DAVITA STAR EXAM SCRIPT SOLVED QUESTIONS CORRECT ANSWERS UPDATED
Question:
A 58-year old patient who is blind comes to treatment accompanied by his wife. Which of these
approaches should the dialysis technician use when interacting with the patient?
Answer:
Describe the activites in the immediate environment.
Question:
A dialysis technician observes a drop of blood on the surface of a patient's hemodialysis
machine.Which of these actions should the dialysis technician take.
Answer:
Clean the machine surface immediately
Question:
A dialysis technician observes all of the below on the treatment floor, which one poses an
environmental risk? A.About one ounce (30mL) of fluid is on the floor. B.A patient's family
member is present during initiation of treatment C.Charts are lying on bedside tables D. The wheels
of the hemodialysis machine are locked.
Answer:
A. About one ounce (30ml) of fluid is on the floor. A female dialysis technician has been caring for
a male patient for several months. The patient tells the dialysis technician that he is lonely and
depressed. He asks the dialysis technician to go out to dinner with him. In addition to politely
declining the patients invitation, which of these actions, if any, should the dialysis technician take?
No further action is needed Recommend an over-the-counter mood stimulant, such as St.John's Wart
Refer the patient to the social worker
, Question:
Share the patient's need for socialization with other patients.
Answer:
Refer the patient to a social worker
Question:
A fistula connects.
Answer:
an artery to a vein
Question:
A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer is.
Answer:
vitamin B12
Question:
A mixed-bed DI tank contains.
Answer:
Cations and anions
Question:
A nephron is made up of.
Answer:
A glomerulus and a tubule syste,
Question:
Question:
A 58-year old patient who is blind comes to treatment accompanied by his wife. Which of these
approaches should the dialysis technician use when interacting with the patient?
Answer:
Describe the activites in the immediate environment.
Question:
A dialysis technician observes a drop of blood on the surface of a patient's hemodialysis
machine.Which of these actions should the dialysis technician take.
Answer:
Clean the machine surface immediately
Question:
A dialysis technician observes all of the below on the treatment floor, which one poses an
environmental risk? A.About one ounce (30mL) of fluid is on the floor. B.A patient's family
member is present during initiation of treatment C.Charts are lying on bedside tables D. The wheels
of the hemodialysis machine are locked.
Answer:
A. About one ounce (30ml) of fluid is on the floor. A female dialysis technician has been caring for
a male patient for several months. The patient tells the dialysis technician that he is lonely and
depressed. He asks the dialysis technician to go out to dinner with him. In addition to politely
declining the patients invitation, which of these actions, if any, should the dialysis technician take?
No further action is needed Recommend an over-the-counter mood stimulant, such as St.John's Wart
Refer the patient to the social worker
, Question:
Share the patient's need for socialization with other patients.
Answer:
Refer the patient to a social worker
Question:
A fistula connects.
Answer:
an artery to a vein
Question:
A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer is.
Answer:
vitamin B12
Question:
A mixed-bed DI tank contains.
Answer:
Cations and anions
Question:
A nephron is made up of.
Answer:
A glomerulus and a tubule syste,
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