DIALYSIS TECHNICIAN COMPREHENSIVE EXAMS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What happens when the dialysate flow stops during dialysis? - ✔✔The patients
blood is no longer being cleaned
✔✔During safety checks the technician notes the following; which one requires
intervention: A.) access and patients face are covered, B.) legs and feet are covered,
C.) saline is double clamped, D.) Arterial chamber is 95% full - ✔✔A. Access and
patients face are covered
✔✔The primary cause of anemia in the dialysis patient is: - ✔✔Decrease in production if
Erythropoietin
✔✔The group of symptoms that include feelings of faintness, double vision,
perspiration, irritability, and hunger may be associated with what patient complication: -
✔✔Hypoglycemia
✔✔During the final thirty minutes of dialysis, the patient complains of blurred vision and
dizziness. The caregiver should evaluate for signs of: - ✔✔Hypotension
✔✔Hemolyzed blood could be cause by: - ✔✔An arterial pressure of -270
, ✔✔What are the labeling requirements for our bleach container? - ✔✔Concentration,
initials, date, time, HMIS
✔✔What is the correct order of draw? - ✔✔SST Marble top, Red, Royal Blue, Light
blue, mint green, lavender, SST Gold
✔✔Allowable TCD alarm range - ✔✔+/- .5
✔✔Allowable difference between Phoenix meter and machine conductivity: - ✔✔+/- .3
✔✔What is the Blood flow rate for recirculation? - ✔✔300-400 ml/min
✔✔Volume to be drained from arterial line during fresh fill - ✔✔50 ml
✔✔How long are the Embrace Pro Glucometer solutions good for? - ✔✔4 months
✔✔Acceptable pH range - ✔✔6.9-7.9
✔✔Volume to be drained from the venous line during fresh fill: - ✔✔250 ml
✔✔What is the blood flow rate for a fresh fill? - ✔✔300 ml/min
✔✔What is the blood flow rate for priming? - ✔✔150 ml/min
✔✔How long are the Embrace Pro Glucometer strips are good for? - ✔✔90 days
✔✔How long do you hand sanitize with soap and water? - ✔✔40-60 seconds
✔✔How long do you hand sanitize with gel? - ✔✔20-30 seconds
✔✔Patients with an HBsAb greater than 10 are considered to be: - ✔✔Immune
✔✔Patients with an HBsAb less than 10 are considered: - ✔✔Susceptible
✔✔Patients who are HBsAg positive have a: - ✔✔Hepatitis B infection
✔✔Patients who are HBsAg negative have: - ✔✔No Hepatitis B
✔✔Which patients would sit inside of the buffer zone: - ✔✔Patients with an HBsAb of 10
or more
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What happens when the dialysate flow stops during dialysis? - ✔✔The patients
blood is no longer being cleaned
✔✔During safety checks the technician notes the following; which one requires
intervention: A.) access and patients face are covered, B.) legs and feet are covered,
C.) saline is double clamped, D.) Arterial chamber is 95% full - ✔✔A. Access and
patients face are covered
✔✔The primary cause of anemia in the dialysis patient is: - ✔✔Decrease in production if
Erythropoietin
✔✔The group of symptoms that include feelings of faintness, double vision,
perspiration, irritability, and hunger may be associated with what patient complication: -
✔✔Hypoglycemia
✔✔During the final thirty minutes of dialysis, the patient complains of blurred vision and
dizziness. The caregiver should evaluate for signs of: - ✔✔Hypotension
✔✔Hemolyzed blood could be cause by: - ✔✔An arterial pressure of -270
, ✔✔What are the labeling requirements for our bleach container? - ✔✔Concentration,
initials, date, time, HMIS
✔✔What is the correct order of draw? - ✔✔SST Marble top, Red, Royal Blue, Light
blue, mint green, lavender, SST Gold
✔✔Allowable TCD alarm range - ✔✔+/- .5
✔✔Allowable difference between Phoenix meter and machine conductivity: - ✔✔+/- .3
✔✔What is the Blood flow rate for recirculation? - ✔✔300-400 ml/min
✔✔Volume to be drained from arterial line during fresh fill - ✔✔50 ml
✔✔How long are the Embrace Pro Glucometer solutions good for? - ✔✔4 months
✔✔Acceptable pH range - ✔✔6.9-7.9
✔✔Volume to be drained from the venous line during fresh fill: - ✔✔250 ml
✔✔What is the blood flow rate for a fresh fill? - ✔✔300 ml/min
✔✔What is the blood flow rate for priming? - ✔✔150 ml/min
✔✔How long are the Embrace Pro Glucometer strips are good for? - ✔✔90 days
✔✔How long do you hand sanitize with soap and water? - ✔✔40-60 seconds
✔✔How long do you hand sanitize with gel? - ✔✔20-30 seconds
✔✔Patients with an HBsAb greater than 10 are considered to be: - ✔✔Immune
✔✔Patients with an HBsAb less than 10 are considered: - ✔✔Susceptible
✔✔Patients who are HBsAg positive have a: - ✔✔Hepatitis B infection
✔✔Patients who are HBsAg negative have: - ✔✔No Hepatitis B
✔✔Which patients would sit inside of the buffer zone: - ✔✔Patients with an HBsAb of 10
or more
