DaVita Annual Competency
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Albumin is an important test that tells about the patient ____ status -
answer Nutritional
During a hemodialysis treatment the technician responds to a low
venous pressure alarm. The most likely cause for this alarm is: -
answer Disconnection of the bloodline
All of the following are phosphate binders EXCEPT: - answer Vitamin
B12
A semipermeable membrane is a porous barrier that: - answer
Allows for only certain sized particles to cross
Abnormal levels of this electrolyte can cause cardiac arrhythmias
and even death. - answer Potassium
Before a hemodialysis treatment , the technician removes the cap
from the fistula needle and accidentally touches the chair with the
tip of the needle. Which of these actions should the technician take
first? - answer discard the needle
A 58- year old patient who is blind comes to treatment accompanied
by his wife. Which of these approaches should the dialysis
technician use when interacting with the patient? - answer Describe
the activities in the immediate environment
A patient complains of pain at the venous needle site. The dialysis
technician observes there is swelling distal to the venous needle
,site and that the venous pressure is rising. The dialysis technician
should suspect.. - answer an infiltration
A rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would indicate that the patient
has: - answer tachycardia(fast heart rate)
A rise in transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during
hemodialysis is an indicative of: - answer Clotting of the
extracorporeal circuit
During pre dialysis data collection, it would be best for the
technician to ask the patient which of these questions? - answer
How have you been since your last tx
Dialysate that is too hot will cause - answer hemolysis
During hemodialysis, the air detector on Ms. Foster's machine
alarms and foam is visible in the venous drip chamber. The
immediate action of the dialysis technician should be to: - answer
Clamp venous line
A female dialysis technician has been caring for a male patient for
several months. The patient tells the dialysis technician that he is
lonely and depressed. He asked the dialysis technician to go out to
dinner with him. In addition to politely declining the patient's
invitation, which of these actions, if any, should the dialysis
technician take? - answer Refer to a social worker
A teammate asks you to document the normal saline he just gave to
Mr. Smith. You would: - answer Never document someone elses.
Asepsis is defined as: - answer the absence of disease producing
organism
, AAMI standard for conventional dialysate requires the total
microbial count be less than - answer 100 cfu/ml
A nephron is made up of: - answer glomerulus and tubule
During a hemodialysis treatment, a patient's venous needle
infiltrates. Which of these actions should the dialysis technician
take first? - answer stop the blood pump
Biohazardous waste includes any material exposed to: - answer
blood
All of the following may be signs and symptoms of an infected
access EXCEPT: - answer numbness and tingling
A dialysis technician observes all of the below on the treatment
floor, which one poses an environmental risk?
A. About one ounce (30ml) liquid is on the floor
B. A patient's family member is present during initiation of
treatment
C. Charts are lying on bed side tables
D. The wheels of the hemodialysis machine are locked. - answer
About one ounce(30ml) liquid on the floor
The AAMI standard for endotoxin level sin conventional dialysate is:
- answer Less than 0.50 EU/ml
Excess fluid is forced out of the blood and into the dialysate during
dialysate by which principle? - answer Ultrafiltration
questions with complete
verified solutions
Albumin is an important test that tells about the patient ____ status -
answer Nutritional
During a hemodialysis treatment the technician responds to a low
venous pressure alarm. The most likely cause for this alarm is: -
answer Disconnection of the bloodline
All of the following are phosphate binders EXCEPT: - answer Vitamin
B12
A semipermeable membrane is a porous barrier that: - answer
Allows for only certain sized particles to cross
Abnormal levels of this electrolyte can cause cardiac arrhythmias
and even death. - answer Potassium
Before a hemodialysis treatment , the technician removes the cap
from the fistula needle and accidentally touches the chair with the
tip of the needle. Which of these actions should the technician take
first? - answer discard the needle
A 58- year old patient who is blind comes to treatment accompanied
by his wife. Which of these approaches should the dialysis
technician use when interacting with the patient? - answer Describe
the activities in the immediate environment
A patient complains of pain at the venous needle site. The dialysis
technician observes there is swelling distal to the venous needle
,site and that the venous pressure is rising. The dialysis technician
should suspect.. - answer an infiltration
A rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would indicate that the patient
has: - answer tachycardia(fast heart rate)
A rise in transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during
hemodialysis is an indicative of: - answer Clotting of the
extracorporeal circuit
During pre dialysis data collection, it would be best for the
technician to ask the patient which of these questions? - answer
How have you been since your last tx
Dialysate that is too hot will cause - answer hemolysis
During hemodialysis, the air detector on Ms. Foster's machine
alarms and foam is visible in the venous drip chamber. The
immediate action of the dialysis technician should be to: - answer
Clamp venous line
A female dialysis technician has been caring for a male patient for
several months. The patient tells the dialysis technician that he is
lonely and depressed. He asked the dialysis technician to go out to
dinner with him. In addition to politely declining the patient's
invitation, which of these actions, if any, should the dialysis
technician take? - answer Refer to a social worker
A teammate asks you to document the normal saline he just gave to
Mr. Smith. You would: - answer Never document someone elses.
Asepsis is defined as: - answer the absence of disease producing
organism
, AAMI standard for conventional dialysate requires the total
microbial count be less than - answer 100 cfu/ml
A nephron is made up of: - answer glomerulus and tubule
During a hemodialysis treatment, a patient's venous needle
infiltrates. Which of these actions should the dialysis technician
take first? - answer stop the blood pump
Biohazardous waste includes any material exposed to: - answer
blood
All of the following may be signs and symptoms of an infected
access EXCEPT: - answer numbness and tingling
A dialysis technician observes all of the below on the treatment
floor, which one poses an environmental risk?
A. About one ounce (30ml) liquid is on the floor
B. A patient's family member is present during initiation of
treatment
C. Charts are lying on bed side tables
D. The wheels of the hemodialysis machine are locked. - answer
About one ounce(30ml) liquid on the floor
The AAMI standard for endotoxin level sin conventional dialysate is:
- answer Less than 0.50 EU/ml
Excess fluid is forced out of the blood and into the dialysate during
dialysate by which principle? - answer Ultrafiltration
