DAVITA PCT EXAM PAPER PRACTICE SOLUTION ACCURATE RESPONSES
Question:
Sterile means.
Answer:
free of all living microorganisms and spores
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clean means.
Answer:
not sterile, but disinfected such as a clean dialysis chair
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contaminated means.
Answer:
that a sterile or clean item has come in contact with non-sterile object
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dirty means.
Answer:
neither sterile or clean, but visibly contaminated
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Alcohol-bases hand rubs must contain.
Answer:
,60-95% ethyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, or a combination of both
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How long should you wash your hands for?
Answer:
20 seconds
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PPE includes what?
Answer:
gloves, gowns, masks, protective eye gear
Question:
environmental surfaces are cleaned with appropriate disinfectant such as a bleach solution.
Answer:
1:100 one part bleach and 99 part water
Question:
for visible blood or gross blood spills, a ______ bleach solution must be utilized.
Answer:
1:10 1 part bleach and 9 parts water
Question:
when preparing patient assignments, teammates who care for confirmed or suspected hep B surface
antigen (HBsAg) positive patient(s) will only be assigned to simultaneously care for surface.
Answer:
antibody positive (immune) patients
,Question:
Although dialysis is a complex procedure, it is based on simple principles.
Answer:
use of a semipermeable membrane, diffusion, ultrafiltration, convection, and osmosis
Question:
what are the 3 treatment goals to achieve in dialysis?
Answer:
1. Remove waste from the blood 2.remove excess water from the blood 3. balance blood electrolytes
Question:
semipermeable membrane.
Answer:
thin sheet of natural or synthetic material that allows some small particles to pass through, while
blocking other, larger ones.
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what is a dialyzer and the 2 compartments.
Answer:
artificial kidney and blood site and dialysate site
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what happens if the blood site and dialysate site mix?
Answer:
= blood leak
, Question:
what is dialysate (3 things)?
Answer:
RO water, acid bath, and bicarbonate
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what is an extracorporeal circuit?
Answer:
bloodline, saline, and dialyzer=set up
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What is diffusion?
Answer:
movement of dissolved particles across a semipermeable membrane from the side with the higher
concentration to the side with the lower concentratio n.
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What is ultrafiltration?
Answer:
removes water from the blood by pushing it across the semipermeable membrane
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What is convection?
Answer:
or solute drag is when solutes move with the water across the semipermeable membrane.
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Question:
Sterile means.
Answer:
free of all living microorganisms and spores
Question:
clean means.
Answer:
not sterile, but disinfected such as a clean dialysis chair
Question:
contaminated means.
Answer:
that a sterile or clean item has come in contact with non-sterile object
Question:
dirty means.
Answer:
neither sterile or clean, but visibly contaminated
Question:
Alcohol-bases hand rubs must contain.
Answer:
,60-95% ethyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, or a combination of both
Question:
How long should you wash your hands for?
Answer:
20 seconds
Question:
PPE includes what?
Answer:
gloves, gowns, masks, protective eye gear
Question:
environmental surfaces are cleaned with appropriate disinfectant such as a bleach solution.
Answer:
1:100 one part bleach and 99 part water
Question:
for visible blood or gross blood spills, a ______ bleach solution must be utilized.
Answer:
1:10 1 part bleach and 9 parts water
Question:
when preparing patient assignments, teammates who care for confirmed or suspected hep B surface
antigen (HBsAg) positive patient(s) will only be assigned to simultaneously care for surface.
Answer:
antibody positive (immune) patients
,Question:
Although dialysis is a complex procedure, it is based on simple principles.
Answer:
use of a semipermeable membrane, diffusion, ultrafiltration, convection, and osmosis
Question:
what are the 3 treatment goals to achieve in dialysis?
Answer:
1. Remove waste from the blood 2.remove excess water from the blood 3. balance blood electrolytes
Question:
semipermeable membrane.
Answer:
thin sheet of natural or synthetic material that allows some small particles to pass through, while
blocking other, larger ones.
Question:
what is a dialyzer and the 2 compartments.
Answer:
artificial kidney and blood site and dialysate site
Question:
what happens if the blood site and dialysate site mix?
Answer:
= blood leak
, Question:
what is dialysate (3 things)?
Answer:
RO water, acid bath, and bicarbonate
Question:
what is an extracorporeal circuit?
Answer:
bloodline, saline, and dialyzer=set up
Question:
What is diffusion?
Answer:
movement of dissolved particles across a semipermeable membrane from the side with the higher
concentration to the side with the lower concentratio n.
Question:
What is ultrafiltration?
Answer:
removes water from the blood by pushing it across the semipermeable membrane
Question:
What is convection?
Answer:
or solute drag is when solutes move with the water across the semipermeable membrane.
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