DAVITA FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+|BRAND
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priming a machine - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ - 150 mL/min
on regular dialyzers
- 100 mL/min on nipro cellentia
*hit the prime button TWICE for 250 dialyzers
priming special dialyzer - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ nipro
cellentia primes with 2 whole bags of saline
putting machine into testing - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ -
make sure to "marry" the arterial and venous lines
(clamp both sides)
- fill up the venous chamber with saline
- put the line into the air detector
- unclamp the "married" lines
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- wait for the green ribbon (reset for TMP, alarms, etc.)
- hit the "both tests" button
- hit enter and standby for the test
recirculation - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ - turn dialyzer to
the side
- disconnect hansens from the side of the machine
- connect the hansens to the correct ports on the dialyzer
(red is arterial and blue is venous)
- save the dialyzer caps and flip dialyzer vertically
- attach transducers to the machines and unclamp
- hit the "prime recirc" button on the test page
- hit the confirm button
- go to home page and set the pump to 400 mL/min,
then hit enter
*The heparin hourly dose can be connected to the
machine while the machine is in recirc (if applicable - if
not, tie the heparin line)
what is the proper way to take care of HepB patients? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ you cannot take care of HepB-
positive and HepB susceptible patients at the same time
due to cross-contamination.
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hand hygiene - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ - wash hands and
wrists vigorously for 20 seconds
*after blood on gloves, wash hands with soap, do NOT
use gel
PPE for Dialysis - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ - gown: should
be fully covered, wrist covered, and snapped all the
way down
- gloves
- face shield (eye protection)
- closed-toed shoes
*face masks for CVC
Out of AVG, AVF, and CVC, which has the highest
infection rate? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ CVC
- bacterial vascular access infection
- hand washing, two gloves changes (more if when
necessary), mask for PCT and patient throughout.
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how is contact transmission caused? - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ by healthcare workers
bleach disinfectants - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ 1:10 bleach
= environmental surfaces with visible blood
1:100 bleach = environmental surfaces with no blood
Ultrafiltration (UF) - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Fluid is
pushed and removed through the semipermeable
membrane (SPM) in the blood by manipulation of
hydrostatic pressure
Convection - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Solutes dragged
across the SPM along with the fluid
*how we remove solutes (toxins and particles)
Diffusion - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Particles move from an
area of high concentration to a low concentration
Osmosis - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ fluid moves from an
area of low concentration to a high concentration