HEMODIALYSIS CA ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS 2025/2026 GRADED A+
A kidney pancreas transplant from the same or different donors - A treatment option for
someone who has kidney failure and type one diabetes may be
Completely free of any micro organisms - Which of these definitions best fits aseptic
Team meetings to share information about patients are required - Since 2008, CMS has
mandated which of the following actions regarding the patient care team?
Above the knee or above the ankle - If you cannot check a patient's blood pressure on
his or her arm where should you check it on his or her leg?
A pressure gauge - What should you see in a water treatment system before and after
the booster pump?
Before each patient shift or every four hours - Besides the start of each treatment day,
when does CMS require testing of hemodialysis water for total chlorine?
Trouble inserting needles, higher, Venous pressures, more bleeding after treatment -
Which of these signs might suggest stenosis in an arteriovenous fistula or graft?
Arterial (pre-pump) - At which point in the extracorporeal circuits is the pressure
negative (less than zero)?
Removing the scabs - What cannulation stuff is unique to the buttonhole technique?
Repeated needle punctures tear holes in a graft - What is "one-site-itis"?
Acidic - A solution with a pH of less than 7.0 is
They are a window into the patient's body and how they are responding to treatment -
Blood tests are done, routinely and dialysis and are valuable because
10% - About how many dialysis patients in the United States do peritoneal dialysis?
Rinsing removes any residual materials or sterilant - Why is it a good practice to dump
the saline prime and add fresh saline just before you connect a patient?
Apply gel to the palm of one hand, rub your hands together until they are dry - Which of
these describes the correct way to use alcohol-based hand gel?
Flow more slowly - If you have 1 gallon of fluid, moving through a tube in one minute,
and you make that soup, diameter, larger, the fluid that passes through it will
, Mood swings, headaches, stomach, upset, changes, to vision and hearing - Which of
the following symptoms have been linked to disaster-related stress?
They retain or release water as needed and release, running to make blood vessels
constrict - How do healthy kidneys help to control blood pressure?
At least 10 minutes, five minutes per tank - How much empty bed contact time does
CMS require for water water in the carbon tanks?
A wound - In which of these sites might MRSA be most likely?
If patient electrolytes are high, the dialysate level should be low - Which of the following
is true about balancing patience, electrolytes?
Do not can you cannulate the access, tell the nurse why - When you suspect that a
patient has a stenosis or blood clot, what is your next step?
Play the chair flat and try to reduce needle pain. Also suggest that they look away
during cannulation. - What can you do That may help a patient with severe needle
phobia?
50% - About what percent of US dialysis patients are working age between 18 and 64?
Dilute the accident bicarbonate concentrates with treated water, then mix them together
- Which of these steps for mixing dialysate are correct?
To alert us to dangerous membranes tears - Why are blood leak detectors needed for
hemodialysis treatments?
Microbes - Chlorine or chloramines are added to tap water to remove
Bone disease and dementia - What are the main risks to patients of too much aluminum
and dialysis water?
Erythropoietin and calcitriol, and the enzyme renin - Which hormones to healthy kidneys
produce
To reduce precipitate - Why do we dilute one dialysate concentrate to make a solution
before adding the other concentrate?
Infection - What is the biggest risk when the button hole technique is used for
cannulation?
Thousands of hollow fibers - Which part of the dialyzers we use today is a semi
permeable membrane?
ANSWERS 2025/2026 GRADED A+
A kidney pancreas transplant from the same or different donors - A treatment option for
someone who has kidney failure and type one diabetes may be
Completely free of any micro organisms - Which of these definitions best fits aseptic
Team meetings to share information about patients are required - Since 2008, CMS has
mandated which of the following actions regarding the patient care team?
Above the knee or above the ankle - If you cannot check a patient's blood pressure on
his or her arm where should you check it on his or her leg?
A pressure gauge - What should you see in a water treatment system before and after
the booster pump?
Before each patient shift or every four hours - Besides the start of each treatment day,
when does CMS require testing of hemodialysis water for total chlorine?
Trouble inserting needles, higher, Venous pressures, more bleeding after treatment -
Which of these signs might suggest stenosis in an arteriovenous fistula or graft?
Arterial (pre-pump) - At which point in the extracorporeal circuits is the pressure
negative (less than zero)?
Removing the scabs - What cannulation stuff is unique to the buttonhole technique?
Repeated needle punctures tear holes in a graft - What is "one-site-itis"?
Acidic - A solution with a pH of less than 7.0 is
They are a window into the patient's body and how they are responding to treatment -
Blood tests are done, routinely and dialysis and are valuable because
10% - About how many dialysis patients in the United States do peritoneal dialysis?
Rinsing removes any residual materials or sterilant - Why is it a good practice to dump
the saline prime and add fresh saline just before you connect a patient?
Apply gel to the palm of one hand, rub your hands together until they are dry - Which of
these describes the correct way to use alcohol-based hand gel?
Flow more slowly - If you have 1 gallon of fluid, moving through a tube in one minute,
and you make that soup, diameter, larger, the fluid that passes through it will
, Mood swings, headaches, stomach, upset, changes, to vision and hearing - Which of
the following symptoms have been linked to disaster-related stress?
They retain or release water as needed and release, running to make blood vessels
constrict - How do healthy kidneys help to control blood pressure?
At least 10 minutes, five minutes per tank - How much empty bed contact time does
CMS require for water water in the carbon tanks?
A wound - In which of these sites might MRSA be most likely?
If patient electrolytes are high, the dialysate level should be low - Which of the following
is true about balancing patience, electrolytes?
Do not can you cannulate the access, tell the nurse why - When you suspect that a
patient has a stenosis or blood clot, what is your next step?
Play the chair flat and try to reduce needle pain. Also suggest that they look away
during cannulation. - What can you do That may help a patient with severe needle
phobia?
50% - About what percent of US dialysis patients are working age between 18 and 64?
Dilute the accident bicarbonate concentrates with treated water, then mix them together
- Which of these steps for mixing dialysate are correct?
To alert us to dangerous membranes tears - Why are blood leak detectors needed for
hemodialysis treatments?
Microbes - Chlorine or chloramines are added to tap water to remove
Bone disease and dementia - What are the main risks to patients of too much aluminum
and dialysis water?
Erythropoietin and calcitriol, and the enzyme renin - Which hormones to healthy kidneys
produce
To reduce precipitate - Why do we dilute one dialysate concentrate to make a solution
before adding the other concentrate?
Infection - What is the biggest risk when the button hole technique is used for
cannulation?
Thousands of hollow fibers - Which part of the dialyzers we use today is a semi
permeable membrane?
