FRESENIUS KIDNEY CARE
GRADUATION EXAM
Henodialysis direct patient care staff reference - Correct Answers -Roles
*RN- Oversee and assess the patient and the patients treatment
*RN- Develop and implement the patients plan of care
*RN- Direct Interventions
*RN- Provide initial patient education
LPN/LVN- Evaluate and monitor patients
LPN/LVN-Complete interventions and delegated by the RN
LPN/LVN- Reinforce education provided by the RN
PCT-Evaluate patients, prepare for, initiate, monitor, and terminate treatments
PCT- Reinforce nursing education
Physicians- Direct all patient care
Physicians- Prescribe changes to the dialysis treatment orders :
dialysate bath, dialyzer size, treatment time, BFR/DFR based on patient laboratory
values, vital signs, physical assessments m and patient complaints.
Anatomy and Physiology of the urinary system - Correct Answers -2 kidneys, 2 ureters,
1 bladder, 1 urethra
the kidneys produce urine which is transported by the uerters to the bladder to be stored
and then excreted from the body via the urethra
the kidney is a complex orgam with multiple functions
what are the multiple functions of a kidney? - Correct Answers -A- Acid/Base Balance
W-Water or Fluid Balance
E-Electrolyte Balance
T_ Toxins or Waste product removal
B-blood Pressure Regulation
Erythropoietin Production
D_ Vitimin D Metabolism
Types of Kidney Failure - Correct Answers -Acute Renal Failure, Chronic Renal Failure
Acute Renal Failure - Correct Answers -sudden onset
severe
usually reversible
examples: drug toxicity, trauma, dehydration, infection
chronic Renal Failure - Correct Answers -slow onset
progressive
GRADUATION EXAM
Henodialysis direct patient care staff reference - Correct Answers -Roles
*RN- Oversee and assess the patient and the patients treatment
*RN- Develop and implement the patients plan of care
*RN- Direct Interventions
*RN- Provide initial patient education
LPN/LVN- Evaluate and monitor patients
LPN/LVN-Complete interventions and delegated by the RN
LPN/LVN- Reinforce education provided by the RN
PCT-Evaluate patients, prepare for, initiate, monitor, and terminate treatments
PCT- Reinforce nursing education
Physicians- Direct all patient care
Physicians- Prescribe changes to the dialysis treatment orders :
dialysate bath, dialyzer size, treatment time, BFR/DFR based on patient laboratory
values, vital signs, physical assessments m and patient complaints.
Anatomy and Physiology of the urinary system - Correct Answers -2 kidneys, 2 ureters,
1 bladder, 1 urethra
the kidneys produce urine which is transported by the uerters to the bladder to be stored
and then excreted from the body via the urethra
the kidney is a complex orgam with multiple functions
what are the multiple functions of a kidney? - Correct Answers -A- Acid/Base Balance
W-Water or Fluid Balance
E-Electrolyte Balance
T_ Toxins or Waste product removal
B-blood Pressure Regulation
Erythropoietin Production
D_ Vitimin D Metabolism
Types of Kidney Failure - Correct Answers -Acute Renal Failure, Chronic Renal Failure
Acute Renal Failure - Correct Answers -sudden onset
severe
usually reversible
examples: drug toxicity, trauma, dehydration, infection
chronic Renal Failure - Correct Answers -slow onset
progressive