FRESENIUS PCT PRACTICE TEST
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Which of the following would keep KECN values stable during treatment:
a. missed heparin dose
b. BFR set as prescribed
c. clotting in dialyzer
d. poor arterial flow from the access - Correct Answers -BFR set as prescribed
What should you do with a sharps container in the event of a flood? - Correct Answers -
lock, seal and place them in a bio-hazard storage room
What type of access has the lowest complication rate? - Correct Answers -fistula
What must you do when using the emergency hand crank during a power outage? -
Correct Answers -check to ensure 300 mLs of normal saline is in the bag
What term is used to define a failure to follow established procedure, treatment
prescription, or an event that causes patient injury or death? - Correct Answers -
adverse event
What does a near miss do? - Correct Answers -Helps identify a risk to patient safety
and reduce the risk of patient injury.
A patient begins to experience faintness, double vision and clammy hands. What is the
cause? - Correct Answers -hypotension
What is the path of the urine flow through the urinary tract? - Correct Answers -Urine
flows from the kidneys to the ureters to the bladder to the urethra.
What is Fresenius Medical Care's goal for spkt/v? - Correct Answers -1.4
Which of the following is correct about KECN testing?
1. Sodium is used to estimate clearance of urea
2. The result of an OLC is know as KECN with accepted rate of 300-400
3. OLC tests are treated are 8 times per treatment
4. OLC are used to project serum levels - Correct Answers -Sodium is used to estimate
clearance of urea
, Which of the following statements about the fistula needle safety is correct?
a. if a safety device is used, the needle does not have to go in a sharps container
b. the use of safety on needles is optional
c. safety devices should be engaged as needle is being removed
d. safety device should be engaged AFTER the needle has been removed - Correct
Answers -safety devices should be engaged as needle is being removed
Why is a BUN taken pre and post treatment? - Correct Answers -to evaluate the efficacy
patient's treatment
Which is the following is true about dialysate?
1. It contains chlorine
2. It is ultrapure
3. It is sterile
4. It contains urea - Correct Answers -It is ultrapure
What does a yellow AMP light indicate? - Correct Answers -Projected spkt/v is less than
1.4
Which of the following is true about Ultra Low Total Chlorine Testing? - Correct Answers
-the sample cup must be rinsed three times
What is the limit for Total Chlorine? - Correct Answers -< 0.1 ppm (parts per million)
What PPE should you wear when disinfecting a dialysis station or cleaning a blood
spill? - Correct Answers -gloves, gown and face shield
You should check both arms for a fistula or graft before taking what vital sign? - Correct
Answers -blood pressure
When should you replace the venous line during treatment?
a. If the arterial pressure goes to - 250
b. If a large clot is seen in the venous line
c. Should never be replaced during treatment
d. Venous pressure is half the BFR - Correct Answers -If a large clot is seen in the
venous line
Which should be reported to the RN? - Correct Answers -BP 165/102
Where in the circuit should you look to determine what the cause of an venous alarm?
a. the dialyzer
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Which of the following would keep KECN values stable during treatment:
a. missed heparin dose
b. BFR set as prescribed
c. clotting in dialyzer
d. poor arterial flow from the access - Correct Answers -BFR set as prescribed
What should you do with a sharps container in the event of a flood? - Correct Answers -
lock, seal and place them in a bio-hazard storage room
What type of access has the lowest complication rate? - Correct Answers -fistula
What must you do when using the emergency hand crank during a power outage? -
Correct Answers -check to ensure 300 mLs of normal saline is in the bag
What term is used to define a failure to follow established procedure, treatment
prescription, or an event that causes patient injury or death? - Correct Answers -
adverse event
What does a near miss do? - Correct Answers -Helps identify a risk to patient safety
and reduce the risk of patient injury.
A patient begins to experience faintness, double vision and clammy hands. What is the
cause? - Correct Answers -hypotension
What is the path of the urine flow through the urinary tract? - Correct Answers -Urine
flows from the kidneys to the ureters to the bladder to the urethra.
What is Fresenius Medical Care's goal for spkt/v? - Correct Answers -1.4
Which of the following is correct about KECN testing?
1. Sodium is used to estimate clearance of urea
2. The result of an OLC is know as KECN with accepted rate of 300-400
3. OLC tests are treated are 8 times per treatment
4. OLC are used to project serum levels - Correct Answers -Sodium is used to estimate
clearance of urea
, Which of the following statements about the fistula needle safety is correct?
a. if a safety device is used, the needle does not have to go in a sharps container
b. the use of safety on needles is optional
c. safety devices should be engaged as needle is being removed
d. safety device should be engaged AFTER the needle has been removed - Correct
Answers -safety devices should be engaged as needle is being removed
Why is a BUN taken pre and post treatment? - Correct Answers -to evaluate the efficacy
patient's treatment
Which is the following is true about dialysate?
1. It contains chlorine
2. It is ultrapure
3. It is sterile
4. It contains urea - Correct Answers -It is ultrapure
What does a yellow AMP light indicate? - Correct Answers -Projected spkt/v is less than
1.4
Which of the following is true about Ultra Low Total Chlorine Testing? - Correct Answers
-the sample cup must be rinsed three times
What is the limit for Total Chlorine? - Correct Answers -< 0.1 ppm (parts per million)
What PPE should you wear when disinfecting a dialysis station or cleaning a blood
spill? - Correct Answers -gloves, gown and face shield
You should check both arms for a fistula or graft before taking what vital sign? - Correct
Answers -blood pressure
When should you replace the venous line during treatment?
a. If the arterial pressure goes to - 250
b. If a large clot is seen in the venous line
c. Should never be replaced during treatment
d. Venous pressure is half the BFR - Correct Answers -If a large clot is seen in the
venous line
Which should be reported to the RN? - Correct Answers -BP 165/102
Where in the circuit should you look to determine what the cause of an venous alarm?
a. the dialyzer
