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DaVita RN Final Exam 2026/2027 –
Complete Questions & Verified
Answers | Graded A+
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-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 - correct-answer - HTN
Knowing what caused your patient's CKD - correct-answer - 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-answer - the PCT is preforming an assessment which is not allowed legally
When a patient has an irregular heartbeat, - correct-answer - the automatic BP
reading may not be accurate
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Which of the following is a data collection - correct-answer - HR 72
at what time should the post treatment data collection be completed - correct-
answer - after the treatment has been completed
the A in smart communication stands for - correct-answer - actual- just report the
facts
which of the following events is defined as a near miss - correct-answer - 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-answer -
SBAR
What is your main priority when returning a patient's blood with the hand crank
during a power outage? - correct-answer - you must be vigilant in watching for air
in the blood lines
what problem will cause an increase in the patient's VP - correct-answer - a clot in
the venous drip chamber
, 3
Which blood test must be performed at regular intervals on patients susceptible
to HPB - correct-answer - HBsAg
who is accountable for appropriate patient and teammate scheduling in the acute
setting - correct-answer -
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-answer - 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-answer - use of catheters for HD
which infectious disease requires frequent hand washing instead of using alcohol
based hand gels - correct-answer - active clostridioides difficile infection
What precautions must be used when handling lab specimens? - correct-answer -
universal precautions
waiting only five seconds between lowering the blood pump speed and drawing
the post treatment blood sample could - correct-answer - cause the post
treatment BUN reading to be falsely low (wait 15 seconds)
DaVita RN Final Exam 2026/2027 –
Complete Questions & Verified
Answers | Graded A+
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-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 - correct-answer - HTN
Knowing what caused your patient's CKD - correct-answer - 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-answer - the PCT is preforming an assessment which is not allowed legally
When a patient has an irregular heartbeat, - correct-answer - the automatic BP
reading may not be accurate
, 2
Which of the following is a data collection - correct-answer - HR 72
at what time should the post treatment data collection be completed - correct-
answer - after the treatment has been completed
the A in smart communication stands for - correct-answer - actual- just report the
facts
which of the following events is defined as a near miss - correct-answer - 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-answer -
SBAR
What is your main priority when returning a patient's blood with the hand crank
during a power outage? - correct-answer - you must be vigilant in watching for air
in the blood lines
what problem will cause an increase in the patient's VP - correct-answer - a clot in
the venous drip chamber
, 3
Which blood test must be performed at regular intervals on patients susceptible
to HPB - correct-answer - HBsAg
who is accountable for appropriate patient and teammate scheduling in the acute
setting - correct-answer -
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-answer - 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-answer - use of catheters for HD
which infectious disease requires frequent hand washing instead of using alcohol
based hand gels - correct-answer - active clostridioides difficile infection
What precautions must be used when handling lab specimens? - correct-answer -
universal precautions
waiting only five seconds between lowering the blood pump speed and drawing
the post treatment blood sample could - correct-answer - cause the post
treatment BUN reading to be falsely low (wait 15 seconds)
