DAVITA COMPETANCY QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS
if a patient with acute injury Dialysis in the outpatient facility one task of the patient care
teammates is to monitor blood pressure and weigh closely why is this important -
✔✔hypovolemia and hypertensive episodes can cause renal ischemia and can further
damage the kidneys
chronic renal failure can have its Origins prerenal intrarenal or post renal which of the following
conditions is an internal cause of CRF - ✔✔hypertension
knowing what caused your patients CRF - ✔✔it is important because the underlining disease
could cause Health complications that can impact the dialysis treatment
fluid overload and hypertension lead to left ventricular hypertrophy this means -
✔✔hypotensive episodes are more likely to occur during the dialysis treatment
your role in ckd-mbd management includes - ✔✔reminding the patient who is eating a snack
during dialysis to take his phosphate binders
your role in anemia management - ✔✔rinsing back as much as other patients blood as you
can at the termination of each treatment
the transport mechanism when particles move from an area from of a higher solute
concentration to an area of a lower solute concentration is called - ✔✔diffusion
during dialysis the movement of bicarbonate from the dialysate into the blood - ✔✔helps
normalize body pH
the kidneys excretory functions include - ✔✔normalizing electrolytes
, when is the pretreatment assessment by the licensed nurse required - ✔✔when is mandated
by the state
when the PCT performing a data collection notice is abnormal findings
when the patient reports unusual symptoms to the nurse prior to treatment initiation
when the nurse observes unusual behaviors in the patient entering the treatment for
if a patient had an adverse reaction within the first couple of minutes after treatment initiation
yet no pretreatment that I had been entered into the computer - ✔✔there's no proof that
pre-treatment safety checks were completed or the patient had been properly assessed
data collection - ✔✔heart rate 72
a patient's protein status is affected by nutritional and non nutritional factors what can you do
to prevent a drop in your patients albumin - ✔✔prevent healthcare-associated infections
(HAIs)
calciphylaxis is a consequence of which out range labs - ✔✔calcium phosphorus and pth
how do phosphate binders work - ✔✔they prevent the phosphorus in food from being
absorbed when taken with meals
what is your main priority when returning the patient's blood with a hand crank during a power
outage - ✔✔you must be vigilant and watching for air in the bloodlines
your patient dialysis sizes for 4 hours with a blood pump speed of 400 ml per minute what is his
calculated blood volume processed (bvp)at the end of the treatment - ✔✔96000ml or 96
liters
CORRECT ANSWERS
if a patient with acute injury Dialysis in the outpatient facility one task of the patient care
teammates is to monitor blood pressure and weigh closely why is this important -
✔✔hypovolemia and hypertensive episodes can cause renal ischemia and can further
damage the kidneys
chronic renal failure can have its Origins prerenal intrarenal or post renal which of the following
conditions is an internal cause of CRF - ✔✔hypertension
knowing what caused your patients CRF - ✔✔it is important because the underlining disease
could cause Health complications that can impact the dialysis treatment
fluid overload and hypertension lead to left ventricular hypertrophy this means -
✔✔hypotensive episodes are more likely to occur during the dialysis treatment
your role in ckd-mbd management includes - ✔✔reminding the patient who is eating a snack
during dialysis to take his phosphate binders
your role in anemia management - ✔✔rinsing back as much as other patients blood as you
can at the termination of each treatment
the transport mechanism when particles move from an area from of a higher solute
concentration to an area of a lower solute concentration is called - ✔✔diffusion
during dialysis the movement of bicarbonate from the dialysate into the blood - ✔✔helps
normalize body pH
the kidneys excretory functions include - ✔✔normalizing electrolytes
, when is the pretreatment assessment by the licensed nurse required - ✔✔when is mandated
by the state
when the PCT performing a data collection notice is abnormal findings
when the patient reports unusual symptoms to the nurse prior to treatment initiation
when the nurse observes unusual behaviors in the patient entering the treatment for
if a patient had an adverse reaction within the first couple of minutes after treatment initiation
yet no pretreatment that I had been entered into the computer - ✔✔there's no proof that
pre-treatment safety checks were completed or the patient had been properly assessed
data collection - ✔✔heart rate 72
a patient's protein status is affected by nutritional and non nutritional factors what can you do
to prevent a drop in your patients albumin - ✔✔prevent healthcare-associated infections
(HAIs)
calciphylaxis is a consequence of which out range labs - ✔✔calcium phosphorus and pth
how do phosphate binders work - ✔✔they prevent the phosphorus in food from being
absorbed when taken with meals
what is your main priority when returning the patient's blood with a hand crank during a power
outage - ✔✔you must be vigilant and watching for air in the bloodlines
your patient dialysis sizes for 4 hours with a blood pump speed of 400 ml per minute what is his
calculated blood volume processed (bvp)at the end of the treatment - ✔✔96000ml or 96
liters
