PCT Final Exam
When washing hands with soap and water, how long must you wash your hands? - Answer-40-60
seconds
When cleaning hands with hand sanitizer, how long must you rub your hands? - Answer-20-30 seconds
The number one cause of chronic renal failure is? - Answer-diabetes
When going from a dirty area to retrieve supplies in a clean area, staff are required to complete hand
hygiene. True or false? - Answer-true
Hazardous material identification system HMIS labels are required on all hazardous materials, including
individual bicarbonate containers. True or false? - Answer-True
The first bleach solution used to clean a large blood spill (greater than 10ml/s) is? - Answer-1:10
The main route of transmission of Hepatitis B in hemodialysis facilities is by exposure to infected ____
and ____? - Answer-Infected blood and 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? - Answer-Remove gloves, sanitize hands, and put
fresh gloves on
, According to the CDC, patients who are Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive should be dialyzed
in a ____ area of the dialysis center, on ____ machine. - Answer-Separate, dedicated
What MUST the dialysis technician do prior to leaving the patient at the dialysis station to get clean
supplies? Remove ____, ____ hands and retrieve items. - Answer-Gloves, wash/sanitize
The dialysis technician has performed a rinse back 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? - Answer-Remove gloves, wash/sanitize hands
You must wear a full-face shield, or mask with googles, when in an area with a risk of____? - Answer-
Blood splatter
Use of a diasafe filter allows the production of ____? - Answer-Ultrapure dialysate
Normal ____ is used to rinse and prime the tubing of the extracorporeal circuit to remove sterilants and
air. - Answer-Saline
Air is removed from the extracorporeal circuit before initiating treatment because it may cause ____
when trapped in the dialyzer. - Answer-Clotting
The most likely cause of contamination of the extracorporeal circuit are ____ in the prime bucket with
____ end caps. - Answer-Bloodlines, open
A low level arterial drip chamber can result in ____ entering the system causing an air embolism or
clotting. - Answer-Air
_____ is the ability of a substance to conduct an electrical charge? - Answer-Conductivity
When washing hands with soap and water, how long must you wash your hands? - Answer-40-60
seconds
When cleaning hands with hand sanitizer, how long must you rub your hands? - Answer-20-30 seconds
The number one cause of chronic renal failure is? - Answer-diabetes
When going from a dirty area to retrieve supplies in a clean area, staff are required to complete hand
hygiene. True or false? - Answer-true
Hazardous material identification system HMIS labels are required on all hazardous materials, including
individual bicarbonate containers. True or false? - Answer-True
The first bleach solution used to clean a large blood spill (greater than 10ml/s) is? - Answer-1:10
The main route of transmission of Hepatitis B in hemodialysis facilities is by exposure to infected ____
and ____? - Answer-Infected blood and 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? - Answer-Remove gloves, sanitize hands, and put
fresh gloves on
, According to the CDC, patients who are Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive should be dialyzed
in a ____ area of the dialysis center, on ____ machine. - Answer-Separate, dedicated
What MUST the dialysis technician do prior to leaving the patient at the dialysis station to get clean
supplies? Remove ____, ____ hands and retrieve items. - Answer-Gloves, wash/sanitize
The dialysis technician has performed a rinse back 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? - Answer-Remove gloves, wash/sanitize hands
You must wear a full-face shield, or mask with googles, when in an area with a risk of____? - Answer-
Blood splatter
Use of a diasafe filter allows the production of ____? - Answer-Ultrapure dialysate
Normal ____ is used to rinse and prime the tubing of the extracorporeal circuit to remove sterilants and
air. - Answer-Saline
Air is removed from the extracorporeal circuit before initiating treatment because it may cause ____
when trapped in the dialyzer. - Answer-Clotting
The most likely cause of contamination of the extracorporeal circuit are ____ in the prime bucket with
____ end caps. - Answer-Bloodlines, open
A low level arterial drip chamber can result in ____ entering the system causing an air embolism or
clotting. - Answer-Air
_____ is the ability of a substance to conduct an electrical charge? - Answer-Conductivity
