curtain
- D
Any room, as long as staff wear gloves
06
Written response
1 point
What is the term for placing patients with the same pathogen together when they are suitable roommates and facility policy permits it?
07
Written response
1 point
A patient-care item must be shared. What should be done to it before another patient uses it? Enter the two actions as a short phrase.
08
Fill in the blank
1 point
During essential transport on Droplet Precautions, have the patient wear a mask if .
09
Choose all
1 point
A patient on Contact Precautions must share a room because no single room is available. Select all appropriate placement actions.
- A
Consider placing the patient with someone who has the same pathogen if they are suitable roommates and policy allows.
- B
Choose the most medically fragile available roommate.
- C
Continue required precautions and separate patients as directed by policy.
- D
Consider the risks to potential roommates when deciding placement.
10
Choose all
1 point
A patient on Droplet Precautions must leave the room for an essential test. Select all appropriate actions for the transport.
- A
Limit transport to medically necessary purposes.
- B
Have the patient wear a mask if tolerated.
- C
Follow respiratory hygiene.
- D
Alert the receiving department to the precautions.
11
Open ended
1 point
A patient requiring Transmission-Based Precautions is being transferred to another facility. Explain what information should be communicated, to whom, and why.
12
True or false
1 point
If an airborne infection isolation room is unavailable, staff should choose any available room without consulting facility procedures.
- A
True
- B
False
13
Choose one
1 point
A patient on Droplet Precautions needs an essential diagnostic test outside the room. What is the appropriate general approach?
- A
Avoid all transport, even when a test is medically necessary.
- B
Proceed with essential transport while using appropriate precautions and source-control measures.
- C
Remove the room sign and proceed without notifying the receiving department.
- D
Have the patient wear gloves instead of following respiratory hygiene.
14
True or false
1 point
A patient is placed on Transmission-Based Precautions. Does this mean staff can stop using Standard Precautions?
- A
True
- B
False
15
Written response
1 point
When available, what placement is generally preferred for a patient requiring Contact Precautions? Enter the room type.
16
Choose one
1 point
A staff member is preparing an isolation-room entrance sign. What information should the sign provide?
- A
The patient’s diagnosis and relevant medical history
- B
The precautions and protective actions required before entry
- C
The patient’s name and room number only
- D
A direction to ask another patient for instructions
17
Choose one
1 point
A blood-pressure cuff used for a patient on Contact Precautions may need to be used for another patient. What is the appropriate action?
- A
Put the cuff in clean storage if it looks clean
- B
Leave the cuff in the hallway for the next caregiver
- C
Keep it dedicated to the patient or clean and disinfect it before reuse
- D
Use it for another patient without reprocessing if it was used briefly
18
Choose one
1 point
A patient requiring Transmission-Based Precautions is being transferred to another facility. What should the sending team communicate to the transport team and receiving facility?
- A
Communicate the precautions needed to prevent transmission
- B
Provide only the patient’s room number
- C
Wait to share precaution information until someone asks
- D
Share only the patient’s diet information
19
Choose one
1 point
A patient on Droplet Precautions must leave the room for an essential test. Which plan is most appropriate?
- A
Remove the room sign and transport the patient without notifying the receiving area
- B
Have the patient wear a mask if tolerated, follow respiratory hygiene, and alert the receiving department
- C
Have the patient wear gloves instead of a mask
- D
Cancel transport even when the test is medically necessary
20
Written response
1 point
What is the standard abbreviation for the preferred room type for a patient requiring Airborne Precautions?
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