Questions And Answers
When dialyzing a patient with acute kidney injury, one task of the patient care teammates is to monitor
blood pressure and weight closely. Why is it important? - correct
answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<hypovolemia and hypotensive episodes can cause renal ischemia and can
further damage the kidneys
CKD can have its orgin pre-renal , intra-renalm or post renal. Which of the following 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
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 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
answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<after the treatment has been completed
the A in smart communication stands for - correct answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<actual- just report the
facts
, which of the following events is defined as a near miss - correct answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<the
wrong dialyzer was set up and primed for a patient, but it was caught before dialysis was initiated and
the dialyzer was replaced
using the __________ approach is one way to fill out an REM - correct
answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<SBAR
What is your main priority when returning a patient's blood with the hand crank during a power outage?
- correct answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<you must be vigilant in watching for air in the blood lines
what problem will cause an increase in the patient's VP - correct answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<a clot in
the venous drip chamber
Which blood test must be performed at regular intervals on patients susceptible to HPB - correct
answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<HBsAg
who is accountable for appropriate patient and teammate scheduling in the acute setting - correct
answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<
you are dialyzing a patient and the only available HPB surveillance test is a HBsAb of 8. What are the
machine disinfection requirements after dialyzing this patient? - correct
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
answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<use of catheters for HD
which infectious disease requires frequent hand washing instead of using alcohol based hand gels -
correct answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<active clostridioides difficile infection
What precautions must be used when handling lab specimens? - correct
answer.💖💖💖💖✔<<<<<universal precautions