FRESENIUS- PCT FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
How long do you need to wash your hands with soap and water? - Correct Answers -40-
60 seconds
How long do you need to sanitize your hands? - Correct Answers -20-30 seconds
The number one cause of chronic renal failure: - Correct Answers -Diabetes
When going from a dirty area to retrieve supplies in a clean area, staff are required to
complete: - Correct Answers -hand hygiene and put on new gloves
Hazardous Material Identification System HMIS labels are required on all hazardous
materials, including individual bicarbonate containers: true or false - Correct Answers -
true
The first bleach solution used to clean a large blood spill area (greater than 10mL/s) is?
- Correct Answers -1:10 - 1 parts bleach and 9 parts water solution.
The main route of transmission of Hepatitis B in Hemodialysis facilities is by exposure to
infected _________ and ________ - Correct Answers -blood and bodily fluids
When caring for a patient who is Hepatitis B positive, after disconnecting the bloodlines,
the technician MUST perform which 3 actions before documenting? - Correct Answers -
Remove gloves, sanitize hands, and put on a fresh pair of gloves.
According to the CDC, patients who are hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive
should be dialyzed in a _________ area of the dialysis center, on a ___________
machine. - Correct Answers -separate and dedicated
What must the dialysis technician do prior to leaving the patient at the dialysis station to
get clean supplies? - Correct Answers -Remove gloves, wash/ sanitize hands, and
retrieve items.
You must wear a full- face shield, or mask with goggles, when in an area with risk of: -
Correct Answers -blood splatter
Use of a diasafe filter allows the production of: - Correct Answers -Ultra pure dialysate
, The dialysis technician has performed a rinse back on a patient and failed to gather all
the supplies needed to disconnect the patient. What 2 things must the dialysis
technician do prior to getting clean supplies? - Correct Answers -Remove gloves and
wash/ sanitize hands
Normal ________ is used to rinse and prime the tubing of the extra corporeal circuit to
remove sterilant and air. - Correct Answers -Saline
Air is removed from the extra corporeal circuit before initiating treatment because it may
cause _________ when trapped in the dialyzer. - Correct Answers -Clotting
The most likely cause of contamination of the extra corporeal circuit are _________ in
the prime bucket with __________ end caps. - Correct Answers -Blood lines and open
A low- level arterial drip chamber can result in ______ entering the system causing an
air embolism or clotting. - Correct Answers -Air
___________ is the ability of a substance to conduct an electrical charge. - Correct
Answers -Conductivity
When blood escapes from the dialyzer blood compartment into the dialysate fluid
compartment, this is known as a ________ ________ - Correct Answers -Blood leak
The final dialysate must have a pH between - Correct Answers -6.9- 7.6
How often should staff clean the dialysis machine with acid? - Correct Answers -Daily /
everyday
When should alarm and pressure holding tests (PHT) be performed on dialysis
machines? - Correct Answers -Before each treatment
What is removed by normal saline during the priming process? - Correct Answers -Air in
the dialyzer
Before the start of treatment, check that the machines conductivity alarm parameters
are set at ________ of the machines theoretical conductivity. - Correct Answers -+/- 0.5
mS of the theoretical conductivity (TCD)
You should disinfect the dialysis machine with heat after doing what? - Correct Answers
-After cleaning with acid
In addition to safety checks, what tests must you perform to ensure safe patient
treatment? - Correct Answers -conductivity and PH
Why do you compare the machine conductivity setting to the meter conductivity results?
- Correct Answers -To ensure machine display is accurate
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
How long do you need to wash your hands with soap and water? - Correct Answers -40-
60 seconds
How long do you need to sanitize your hands? - Correct Answers -20-30 seconds
The number one cause of chronic renal failure: - Correct Answers -Diabetes
When going from a dirty area to retrieve supplies in a clean area, staff are required to
complete: - Correct Answers -hand hygiene and put on new gloves
Hazardous Material Identification System HMIS labels are required on all hazardous
materials, including individual bicarbonate containers: true or false - Correct Answers -
true
The first bleach solution used to clean a large blood spill area (greater than 10mL/s) is?
- Correct Answers -1:10 - 1 parts bleach and 9 parts water solution.
The main route of transmission of Hepatitis B in Hemodialysis facilities is by exposure to
infected _________ and ________ - Correct Answers -blood and bodily fluids
When caring for a patient who is Hepatitis B positive, after disconnecting the bloodlines,
the technician MUST perform which 3 actions before documenting? - Correct Answers -
Remove gloves, sanitize hands, and put on a fresh pair of gloves.
According to the CDC, patients who are hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive
should be dialyzed in a _________ area of the dialysis center, on a ___________
machine. - Correct Answers -separate and dedicated
What must the dialysis technician do prior to leaving the patient at the dialysis station to
get clean supplies? - Correct Answers -Remove gloves, wash/ sanitize hands, and
retrieve items.
You must wear a full- face shield, or mask with goggles, when in an area with risk of: -
Correct Answers -blood splatter
Use of a diasafe filter allows the production of: - Correct Answers -Ultra pure dialysate
, The dialysis technician has performed a rinse back on a patient and failed to gather all
the supplies needed to disconnect the patient. What 2 things must the dialysis
technician do prior to getting clean supplies? - Correct Answers -Remove gloves and
wash/ sanitize hands
Normal ________ is used to rinse and prime the tubing of the extra corporeal circuit to
remove sterilant and air. - Correct Answers -Saline
Air is removed from the extra corporeal circuit before initiating treatment because it may
cause _________ when trapped in the dialyzer. - Correct Answers -Clotting
The most likely cause of contamination of the extra corporeal circuit are _________ in
the prime bucket with __________ end caps. - Correct Answers -Blood lines and open
A low- level arterial drip chamber can result in ______ entering the system causing an
air embolism or clotting. - Correct Answers -Air
___________ is the ability of a substance to conduct an electrical charge. - Correct
Answers -Conductivity
When blood escapes from the dialyzer blood compartment into the dialysate fluid
compartment, this is known as a ________ ________ - Correct Answers -Blood leak
The final dialysate must have a pH between - Correct Answers -6.9- 7.6
How often should staff clean the dialysis machine with acid? - Correct Answers -Daily /
everyday
When should alarm and pressure holding tests (PHT) be performed on dialysis
machines? - Correct Answers -Before each treatment
What is removed by normal saline during the priming process? - Correct Answers -Air in
the dialyzer
Before the start of treatment, check that the machines conductivity alarm parameters
are set at ________ of the machines theoretical conductivity. - Correct Answers -+/- 0.5
mS of the theoretical conductivity (TCD)
You should disinfect the dialysis machine with heat after doing what? - Correct Answers
-After cleaning with acid
In addition to safety checks, what tests must you perform to ensure safe patient
treatment? - Correct Answers -conductivity and PH
Why do you compare the machine conductivity setting to the meter conductivity results?
- Correct Answers -To ensure machine display is accurate
