DAVITA (RN) PCT FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED PASS
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? -
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 - ANSWER ->HTN
Knowing what caused your patient's CKD - 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 - ANSWER ->the PCT is preforming an
assessment which is not allowed legally
,When a patient has an irregular heartbeat, - ANSWER -
>the automatic BP reading may not be accurate
Which of the following is a data collection - ANSWER >HR
72
at what time should the post treatment data collection
be completed - ANSWER ->after the treatment has been
completed
the A in smart communication stands for - ANSWER
>actual- just report the facts
which of the following events is defined as a near miss -
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 - ANSWER ->SBAR
What is your main priority when returning a patient's
blood with the hand crank during a power outage? -
, ANSWER ->you must be vigilant in watching for air in the
blood lines
what problem will cause an increase in the patient's VP -
ANSWER ->a clot in the venous drip chamber
Which blood test must be performed at regular intervals
on patients susceptible to HPB - ANSWER ->HBsAg
who is accountable for appropriate patient and
teammate scheduling in the acute setting - 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? -
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? - ANSWER ->use of
catheters for HD
which infectious disease requires frequent hand washing
instead of using alcohol based hand gels - ANSWER
>active clostridioides difficile infection
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED PASS
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? -
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 - ANSWER ->HTN
Knowing what caused your patient's CKD - 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 - ANSWER ->the PCT is preforming an
assessment which is not allowed legally
,When a patient has an irregular heartbeat, - ANSWER -
>the automatic BP reading may not be accurate
Which of the following is a data collection - ANSWER >HR
72
at what time should the post treatment data collection
be completed - ANSWER ->after the treatment has been
completed
the A in smart communication stands for - ANSWER
>actual- just report the facts
which of the following events is defined as a near miss -
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 - ANSWER ->SBAR
What is your main priority when returning a patient's
blood with the hand crank during a power outage? -
, ANSWER ->you must be vigilant in watching for air in the
blood lines
what problem will cause an increase in the patient's VP -
ANSWER ->a clot in the venous drip chamber
Which blood test must be performed at regular intervals
on patients susceptible to HPB - ANSWER ->HBsAg
who is accountable for appropriate patient and
teammate scheduling in the acute setting - 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? -
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? - ANSWER ->use of
catheters for HD
which infectious disease requires frequent hand washing
instead of using alcohol based hand gels - ANSWER
>active clostridioides difficile infection
