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When dialyzing a patient with acute kidney injury, one task of the patient care
teammates is to monitor blood pressure and weight closely. Why is it important? -
Answer-hypovolemia and hypotensive episodes can cause renal ischemia and can
further damage the kidneys
CKD can have its orgin pre-renal , intra-renalm or post renal. Which of the
following conditions is an intra-renal cause of CKD - Answer-HTN
Knowing what caused your patient's CKD - Answer-is important because the
underlying disease could cause health complications that can impact the dialysis
treatment
the licensed nurse delegated a task to the PCT, Nicole, but Nicole has not
performed this task during the last 2.5 months. What is Nicole's responsibility in
the delegation communication process? - Answer-Nicole is to inform the nurse
that she performed the task only infrequently
what is the nurse's responsibility in the delegation supervision process? - Answer-
to determine the level of supervision needed and to monitor the NAP's
performance of the task accordingly
, the transport mechanism when particles move from an area of higher solute
concentration to an area of lower solute concentration is called - Answer-diffusion
during dialysis, the movement of bicarb from the dialysate into the blood -
Answer-helps normalize body pH
the kidneys excretory functions include - Answer-normalizing electrolytes
what distance should be observed between needle tips and away from each other
when cannulating an internal vascular access? - Answer-1.5 inches
the nephrologist has ordered 16 gauge needles and a 400 BFR for your patient.
You - Answer-ask the nephrologist to order a 15 gauge needles for the ordered
BFR
your patient prefers two places on her AVG to insert the needles because they
hurt a lot less than when you cannulate different sites. You tell the patient -
Answer-inserting the needles into the same small area can over time damage your
graft
what is the appropriate intervals for total chlorine testing? - Answer-prior to the
first patient shift and within every 4 hours
what is acceptable limit for total chlorine in the water leaving the carbon filter -
Answer-0.1 or less