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Safety & Infection Control Practice Questions

Practice NCLEX infection control questions covering standard precautions, transmission-based precautions, surgical asepsis, and safety interventions.

NCLEX-RN weight: 9-15%
NCLEX-PN weight: 10-16%
Test plan area: Safe and Effective Care Environment

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Sample Safety & Infection Control Question

A real example from this category. Pick an answer, check your reasoning, then see the full rationale.

Safety & Infection ControlMultiple ChoiceDifficulty: Easy· Cognitive: Remember

A nurse is caring for a client with suspected active pulmonary tuberculosis. Which PPE is required when entering the room?

Pick an answer, then check your reasoning.

Topics Covered

Questions in this category draw from every subtopic the NCSBN publishes for safety & infection control.

Standard Precautions
Airborne Precautions (TB, Measles, Varicella)
Droplet Precautions (Influenza, Pertussis)
Contact Precautions (MRSA, C. diff)
Surgical Asepsis
Fall Prevention
Restraint Use
Fire Safety (RACE / PASS)

How to Study This Category

Shortcuts and frameworks that make questions in this category click faster.

  1. 1

    Memorize which diseases go with which precaution — airborne, droplet, contact, or all three.

  2. 2

    C. diff and norovirus need soap-and-water handwashing — alcohol rub does NOT kill spores.

  3. 3

    Restraints require a provider order, the least-restrictive type, and frequent reassessment.

Every NGN Type for Safety & Infection Control

Safety & Infection Control questions in our bank rotate through all five Next Gen formats. Practice the item styles you'll see on exam day.

MCQ

Multiple Choice

Traditional single-best-answer questions. The foundation of NCLEX prep — test your knowledge across every category.

"Which lab value should the nurse report first?"

SATA

Select All That Apply

Pick every correct option. Partial credit scoring mirrors the real exam. High-stakes — one miss drops your score.

"Which interventions are appropriate for a client with sepsis? Select all that apply."

ORD

Ordered Response

Drag steps into the correct sequence — nursing priority, procedural order, or clinical reasoning flow.

"Place these steps of sterile catheter insertion in the correct order."

CLZ

Cloze (Fill-in-the-Blank)

Complete a clinical scenario by filling in drop-down answers. Tests contextual clinical judgment — not memorization.

"The client is at highest risk for [dropdown] due to [dropdown]."

MTX

Matrix / Grid

Multi-row, multi-column decisions. Classify findings as expected vs. unexpected, or match interventions to indications.

"Mark each finding as Anticipated, Unrelated, or Requires Follow-Up."

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