Final Exam DaVita (RN) 2026
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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? -
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 - ANSWER-HTN
Knowing what caused your patient's CKD - 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 -
ANSWER-the PCT is preforming an assessment which is not allowed legally
,When a patient has an irregular heartbeat, - ANSWER-the automatic BP reading
may not be accurate
Which of the following is a data collection - ANSWER-HR 72
at what time should the post treatment data collection be completed - ANSWER-
after the treatment has been completed
the A in smart communication stands for - ANSWER-actual- just report the facts
which of the following events is defined as a near miss - 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 - ANSWER-SBAR
What is your main priority when returning a patient's blood with the hand crank
during a power outage? - ANSWER-you must be vigilant in watching for air in the
blood lines
what problem will cause an increase in the patient's VP - ANSWER-a clot in the
venous drip chamber
Which blood test must be performed at regular intervals on patients susceptible
to HPB - ANSWER-HBsAg
, who is accountable for appropriate patient and teammate scheduling in the acute
setting - 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?
- 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? -
ANSWER-use of catheters for HD
which infectious disease requires frequent hand washing instead of using alcohol
based hand gels - ANSWER-active clostridioides difficile infection
What precautions must be used when handling lab specimens? - ANSWER-
universal precautions
waiting only five seconds between lowering the blood pump speed and drawing
the post treatment blood sample could - ANSWER-cause the post treatment BUN
reading to be falsely low (wait 15 seconds)
which may cause a decrease in the hemoglobin of a patient with ESRD - ANSWER-
infection/inflammation
fluid overload and HTN lead to LVH, this means - ANSWER-hypotensive episodes
are more likely to occur during the dialysis treatment
Update |Actual Exam Set
Questions And Verified
Answers (Correct solutions) |
Get It 100% Accurate!!
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? -
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 - ANSWER-HTN
Knowing what caused your patient's CKD - 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 -
ANSWER-the PCT is preforming an assessment which is not allowed legally
,When a patient has an irregular heartbeat, - ANSWER-the automatic BP reading
may not be accurate
Which of the following is a data collection - ANSWER-HR 72
at what time should the post treatment data collection be completed - ANSWER-
after the treatment has been completed
the A in smart communication stands for - ANSWER-actual- just report the facts
which of the following events is defined as a near miss - 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 - ANSWER-SBAR
What is your main priority when returning a patient's blood with the hand crank
during a power outage? - ANSWER-you must be vigilant in watching for air in the
blood lines
what problem will cause an increase in the patient's VP - ANSWER-a clot in the
venous drip chamber
Which blood test must be performed at regular intervals on patients susceptible
to HPB - ANSWER-HBsAg
, who is accountable for appropriate patient and teammate scheduling in the acute
setting - 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?
- 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? -
ANSWER-use of catheters for HD
which infectious disease requires frequent hand washing instead of using alcohol
based hand gels - ANSWER-active clostridioides difficile infection
What precautions must be used when handling lab specimens? - ANSWER-
universal precautions
waiting only five seconds between lowering the blood pump speed and drawing
the post treatment blood sample could - ANSWER-cause the post treatment BUN
reading to be falsely low (wait 15 seconds)
which may cause a decrease in the hemoglobin of a patient with ESRD - ANSWER-
infection/inflammation
fluid overload and HTN lead to LVH, this means - ANSWER-hypotensive episodes
are more likely to occur during the dialysis treatment
