FINAL EXAM DAVITA (RN) QUESTIONS
WITH SATISFACTORY ANSWERS
2026/2027
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? - Correct Answers -
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 - Correct Answers -HTN
Knowing what caused your patient's CKD - Correct Answers -is important because the
underlying disease could cause health complications that can impact the dialysis treatment
When a PCT documents the extent of a patient's edema, for example as +3 - Correct Answers -
the PCT is preforming an assessment which is not allowed legally
When a patient has an irregular heartbeat, - Correct Answers -the automatic BP reading may
not be accurate
Which of the following is a data collection - Correct Answers -HR 72
at what time should the post treatment data collection be completed - Correct Answers -after
the treatment has been completed
the A in smart communication stands for - Correct Answers -actual- just report the facts
, which of the following events is defined as a near miss - Correct Answers -the wrong dialyzer
was set up and primed for a patient, but it was caught before dialysis was initiated and the
dialyzer was replaced
using the __________ approach is one way to fill out an REM - Correct Answers -SBAR
What is your main priority when returning a patient's blood with the hand crank during a power
outage? - Correct Answers -you must be vigilant in watching for air in the blood lines
what problem will cause an increase in the patient's VP - Correct Answers -a clot in the venous
drip chamber
Which blood test must be performed at regular intervals on patients susceptible to HPB -
Correct Answers -HBsAg
who is accountable for appropriate patient and teammate scheduling in the acute setting -
Correct Answers -
you are dialyzing a patient and the only available HPB surveillance test is a HBsAb of 8. What are
the machine disinfection requirements after dialyzing this patient? - Correct Answers -the
machine must be heat disinfected at the end of each day
What is the most common factor contributing to bacteremia in dialysis patients? - Correct
Answers -use of catheters for HD
which infectious disease requires frequent hand washing instead of using alcohol based hand
gels - Correct Answers -active clostridioides difficile infection
WITH SATISFACTORY ANSWERS
2026/2027
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? - Correct Answers -
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 - Correct Answers -HTN
Knowing what caused your patient's CKD - Correct Answers -is important because the
underlying disease could cause health complications that can impact the dialysis treatment
When a PCT documents the extent of a patient's edema, for example as +3 - Correct Answers -
the PCT is preforming an assessment which is not allowed legally
When a patient has an irregular heartbeat, - Correct Answers -the automatic BP reading may
not be accurate
Which of the following is a data collection - Correct Answers -HR 72
at what time should the post treatment data collection be completed - Correct Answers -after
the treatment has been completed
the A in smart communication stands for - Correct Answers -actual- just report the facts
, which of the following events is defined as a near miss - Correct Answers -the wrong dialyzer
was set up and primed for a patient, but it was caught before dialysis was initiated and the
dialyzer was replaced
using the __________ approach is one way to fill out an REM - Correct Answers -SBAR
What is your main priority when returning a patient's blood with the hand crank during a power
outage? - Correct Answers -you must be vigilant in watching for air in the blood lines
what problem will cause an increase in the patient's VP - Correct Answers -a clot in the venous
drip chamber
Which blood test must be performed at regular intervals on patients susceptible to HPB -
Correct Answers -HBsAg
who is accountable for appropriate patient and teammate scheduling in the acute setting -
Correct Answers -
you are dialyzing a patient and the only available HPB surveillance test is a HBsAb of 8. What are
the machine disinfection requirements after dialyzing this patient? - Correct Answers -the
machine must be heat disinfected at the end of each day
What is the most common factor contributing to bacteremia in dialysis patients? - Correct
Answers -use of catheters for HD
which infectious disease requires frequent hand washing instead of using alcohol based hand
gels - Correct Answers -active clostridioides difficile infection
