(ACTUAL2024-2025) QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
How have you been since your last dialysis treatment? - --
ANSWERS___During predialysis data collection, it would be
best for the technician to ask the patient which of these
questions?
Take the patient's temperature - --ANSWERS___During the
hemodialysis treatment, a patient complains of feeling chilled.
In addition to getting the patient a blanket, which of these
actions should the technician take?
As far apart as possible - --ANSWERS___In order to
maximize access recirculation. The technician should place
Mrs. Miller's fistula needle.
Milk of Magnesia - --ANSWERS___Mr. Jones suffers from
constipation. He goes to the drug store to buy a laxative. Mr
Jones should avoid which medication?
Using a bath that will provide a greater concentration gradient
- --ANSWERS___Which of the following actions would
increase diffusion during dialysis.
Urea - --ANSWERS___Which of the following diffuses from
the patient's blood during dialysis?
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Handwashing - --ANSWERS___What is the most important
activity that the dialysis technician can perform to prevent the
spread of infectious disease in the dialysis clinic.
2.0 inches apart - --ANSWERS___When cannulating. The
tips of the needles should be at least
Hypotension and cramping - --ANSWERS___Which of the
following symptoms would indicate a need to increase the
estimated dry weight (EDW).
2.0 - --ANSWERS___Your patient is to receive 2000 units of
heparin. The vial you are using is 1000 u/ml heparin. How
many mls will you draw up for this patient.
An arteriovenous fistula - --ANSWERS___Which of these
types of vascular accesses has the fewest complications.
Tighten all connections - --ANSWERS___Which of the
following is used to prevent air in the bloodlines.
AAMI - --ANSWERS___Which organization set the
standards and recommendations for dialyzer reprocessing.
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Venous needle is against the wall of the vessel - --
ANSWERS___Which of the following would cause a high
venous pressure alarm.
Clotting in the extracorporeal circuit - --ANSWERS___Which
of the following might indicate a need to increase heparin.
The patient just had surgery yesterday - --
ANSWERS___Which of the following might indicate a need
to decrease the heparin dose.
Ensuring accurate documentation - --ANSWERS___Which of
these technician activities contributes to data collection used
to measure quality outcomes.
Draw one line through it, date, time, signature/credentials,
with the words "error" - --ANSWERS___You have
documented incorrectly on a patient's chart. How do you
correct this.
Phosphorus, potassium, and calcium - --
ANSWERS___What's the normal lab value.
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The movement of particles across a semipermeable membrane
from an area of higher solute concentration to an area of lower
solute concentration, until the concentration on both sides of
the membrane is equal - --ANSWERS___What is diffusion.
The process of passing fluid through a filter or semipermeable
membrane - --ANSWERS___What is filtration.
A medication(synthetic erythropoietin) used to stimulate
production of red blood cells - --ANSWERS___What is
epogen.
2 hours - --ANSWERS___How long can a used dialyzer sit
out before reprocessing.
11 hours - --ANSWERS___How long can a reprocessed
dialyzer sit out to dry before use?
14 days - --ANSWERS___What is a reused dialyzer shelf
life?
80% - --ANSWERS___What is a reuse dialyzer (TCV)
percentage