Davita PCT Final Exam questions and answers (2022/2023) (Verified Answers), Real Exam(bolded answers)

Davita PCT Final Exam questions and answers (2022/2023) (Verified Answers), Real Exam(bolded answers) Arterial pressure high alarm causes? Seperation of tubing How do you know numbing has taken effect? Blanching of the skin What germ causes the most infections in hemodialysis patients? MRSA True or false: Squeezing the BP cuff can damage the machine True What are possible consequences of poor or incomplete documentation? Attack on your care Chlorine in the water used for hemodialysis causes? Hemolysis (which releases potassium) Importance of limiting phosphorus/ when to take binders? Tingling, bone damage, take with meal What is the role of the PCT prior to treatment initiation? Data Collection What is pericarditis? inflammation of the sac around the heart Why is wearing gloves so important? Decreases risk of hand contamination Site rotation/healing time 14 days (2 weeks) How long do we wait after administering the heparin bolus prior to treatment initation? 3-5 minutes When do we test for hardness? At the end of each day What to use for Dry, itchy skin hyper fatted soaps and lotions What is the primary cause patients are anemic? Decreased production of erythropoietin What factors influence v (volume)? sex, age, weight, height, amputations What is the most important intervention you can do to prevent HAI's? Hand washing What is included in pericarditis treatment? Decrease or stop heparin, give more frequent dialysis What causes a pyrogen reaction? Endotoxins in the water What is the most common transmission route for HAI's? Contact transmission 17: 200-250 16: 250-350 15: 350-450 14: 450 Needle gauge and suggested BFR What do you do if a patient wants to get off early? educate and document, still draw lab on habitual patients, MUST NOTIFY NURSE Lab draw mistakes that would falsely increase Kt/V not waiting the full 15 seconds to draw the BUN 4 reasons we document in the medical record