PCA exam Questions Complete With A+ Graded Answers

PCA exam Questions Complete With A+ Graded Answers Per Davita policy, fever and chills is defined as a. Any temperature greater than 99°F or increase over baseline of 1°F with symptoms b. Any temperature greater than 99°F or increase over baseline of 1°F without symptoms c. Any temperature greater than 100°F or increase over baseline of 2°F with symptoms d. Any temperature greater than 100°F or increase over baseline of 2°F without symptoms c. Any temperature greater than 100°F or increase over baseline of 2°F with symptoms Documentation in the medical record a. Includes caregiver opinion. b. Belongs to the patient. c. Is a permanent legal record of the care provided d. Is not subject to review by surveyors c. Is a permanent legal record of the care provided The PCT notes that a patient still has considerable edema in her legs when performing the post-treatment data collection. In addition to informing the nurse, what should the PCT document? a. Leave the data collection entry blank b. Document "RN to assess" c. Document the noted swelling and that the RN was informed d. Document "N/A" since the nurse will assess and document c. Document the noted swelling and that the RN was informed When the patient's calculated UF Goal exceeds the maximum UFR ordered by the nephrologist a. The calculated UF Goal should be entered into Snappy and the UFR adjusted once the patient shows signs of becoming hypotensive b. The patient must give permission to exceed the ordered maximum UFR since fluid overload is harmful and every effort should be made to reach the ordered target weight c. The calculated UF Goal must be adjusted to not exceed the ordered maximum UFR and the reason documented d. The charge nurse must assess the patient prior to treatment initiation to determine a safe UF Goal for the patient c. The calculated UF Goal must be adjusted to not exceed the ordered maximum UFR and the reason documented DQI (Davita Quality Index) is achieved by a. Managing individual patients first and allowing scores to follow b. Knowing each team member's role in improving DQI scores c. Using the CQI process to help identify trends and make improvements d. All of the above d. All of the above