DAVITA RN EXAM SCRIPT 2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔What do you do for a patient with an air emblolism? - ✔✔Clamp lines, put patient on
left side, Trendelenburg, attempt to aspirate the air, administer O2 per MD, monitor VS
closely, initiate CPR if needed, notify code team
✔✔Why is thirst control and limiting interdialytic weight gains a shared responsibilyt
between the healthcare team and the patient? - ✔✔Caregivers can contribute to Na
loading during dialysis causing an increased thirst and fluid intake between treatments
✔✔Preventing hypotensive episodes during dialysis treatment is important because
they are associated with - ✔✔a higher mortality rate
✔✔The mortality risk for patient who experience two or more episodes of intradialytic
hypotension per week increases to - ✔✔70%
✔✔which condition may impair a patient's increase in pulse rate as a response to
hypovoilemia - ✔✔autonomic neuropathy
✔✔a patient's protein status is affected by nutritional and non-nutritional factors. what
can you do to prevent a drop in your patient's albumin? - ✔✔prevent HAIs
✔✔Calciphylaxis (soft tissue calcification) is a consequence of which out or range labs?
- ✔✔Ca, PTH, Phosphorus
✔✔How do phosphate binders work? - ✔✔they prevent the phosphorus in food from
being absorbed when taken with meals
✔✔The method to protect against infection by pathogenic microorganisms when
preparing and administering medications is called - ✔✔aseptic technique
✔✔Why must you wait 3-5 minutes after administering the initial heparin bolus before
initiating treatment? - ✔✔takes 3-5 minutes for heparin to become systemic
✔✔When do you take PO4 binders? - ✔✔with meals and snacks
✔✔#1 thing we do - ✔✔patient safety
✔✔Conductivity acceptable rrange - ✔✔13-15.5 and +/- 0.4 of the machine
✔✔pH of dialysate - ✔✔6.9-7.6
, ✔✔blood pH - ✔✔7.35-7.45
✔✔When is the RO checked? - ✔✔before the first patient and every 4 hours afterwards
✔✔Bicarb lasts for how long once opened? - ✔✔24 hours
✔✔Acid lasts for how long when opened? - ✔✔30 days
if additives discard after treatment
✔✔lifespan of a RBC for dialysis patient - ✔✔60 days
✔✔Ultrafiltration - ✔✔fluid passing thru a membrane
✔✔Convetion - ✔✔solute being dragged across the semipermeable membrane
✔✔Diffusion - ✔✔particles from high to low concentrations
✔✔Osmosis - ✔✔fluid from lower to higher concentration
✔✔How much air can cause a patient harm? - ✔✔10mL
✔✔What is the solution of bleach to clean up a spill? - ✔✔1:10
✔✔2 independent nursing functions - ✔✔patient care and technical skills
✔✔2 common routes for CVC infection - ✔✔into cath via contact of the insertion site
and via cath lumen- scrub the hub for 60 seconds each limb
✔✔Most common cause for CKD in USA - ✔✔DM
✔✔What is the percent of kidney function lost before going on dialysis - ✔✔75%
✔✔HD replaces what percent of kidney function - ✔✔15%
✔✔What is the direct result of intravascular fluid overload - ✔✔HTN
✔✔Patient with cardiac disease are 10x more likely to develop intra HTN - ✔✔LVH
✔✔Offer a patient of this is an example of oral sodium loading - ✔✔broth
✔✔this electrolyte is often elevated with patients with severe itching - ✔✔phosphorus
✔✔kidneys regulate BO by realeasing - ✔✔renin
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔What do you do for a patient with an air emblolism? - ✔✔Clamp lines, put patient on
left side, Trendelenburg, attempt to aspirate the air, administer O2 per MD, monitor VS
closely, initiate CPR if needed, notify code team
✔✔Why is thirst control and limiting interdialytic weight gains a shared responsibilyt
between the healthcare team and the patient? - ✔✔Caregivers can contribute to Na
loading during dialysis causing an increased thirst and fluid intake between treatments
✔✔Preventing hypotensive episodes during dialysis treatment is important because
they are associated with - ✔✔a higher mortality rate
✔✔The mortality risk for patient who experience two or more episodes of intradialytic
hypotension per week increases to - ✔✔70%
✔✔which condition may impair a patient's increase in pulse rate as a response to
hypovoilemia - ✔✔autonomic neuropathy
✔✔a patient's protein status is affected by nutritional and non-nutritional factors. what
can you do to prevent a drop in your patient's albumin? - ✔✔prevent HAIs
✔✔Calciphylaxis (soft tissue calcification) is a consequence of which out or range labs?
- ✔✔Ca, PTH, Phosphorus
✔✔How do phosphate binders work? - ✔✔they prevent the phosphorus in food from
being absorbed when taken with meals
✔✔The method to protect against infection by pathogenic microorganisms when
preparing and administering medications is called - ✔✔aseptic technique
✔✔Why must you wait 3-5 minutes after administering the initial heparin bolus before
initiating treatment? - ✔✔takes 3-5 minutes for heparin to become systemic
✔✔When do you take PO4 binders? - ✔✔with meals and snacks
✔✔#1 thing we do - ✔✔patient safety
✔✔Conductivity acceptable rrange - ✔✔13-15.5 and +/- 0.4 of the machine
✔✔pH of dialysate - ✔✔6.9-7.6
, ✔✔blood pH - ✔✔7.35-7.45
✔✔When is the RO checked? - ✔✔before the first patient and every 4 hours afterwards
✔✔Bicarb lasts for how long once opened? - ✔✔24 hours
✔✔Acid lasts for how long when opened? - ✔✔30 days
if additives discard after treatment
✔✔lifespan of a RBC for dialysis patient - ✔✔60 days
✔✔Ultrafiltration - ✔✔fluid passing thru a membrane
✔✔Convetion - ✔✔solute being dragged across the semipermeable membrane
✔✔Diffusion - ✔✔particles from high to low concentrations
✔✔Osmosis - ✔✔fluid from lower to higher concentration
✔✔How much air can cause a patient harm? - ✔✔10mL
✔✔What is the solution of bleach to clean up a spill? - ✔✔1:10
✔✔2 independent nursing functions - ✔✔patient care and technical skills
✔✔2 common routes for CVC infection - ✔✔into cath via contact of the insertion site
and via cath lumen- scrub the hub for 60 seconds each limb
✔✔Most common cause for CKD in USA - ✔✔DM
✔✔What is the percent of kidney function lost before going on dialysis - ✔✔75%
✔✔HD replaces what percent of kidney function - ✔✔15%
✔✔What is the direct result of intravascular fluid overload - ✔✔HTN
✔✔Patient with cardiac disease are 10x more likely to develop intra HTN - ✔✔LVH
✔✔Offer a patient of this is an example of oral sodium loading - ✔✔broth
✔✔this electrolyte is often elevated with patients with severe itching - ✔✔phosphorus
✔✔kidneys regulate BO by realeasing - ✔✔renin
