DAVITA PCT UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A PLUS
Question:
What do you need to consider in regards to acute patents vascular access?
Answer:
Usually have a CVC follow policy and procedure to prevent infections
Question:
Why is it important to know what caused your patient's CKD?
Answer:
to inquire about possible problems during data collection and assessments
Question:
Kt/V: What is K?
Answer:
clearance of urea
Question:
What treatment factors decrease K?
Answer:
not waiting 3-5 minutes after giving heparin with treatment initiation to prevent clotting
Question:
What factors influence V (volume)?
Answer:
,sex, age, weight, height, amputations
Question:
Needle gauge and suggested BFR
Answer:
17: 200-250 16: 250-350 15: 350-450 14: >450
Question:
What do you do if a patient wants to get off early?
Answer:
educate and document, still draw lab on habitual patients, MUST NOTIFY NURSE
Question:
Lab draw mistakes that would falsely increase Kt/V
Answer:
not waiting the full 15 seconds to draw the BUN
Question:
What is the role of the PCT prior to treatment initiation?
Answer:
DATA COLLECTION
Question:
Squeezing the BP cuff can damage the machine: T/F
Answer:
True
, Question:
4 reasons we document in the medical record
Answer:
1. proof that care was rendered 2. provides data continuity and planning of patient care 3. permanent
legal record 4. communication tool
Question:
Pre-treatment patient data collection/assessment
Answer:
Data collection: before initiation Assessment: 30 minutes into treatment
Question:
Post treatment data collection/assessments
Answer:
after treatment NOT DURING RINSEBACK
Question:
What are possible consequences of poor or incomplete documentation
Answer:
attack on your care
Question:
What are the six items included in charting administered medications?
Answer:
REASON FOR ADMINISTERING
Question:
What do you need to consider in regards to acute patents vascular access?
Answer:
Usually have a CVC follow policy and procedure to prevent infections
Question:
Why is it important to know what caused your patient's CKD?
Answer:
to inquire about possible problems during data collection and assessments
Question:
Kt/V: What is K?
Answer:
clearance of urea
Question:
What treatment factors decrease K?
Answer:
not waiting 3-5 minutes after giving heparin with treatment initiation to prevent clotting
Question:
What factors influence V (volume)?
Answer:
,sex, age, weight, height, amputations
Question:
Needle gauge and suggested BFR
Answer:
17: 200-250 16: 250-350 15: 350-450 14: >450
Question:
What do you do if a patient wants to get off early?
Answer:
educate and document, still draw lab on habitual patients, MUST NOTIFY NURSE
Question:
Lab draw mistakes that would falsely increase Kt/V
Answer:
not waiting the full 15 seconds to draw the BUN
Question:
What is the role of the PCT prior to treatment initiation?
Answer:
DATA COLLECTION
Question:
Squeezing the BP cuff can damage the machine: T/F
Answer:
True
, Question:
4 reasons we document in the medical record
Answer:
1. proof that care was rendered 2. provides data continuity and planning of patient care 3. permanent
legal record 4. communication tool
Question:
Pre-treatment patient data collection/assessment
Answer:
Data collection: before initiation Assessment: 30 minutes into treatment
Question:
Post treatment data collection/assessments
Answer:
after treatment NOT DURING RINSEBACK
Question:
What are possible consequences of poor or incomplete documentation
Answer:
attack on your care
Question:
What are the six items included in charting administered medications?
Answer:
REASON FOR ADMINISTERING
