Dialysis Technician Exam (Core Curriculum for Dialysis Technician) Quizzes & Ans…

Dialysis Technician Exam (Core Curriculum for Dialysis Technician) Quizzes & Ans… infection is the second most common cause of death in HD patient Infection can occur when pathogens enter the body through • a break in the skin • a mucous membrane • the lungs 3 main ways disease can spread 1. direct contact 2. indirect contact 3. droplet spread In dialysis clinic pathogens can be spread by patient, bath, visitors, equipment, water, dialysate, and air direct contact with an infected person such as shaking hands or kissing indirect contact We touch objects such as dialysis chair, patient chart, blood pressure cuffs, IV poles, and treatment carts droplet spread we breathe in droplets that were coughed or sneezed by an infected person Aseptic free from disease-causing germs clean not free from germs , but disinfected and usable for some steps in the treatment contaminated was sterile or clean but then was touched by a non sterile object dirty neither clean or sterile Basic Guidelines for Aseptic Technique • package sterile items as sterile only if the package is closed and sealed • wash your hands before you touch a package that contain sterile item • keep sterile packages dry • a contaminated object contaminate a sterile one • before you use a multi-dose vial scrub the rubber stopper with disinfectant • all fistula needle syringe tips and needles used to give meds or draw blood must be sterile dialysate