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NOMAD PRO 2 QUIZ TNCC test prepA NIFA FINAL EXAM N
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During the set-up of a machine the alarm test for conductivity fails. Which
action would be best for the PCT to take?
Choose matching definition
1 Ignore the Alarm and Continue Setup 2 Replace the Machine with a New One
3 Contact the Biomed Equipment Tech 4 Start the Treatment Without Testing again
Don't know?
During a pre-treatment patient How have you been since your last dialysis treatment?
evaluation which question would
be best for the PCT to ask?
During the set-up of a machine Contact the Biomed Equipment Tech
the alarm test for conductivity
fails. Which action would be
best for the PCT to take?
, The dialysis industry strives to Plan, do, check, and act
improved the quality of patient
outcomes. One way this is done
is through the continuous quality
improvement (CQI) process.
Which of the following is a
model of the CQI process?
The functional unit of the kidney Nephron
is called the
The number one reason for Diabetes
chronic kidney failure in the
United States is
What is the acid-base imbalance Metabolic acidosis
commonly seen in patients with
chronic renal failure
Which of the following is not a Storage of urine
function of the kidney
Approximately what percent of 23%
the cardiac output is received
by the kidneys?
A. 3.0 mEq/L
Which of the following is
B. 3.5 mEq/L
considered an elevated serum
C. 4.0 mEq/L
potassium level for a dialysis
D. none of the above
patient?
Answer: D none of the above
Hormones made by the kidney PTH and cholesterol
include all except
Hyperkalemia may cause C. serious or even deadly changes in the heart rhythm
Which best describes the PTC's D. Reinforce teaching the patient may have received from the
role in patient teaching? nurse, physician, dietitian or other teammates
Which type of vascular access C. The A/V fistula
has fewest complications?
A new hemodialysis patient C. Dialysis disequilibrium syndrome
receiving his first treatment may
be at high risk for which of the
following problems:
Which of the following presents D. About one ounce (30 ml) of fluid spilled on the floor next to
a potential for environmental the patients chair
contamination?
A patient arrives for her D. Immediately notify the nurse of the need for a patient
hemodialysis treatment and assessment
states she has been having
nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea
for the last two days. Her
estimated dry weight is 78.0 kg
and her pre treatment weight is
77.0 kg. The best action for the
PCT to take is: