FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE PCT TEST QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE PCT TEST
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
TheA2roleA2ofA2theA2RNA2inA2aA2dialysisA2facilityA2isA2toA2implementA2theA2_____A2andA2theA
2patientA2________?A2-A2Ans--PlanA2ofA2Care,A2EducationA2Plans


TheA2numberA2oneA2causeA2ofA2chronicA2renalA2failureA2is?A2-A2Ans--Diabetes

WhenA2goingA2fromA2aA2dirtyA2areaA2toA2retrieveA2suppliesA2inA2aA2clearA2area,A2staffA2isA2r
equiredA2toA2completeA2handA2hygiene?A2TA2orA2FA2-A2Ans--True

HazardousA2MaterialsA2IdentificationA2SystemA2(HMIS)A2LabelA2areA2requiredA2onA2allA2ha
zardousA2materialsA2includingA2individualA2bicarbonateA2containers?A2-A2Ans--True

WhatA2soultionA2shouldA2beA2usedA2tA2disinfectA2aA2largeA2bloodA2spillA2areaA2(GreaterA2th
atA210mL)?A2-A2Ans--1A2toA210A2bleachA2solution

TheA2mainA2routA2ofA2transmissionA2ofA2HepatitisA2BA2inA2HemodialyisA2FacilitiesA2isA2byA2
exposureA2toA2InfectedA2_________A2andA2_______?A2-A2Ans--
InfectedA2bloodA2andA2BodyA2Fluids

WhenA2CaringA2forA2aA2patientA2whoA2isA2HepatitisA2BA2positive,A2AfterA2disconnectingA2th
eA2bloodlines,A2theA2techA2MUSTA2performA2whichA23A2actionsA2beforeA2documenting?A2-
A2Ans--RemoveA2Gloves,A2SanitizeA2Hands,A2putA2onA2aA2freshA2pairA2ofA2gloves


PatientsA2whoA2areA2hepatitisA2BA2surfaceA2BA2antigenA2PositiveA2shouldA2beA2dialyzedA2i
nA2aA2_______________A2areaA2ofA2theA2dialysisA2centerA2onA2aA2______________A2mac
hine?A2-A2Ans--Separate,A2Dedicated

WhatA2PPEA2shouldA2youA2wearA2whenA2documentingA2inA2theA2isolationA2room?A2-
A2Ans--CleanA2Gloves


TheA2techA2hasA2performedA2aA2rinsebackA2onA2aA2patientA2andA2failedA2toA2gatherA2suppli
esA2neededA2toA2disconnectA2theA2patient.A2WhatA22A2thingsA2MUSTA2theA2techA2doA2prior
A2toA2gettingA2cleanA2supplies?A2-A2Ans--RemoveA2Gloves,A2Wash/SanitizeA2Hands


DialysateA2usedA2forA2inA2centerA2hemodialysisA2is?A2-A2Ans--Non-Sterile

WhoA2ultimatelyA2determinsA2theA2dialysateA2bathA2usedA2forA2aA2patientsA2treatment?A2-
A2Ans--PhysiciansA2ONLY!!!


IndividualA2AcidA2containersA2mustA2beA2__________A2withA2chemicalA2contentA2-A2Ans--
Labeled

, ThreeA2soultesA2thatA2mayA2beA2presentA2inA2aA2prescribedA2dialysateA2solution?A2-
A2Ans--SodiumA2Bicarbonate,A2potassiumA2andA2Calcium


AA2majorA2complicationA2thatA2occursA2whenA2theA2patientA2isA2dialyzedA2onA2aA2hypoA2to
nicA2dilysateA2is?A2-A2Ans--Hemolysis

TheA2__________areaA2ofA2theA2dialysateA2hsA2theA2mostA2impactA2onA2dialyzserA2cleara
nceA2-A2Ans--surface

WhichA2ofA2theA2followingA2wouldA2ADVERSELYA2affectA2clearance?A2-A2Ans--
AirA2inA2theA2Dialyzer

TheA2OnlineA2ClearanceA2GoalA2forA2HemodialysisA2isA2spKt/vA2of?A2-A2Ans--1.4

DialysisA2isA2affectedA2byA2theseA24A2things?A2-A2Ans--
DialysateA2Flow,A2DialysisA2TreatmentA2Time,A2DialyzerA2size,A2BloodA2flowA2rate

BesidesA2potassiumA2anA2electorlyteA2commonlyA2adjustedA2inA2theA2hemodialysisA2acidA
2bathA2is???A2-A2Ans--Calcium


TheA2threeA2ingredientsA2inA2aA2dialysateA2solution/bathA2are?A2-A2Ans--
calcium,A2bicarbonate,A2ROA2Water

UrineA2flowsA2throughA2theA2_________A2fromA2theA2kidneysA2toA2the______A2toA2theA2__
______toA2theA2______A2-A2Ans--UrinaryA2tract,A2ureters,A2bladder,A2urethra

TheA2TransmembraneA2pressureA2(TMP)A2measuresA2theA2________A2differenceA2acros
sA2theA2membranesA2ofA2theA2dialyzerA2membrane?A2-A2Ans--Pressure

OsmosisA2-A2Ans--
DiffusionA2ofA2waterA2throughA2aA2selectivelyA2permeableA2membraneA2fromA2lowA2soluteA
2toA2anA2areaA2toA2highA2concentration.


AA2majorA2factorA2affectingA2ultraftrationA2isA2-A2Ans--Pressure

AA2riseA2inA2____________________A2duringA2hemodialysisA2isA2likelyA2toA2indicateA2clott
edA2fibers?A2-A2Ans--TransA2membraneA2Pressure

WaterA2inA2theA2dialysateA2mayA2alsoA2beA2refferedA2toA2_______A2water?A2-A2Ans--R.O

AA2____A2isA2consideredA2theA2accessA2ofA2choiceA2becauseA2theA2lowestA2complicationA2
rateA2-A2Ans--fistula

AA2patientA2withA2severeA2hypertensionA2isA2toA2startA2hemodialysis,A2TheA2patientA2doesA
2notA2haveA2diabetesA2orA2cardiacA2problems,A2WhatA2typeA2ofA2accessA2isA2preferable?
A2-A2Ans--Fistula