What every Dialysis Nurse needs to know
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What Every Dialysis Nurse Needs To Know (Questions With
Very Accurate Answers )2024/2025 Brand New!!!!!
1. What is one treatment goal for Acute Kidney Injury?: Prevent waste and fluid
build-up - Keep the patient wet
2. What are examples of Intra-renal cause of CRF?: Damage to nephron, diabetes,
hypertension, renal artery stenosis
3. What percentage of normal kidney function is replaced by Hemodialysis: -
15%
4. What changes are necessary for the treatment of Pericarditis?: Requires more
frequent treatments Requires reduced treatment time
Requires less heparin to prevent bleeding into the pericardium
5. What is the Normal blood PH?: 7.35 - 7.45
6. What treatment is suggested for patient's with Puriitus?: Use of hyper-fat soaps
and lotions, such as goat milk soap
Benadryl
Control Phosphorus intake
7. What is the cause of anemia in CRF?: Lack of erythropoietin production by the
kidneys
8. What is CKD-MBD?: Chronic Kidney Disease
Mineral and Bone Disorder
9. What does CKD-MBD lead to?: Abnormalities in Ca, Po4, PTH, and Vitamin D
metabolism
10. Burning, numbness in extremities, especially on the bottom of feet is know as?:
Peripheral neuropathy syndrome
11. Define Filtration: Fluid passing through a semipermeable membrane - controlled by
hydrostatic pressure - "drip through"
12. Define Ultrafiltration: Controlled fluid removal by manipulation of hydrostatic
pressure = "push through"
13. Define Convection: Salutes are dragged across the semipermeable membrane along
with fluid - "dragged across"
14. Define Diffusion: Particles (solutes) move from an area of higher solute
concentration to an area of lower solute concentration - "higher to lower"
15. Name a factor that effects Diffusion?: Solution Temperature
16. Define Osmosis: Fluid moves from lower solute concentration to higher solute
concentration
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17. What portion of the kidney is damaged due to hypertension?: The Nephron
18. What are the symptoms of Hyperkalemia?: Slow heart rate
Muscle weakness
Cardiac arrest
19 What is the cause of anemia ?: Lack of erythropoietin production by the kidneys
20. How does hemodialysis normalize the bodies PH?: Hemodialysis normalize the
body Ph through diffusion of bicarbonate from the dialysate into the blood
21. What are two endocrine functions of the kidneys?: Renin to control Blood
Pressure
Erythropoietin to stimulate bone marrow to produce RBC's
22. The kidneys excretory functions include: Normalizing electrolytes
23. A basic principle of self-management: Dealing with the consequences of illness
rather than the physical disease
24. Define Health Literacy: The degree to which individuals have the capacity to
obtain, process and understand basic health information and services needed to make
appropriate health decisions
25. What helps a Auditory Learner?: Word associations or mnemonics
26. What environment do Visual learners like?: A quiet surrounding
27. What do Tactile Learners need?: Frequent short breaks
28. What does the acronym DARN stand for?: D-desire
A-ability
R-reason
N-need
29. What are Core Communication Skills?: Asking
Listening
Informing
30. Define Righting Reflex?: Making patients feel bad, scared, ashamed, or humiliated
about their behavior.
Focusing prematurely on the "correct" solution
31. Can a patient get stuck in the 5 stages of grief?: It can take up to 2 yrs
for a patient to process a loss. Many patients get stuck in the 5 stages -
Denial>Anger>Bargaining>Depression>Acceptance
32. When should a social worker be alerted?: If you notice a patient's caregiver
struggle to meet the demands of the patient's treatment regime
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What Every Dialysis Nurse Needs To Know (Questions With
Very Accurate Answers )2024/2025 Brand New!!!!!
1. What is one treatment goal for Acute Kidney Injury?: Prevent waste and fluid
build-up - Keep the patient wet
2. What are examples of Intra-renal cause of CRF?: Damage to nephron, diabetes,
hypertension, renal artery stenosis
3. What percentage of normal kidney function is replaced by Hemodialysis: -
15%
4. What changes are necessary for the treatment of Pericarditis?: Requires more
frequent treatments Requires reduced treatment time
Requires less heparin to prevent bleeding into the pericardium
5. What is the Normal blood PH?: 7.35 - 7.45
6. What treatment is suggested for patient's with Puriitus?: Use of hyper-fat soaps
and lotions, such as goat milk soap
Benadryl
Control Phosphorus intake
7. What is the cause of anemia in CRF?: Lack of erythropoietin production by the
kidneys
8. What is CKD-MBD?: Chronic Kidney Disease
Mineral and Bone Disorder
9. What does CKD-MBD lead to?: Abnormalities in Ca, Po4, PTH, and Vitamin D
metabolism
10. Burning, numbness in extremities, especially on the bottom of feet is know as?:
Peripheral neuropathy syndrome
11. Define Filtration: Fluid passing through a semipermeable membrane - controlled by
hydrostatic pressure - "drip through"
12. Define Ultrafiltration: Controlled fluid removal by manipulation of hydrostatic
pressure = "push through"
13. Define Convection: Salutes are dragged across the semipermeable membrane along
with fluid - "dragged across"
14. Define Diffusion: Particles (solutes) move from an area of higher solute
concentration to an area of lower solute concentration - "higher to lower"
15. Name a factor that effects Diffusion?: Solution Temperature
16. Define Osmosis: Fluid moves from lower solute concentration to higher solute
concentration
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17. What portion of the kidney is damaged due to hypertension?: The Nephron
18. What are the symptoms of Hyperkalemia?: Slow heart rate
Muscle weakness
Cardiac arrest
19 What is the cause of anemia ?: Lack of erythropoietin production by the kidneys
20. How does hemodialysis normalize the bodies PH?: Hemodialysis normalize the
body Ph through diffusion of bicarbonate from the dialysate into the blood
21. What are two endocrine functions of the kidneys?: Renin to control Blood
Pressure
Erythropoietin to stimulate bone marrow to produce RBC's
22. The kidneys excretory functions include: Normalizing electrolytes
23. A basic principle of self-management: Dealing with the consequences of illness
rather than the physical disease
24. Define Health Literacy: The degree to which individuals have the capacity to
obtain, process and understand basic health information and services needed to make
appropriate health decisions
25. What helps a Auditory Learner?: Word associations or mnemonics
26. What environment do Visual learners like?: A quiet surrounding
27. What do Tactile Learners need?: Frequent short breaks
28. What does the acronym DARN stand for?: D-desire
A-ability
R-reason
N-need
29. What are Core Communication Skills?: Asking
Listening
Informing
30. Define Righting Reflex?: Making patients feel bad, scared, ashamed, or humiliated
about their behavior.
Focusing prematurely on the "correct" solution
31. Can a patient get stuck in the 5 stages of grief?: It can take up to 2 yrs
for a patient to process a loss. Many patients get stuck in the 5 stages -
Denial>Anger>Bargaining>Depression>Acceptance
32. When should a social worker be alerted?: If you notice a patient's caregiver
struggle to meet the demands of the patient's treatment regime
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