FRESENIUS PCT EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED TO PASS

When washing hands with soap and water, how long must you wash your hands? - 40-60 seconds When cleaning hands with hand sanitizer how long must you rub your hands? - 20-30 seconds The number one cause of chronic renal failure is? - diabetes When going from a dirty area to retrieve supplies in a clean area, staff are required to complete hand hygiene. True or False? - True Hazardous material identification system HMIS labels are required on all hazardous material, including bicarbonate containers. True or False? - True The first bleach solution used to clean a large blood spill area (greater than 10mLs) is _____ parts bleach and _____ parts water solution. - 1, 9 The main route of transmission of Hepatitis B in hemodialysis facilities is exposure to infected ____ and _____. - blood, bodily fluids When caring for a patient who is Hepatitis B positive, after disconnecting the bloodlines, the technician must perform which 3 actions before documenting? - 1. remove gloves 2. sanitize/wash hands 3. put on new gloves According to the CDC, patients who are Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive should be disliked in a _____ area of the dialysis center, on ____ machine. - separate, dedicated What just the dialysis technician to prior to leaving the patient at the dialysis station to get clean supplies? Remove ____, _____ hands and retrieve items. - gloves, wash/sanitize The dialysis technician has performed a rinseback on a patient and failed to gather all the supplies needed to disconnect the patient. What 2 things must the dialysis technician do prior to getting clean supplies? - remove gloves & wash/ sanitize hands You must wear a full face shield, or mask with goggles when in an area with a risk of ____. - blood spatter Use of a disafe filter allows the production of what? - ultrapure dialysate Normal _____ is used to rinse and prime the tubing of the extracorporeal circuit to remove sterilant and air. - saline Why do you compare the machine conductivity setting to the meter conductivity results? - to ensure the machine display is correct Air is removed from the extracorporeal circuit before initiating treatment because it may cause ____ when trapped in the dialyzer. - clotting The most likely cause of contamination of the extracorporeal circuit are ____ in the prime bucket with ____ end caps. - bloodlines, open A low-level arterial drip chamber can result in ____ entering the system causing an air embolism or clotting. - air ____ is the ability of a substance to conduct an electrical charge. - conductivity When blood escapes from the dialyzer blood compartment into the dialysate fluid compartment, this is known as a ____. - blood leak The final dialysate must have a pH between: ____ and ____. - 6.9, 7.6 How often should the staff clean the dialysis machine with acid? - daily When should alarm and pressure holding tests (PHT) should be performed on dialysis machines? - before each treatment