DAVITA ANNUAL COMPETENCY
COMPLETE SOLUTION GRADED
A+//UPDATED 2024/2025
Albumin is an important test that tells about the patient ____ status - Nutritional
During a hemodialysis treatment the technician responds to a low venous pressure
alarm. The most likely cause for this alarm is: - Disconnection of the bloodline
All of the following are phosphate binders EXCEPT: - Vitamin B12
A semipermeable membrane is a porous barrier that: - Allows for only certain sized
particles to cross
Abnormal levels of this electrolyte can cause cardiac arrhythmias and even death. -
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? - 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? - 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.. - an infiltration
A rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would indicate that the patient has: -
tachycardia(fast heart rate)
A rise in transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during hemodialysis is an
indicative of: - 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? - How have you been since your last tx
Dialysate that is too hot will cause - 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: - 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?
- Refer to a social worker
A teammate asks you to document the normal saline he just gave to Mr. Smith. You
would: - Never document someone elses.
Asepsis is defined as: - the absence of disease producing organism
AAMI standard for conventional dialysate requires the total microbial count be less
than - 100 cfu/ml
A nephron is made up of: - glomerulus and tubule
During a hemodialysis treatment, a patient's venous needle infiltrates. Which of
these actions should the dialysis technician take first? - stop the blood pump
Biohazardous waste includes any material exposed to: - blood
All of the following may be signs and symptoms of an infected access EXCEPT: -
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. - About one ounce(30ml)
liquid on the floor
The AAMI standard for endotoxin level sin conventional dialysate is: - Less than
0.50 EU/ml
Excess fluid is forced out of the blood and into the dialysate during dialysate by
which principle? - Ultrafiltration
ESKD specific tests such as BUN, Creatinine, and URR are - hemoglobin/hemocrit
During a hemodialysis treatment, a patient says to the technician, "Three hours of
time have passed according to the clock on the wall, but the machine shows that
only 2.5 hours have passed. What could be the problem? The technician should
understand that the - The machine was in bypass for 30 minutes.
COMPLETE SOLUTION GRADED
A+//UPDATED 2024/2025
Albumin is an important test that tells about the patient ____ status - Nutritional
During a hemodialysis treatment the technician responds to a low venous pressure
alarm. The most likely cause for this alarm is: - Disconnection of the bloodline
All of the following are phosphate binders EXCEPT: - Vitamin B12
A semipermeable membrane is a porous barrier that: - Allows for only certain sized
particles to cross
Abnormal levels of this electrolyte can cause cardiac arrhythmias and even death. -
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? - 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? - 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.. - an infiltration
A rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would indicate that the patient has: -
tachycardia(fast heart rate)
A rise in transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during hemodialysis is an
indicative of: - 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? - How have you been since your last tx
Dialysate that is too hot will cause - 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: - 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?
- Refer to a social worker
A teammate asks you to document the normal saline he just gave to Mr. Smith. You
would: - Never document someone elses.
Asepsis is defined as: - the absence of disease producing organism
AAMI standard for conventional dialysate requires the total microbial count be less
than - 100 cfu/ml
A nephron is made up of: - glomerulus and tubule
During a hemodialysis treatment, a patient's venous needle infiltrates. Which of
these actions should the dialysis technician take first? - stop the blood pump
Biohazardous waste includes any material exposed to: - blood
All of the following may be signs and symptoms of an infected access EXCEPT: -
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. - About one ounce(30ml)
liquid on the floor
The AAMI standard for endotoxin level sin conventional dialysate is: - Less than
0.50 EU/ml
Excess fluid is forced out of the blood and into the dialysate during dialysate by
which principle? - Ultrafiltration
ESKD specific tests such as BUN, Creatinine, and URR are - hemoglobin/hemocrit
During a hemodialysis treatment, a patient says to the technician, "Three hours of
time have passed according to the clock on the wall, but the machine shows that
only 2.5 hours have passed. What could be the problem? The technician should
understand that the - The machine was in bypass for 30 minutes.
