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When dialyzing a patient with acute kidney injury, one task of the patient care teammates is
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to monitor blood pressure and weight closely. Why is it important? - correct
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answer✔✔hypovolemia and hypotensive episodes can cause renal ischemia and can further ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
damage the kidneys
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CKD can have its orgin pre-renal , intra-renalm or post renal. Which of the following
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conditions is an intra-renal cause of CKD - correct answer✔✔HTN ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Knowing what caused your patient's CKD - correct answer✔✔is important because the ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
underlying disease could cause health complications that can impact the dialysis treatment ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
When a PCT documents the extent of a patient's edema, for example as +3 - correct
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answer✔✔the PCT is preforming an assessment which is not allowed legally ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
When a patient has an irregular heartbeat, - correct answer✔✔the automatic BP reading
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may not be accurate ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Which of the following is a data collection - correct answer✔✔HR 72 ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
at what time should the post treatment data collection be completed - correct
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answer✔✔after the treatment has been completed ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
the A in smart communication stands for - correct answer✔✔actual- just report the facts
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, which of the following events is defined as a near miss - correct answer✔✔the wrong
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dialyzer was set up and primed for a patient, but it was caught before dialysis was initiated
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and the dialyzer was replaced
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using the __________ approach is one way to fill out an REM - correct answer✔✔SBAR
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What is your main priority when returning a patient's blood with the hand crank during a
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power outage? - correct answer✔✔you must be vigilant in watching for air in the blood
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what problem will cause an increase in the patient's VP - correct answer✔✔a clot in the
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venous drip chamber ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Which blood test must be performed at regular intervals on patients susceptible to HPB -
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correct answer✔✔HBsAg ||\\//||
who is accountable for appropriate patient and teammate scheduling in the acute setting -
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you are dialyzing a patient and the only available HPB surveillance test is a HBsAb of 8.
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What are the machine disinfection requirements after dialyzing this patient? - correct
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answer✔✔the machine must be heat disinfected at the end of each day ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
What is the most common factor contributing to bacteremia in dialysis patients? - correct
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answer✔✔use of catheters for HD ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
which infectious disease requires frequent hand washing instead of using alcohol based
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hand gels - correct answer✔✔active clostridioides difficile infection
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When dialyzing a patient with acute kidney injury, one task of the patient care teammates is
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to monitor blood pressure and weight closely. Why is it important? - correct
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answer✔✔hypovolemia and hypotensive episodes can cause renal ischemia and can further ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
damage the kidneys
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CKD can have its orgin pre-renal , intra-renalm or post renal. Which of the following
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conditions is an intra-renal cause of CKD - correct answer✔✔HTN ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Knowing what caused your patient's CKD - correct answer✔✔is important because the ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
underlying disease could cause health complications that can impact the dialysis treatment ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
When a PCT documents the extent of a patient's edema, for example as +3 - correct
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answer✔✔the PCT is preforming an assessment which is not allowed legally ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
When a patient has an irregular heartbeat, - correct answer✔✔the automatic BP reading
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may not be accurate ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Which of the following is a data collection - correct answer✔✔HR 72 ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
at what time should the post treatment data collection be completed - correct
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answer✔✔after the treatment has been completed ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
the A in smart communication stands for - correct answer✔✔actual- just report the facts
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, which of the following events is defined as a near miss - correct answer✔✔the wrong
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dialyzer was set up and primed for a patient, but it was caught before dialysis was initiated
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and the dialyzer was replaced
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using the __________ approach is one way to fill out an REM - correct answer✔✔SBAR
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What is your main priority when returning a patient's blood with the hand crank during a
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power outage? - correct answer✔✔you must be vigilant in watching for air in the blood
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what problem will cause an increase in the patient's VP - correct answer✔✔a clot in the
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venous drip chamber ||\\//|| ||\\//||
Which blood test must be performed at regular intervals on patients susceptible to HPB -
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correct answer✔✔HBsAg ||\\//||
who is accountable for appropriate patient and teammate scheduling in the acute setting -
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you are dialyzing a patient and the only available HPB surveillance test is a HBsAb of 8.
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What are the machine disinfection requirements after dialyzing this patient? - correct
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answer✔✔the machine must be heat disinfected at the end of each day ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
What is the most common factor contributing to bacteremia in dialysis patients? - correct
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answer✔✔use of catheters for HD ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
which infectious disease requires frequent hand washing instead of using alcohol based
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hand gels - correct answer✔✔active clostridioides difficile infection
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