DAVITA PCT FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Whatgfactorgwouldginfluencegtheg"t"gofgthegKt/Vgformulag-gans-
Shortenedgtreatmentgtkme
Poorgwoundghealinggisgdirectlygrelatedgtog-gans-Inadequategproteingintake
Standinggpost-
treatmentgBPgreadinggofg_____gisgconsideredgangabnormalgfindingg-gans-
BPgsystolicggreatergthang140gorglessgthang90
WhatgfactorgwouldgdecreasegthegKgofgthegKt/Vgformulag-gans-
Inadequategantigcoagulation
Documentationgingthegmedicalgrecordg-gans-
Providesgdatagforgthegcontinuitygandgplanninggofgpatientgcare
Pergphysiciangordergandgbasedgongindividualgpatientgneeds,gChronicgKidneygDis
easegMineralg&gBonegDisorderg(MBD)gisgtreatedgwithg-gans-
Phosphategbinders,gvitamingD,gandgCalcitriol
Whatgisgthegmostglikelygreasongforgagbloodgleakgdetectorgalarmgduringgrecircula
tiong-gans-Airgbubblesgingdialysategorgagdirtygsensor
Thegpersongresponsiblegforgimplementation,gadherencegandgtraininggofgthegfacilit
yg-gans-ThegFA
Administrationgofgnormalgsalineg-gans-
ThegteammategmustgremaingwithgthegPTgtogmonitorgthegprocessguntilgadministra
tiongisgcompletegandglinesgaregsecure
Thegdialysisgteamgpreventsgadditionalgbloodglossgbyg-gans-
providinggappropiategheparingdosegpergphysiciangordergusingggoodgcannulationga
ndgpropergrinsebackgaftergtx.
Thegpsychologicalgassessmentgcompletedgbygthegsocialgworkerg-gans-
Isgcompletedginitiallygandgannually
, TeammatesgMUSTgbegablegtogreadilygidentifygpatientsgwhogmaygrequiregaddition
algassistancegingthegeventgofgangemergencygevacuation.gThisgwillgincludegpatien
tsgwhogneedghelpgwithgorgaregunablegtog-gans-BothgBgandgC
completegthegemergencygtakegoffgprocedure
Evacuategingsafegandgtimelygmannergduegtogimpairment
PergthegCDC,gwhichgisgthegmostgimportantgroutegbygwhichgpathogensgaregtrans
mittedginghealthcaregsettingsgincludinggdialysisgcenters?g-gans-
Contactgtransmission
Agrecommendedginterventiongforgmusclegcrampsgisg-gans-
Turninggthegultrafiltrationg(UFR)goff.
Agpatientgtargetgweightgisg-gans-Bothg
Prescribedgandgdeterminedgbygphysiciangorder
Modifiedgbygphysiciangbasedgongpatientgtolerance
Whatgcomplicationgwouldgyougexpectgtogseegifgagpatientgisgexposedgtogchlorine
g-gans-Hemolysis
Howgdogyougverifygthatgthegpatientgisgstablegandgsafegforgdischargegaftergtreat
mentg-gans-All
EvaluategthegeffectivenessgofgthegTXgbygcomparinggpostgandgpregdata
PCTsgnotifygRNgifgtheregareganygunusualgfindingsg
NursesgperformgagpostgTXgassessmentgasgrequired
Whygisgmeticulousghandghygienegsogimportantginghealthcare?g-gans-
ItgisgthegsinglegmostgimportantginterventiongingpreventinggHealthcaregAssociatedg
InfectionsgHAI
Whichgofgthegfollowinggmaygbe,gbutgdoesn'tghavegtogbegagsigngofghemolysisg-
gans-CherrygredgcoloredgbloodgingthegVenusgline
Knowinggwhatgcausedgyourgpatient'sgrenalgfailureg-gans-
Isgimportantgtoginquiregaboutgpossiblegproblemsgduringgdatagcollectiongandgasse
ssment
Togassistgingsurveygreadinessgyougshouldg-gans-All
Staygcurrentgandgfollowgpoliciesgandgprocedures
Assistgwithginternalgauditsg
Maintaingagculturegofgsafety
DaVitagQualitygIndexg(DQI)gsuccessgisgachievedg-gans-allgofgthegabove
ThroughgmanaginggindividualgPTgfirstgandgallowinggscoresgtogfollowg
ThroughgknowinggeachgteamgmembersgrolegingimprovinggDQIgscoreg
AND ANSWERS
Whatgfactorgwouldginfluencegtheg"t"gofgthegKt/Vgformulag-gans-
Shortenedgtreatmentgtkme
Poorgwoundghealinggisgdirectlygrelatedgtog-gans-Inadequategproteingintake
Standinggpost-
treatmentgBPgreadinggofg_____gisgconsideredgangabnormalgfindingg-gans-
BPgsystolicggreatergthang140gorglessgthang90
WhatgfactorgwouldgdecreasegthegKgofgthegKt/Vgformulag-gans-
Inadequategantigcoagulation
Documentationgingthegmedicalgrecordg-gans-
Providesgdatagforgthegcontinuitygandgplanninggofgpatientgcare
Pergphysiciangordergandgbasedgongindividualgpatientgneeds,gChronicgKidneygDis
easegMineralg&gBonegDisorderg(MBD)gisgtreatedgwithg-gans-
Phosphategbinders,gvitamingD,gandgCalcitriol
Whatgisgthegmostglikelygreasongforgagbloodgleakgdetectorgalarmgduringgrecircula
tiong-gans-Airgbubblesgingdialysategorgagdirtygsensor
Thegpersongresponsiblegforgimplementation,gadherencegandgtraininggofgthegfacilit
yg-gans-ThegFA
Administrationgofgnormalgsalineg-gans-
ThegteammategmustgremaingwithgthegPTgtogmonitorgthegprocessguntilgadministra
tiongisgcompletegandglinesgaregsecure
Thegdialysisgteamgpreventsgadditionalgbloodglossgbyg-gans-
providinggappropiategheparingdosegpergphysiciangordergusingggoodgcannulationga
ndgpropergrinsebackgaftergtx.
Thegpsychologicalgassessmentgcompletedgbygthegsocialgworkerg-gans-
Isgcompletedginitiallygandgannually
, TeammatesgMUSTgbegablegtogreadilygidentifygpatientsgwhogmaygrequiregaddition
algassistancegingthegeventgofgangemergencygevacuation.gThisgwillgincludegpatien
tsgwhogneedghelpgwithgorgaregunablegtog-gans-BothgBgandgC
completegthegemergencygtakegoffgprocedure
Evacuategingsafegandgtimelygmannergduegtogimpairment
PergthegCDC,gwhichgisgthegmostgimportantgroutegbygwhichgpathogensgaregtrans
mittedginghealthcaregsettingsgincludinggdialysisgcenters?g-gans-
Contactgtransmission
Agrecommendedginterventiongforgmusclegcrampsgisg-gans-
Turninggthegultrafiltrationg(UFR)goff.
Agpatientgtargetgweightgisg-gans-Bothg
Prescribedgandgdeterminedgbygphysiciangorder
Modifiedgbygphysiciangbasedgongpatientgtolerance
Whatgcomplicationgwouldgyougexpectgtogseegifgagpatientgisgexposedgtogchlorine
g-gans-Hemolysis
Howgdogyougverifygthatgthegpatientgisgstablegandgsafegforgdischargegaftergtreat
mentg-gans-All
EvaluategthegeffectivenessgofgthegTXgbygcomparinggpostgandgpregdata
PCTsgnotifygRNgifgtheregareganygunusualgfindingsg
NursesgperformgagpostgTXgassessmentgasgrequired
Whygisgmeticulousghandghygienegsogimportantginghealthcare?g-gans-
ItgisgthegsinglegmostgimportantginterventiongingpreventinggHealthcaregAssociatedg
InfectionsgHAI
Whichgofgthegfollowinggmaygbe,gbutgdoesn'tghavegtogbegagsigngofghemolysisg-
gans-CherrygredgcoloredgbloodgingthegVenusgline
Knowinggwhatgcausedgyourgpatient'sgrenalgfailureg-gans-
Isgimportantgtoginquiregaboutgpossiblegproblemsgduringgdatagcollectiongandgasse
ssment
Togassistgingsurveygreadinessgyougshouldg-gans-All
Staygcurrentgandgfollowgpoliciesgandgprocedures
Assistgwithginternalgauditsg
Maintaingagculturegofgsafety
DaVitagQualitygIndexg(DQI)gsuccessgisgachievedg-gans-allgofgthegabove
ThroughgmanaginggindividualgPTgfirstgandgallowinggscoresgtogfollowg
ThroughgknowinggeachgteamgmembersgrolegingimprovinggDQIgscoreg