FRESENIUS EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | ALREADY PASSED | 2025 LATEST!!
What is a pre-dialysis evaluation? - ...(ANSWERS)....1) Review of the patient's
health.
2) Compares current health status to previous evaluations.
Why is pre-dialysis evaluations needed? - ...(ANSWERS)....1) To determine if the
patient is stable to receive treatment.
2) Determine if there has been a change in health status.
3) Provides a baseline date to plan for a safe treatment.
Describe Universal precautions - ...(ANSWERS)....Steps we take with all patient
contact to decrease the risk of spreading infection to protect our patient and
ourselves.
What are the 3 C's? - ...(ANSWERS)....1) Condition (objective)
2) Complaints (subjective)
3) Changes (objective)
,What should you look for with:
Ambulation - ...(ANSWERS)....Gait changes, use of assistive devices, ROM, energy
level.
What should you look for with:
Mental status and mood - ...(ANSWERS)....A&O x 3, any changes in usual mood
(Alert and orientation)
Person, place, time (situation) A&Ox4
What should you look for with:
Skin - ...(ANSWERS)....Color, integrity, temperature, edema
What should you look for with:
Vital signs - ...(ANSWERS)....Weight, BP, HR, respiration's, temperature
What is EDW?
Estimated Dry weight - ...(ANSWERS)....A patient's wt with excess fluid removed
,When is a RN required to assess a pre-treatment wt? - ...(ANSWERS)....If the
patient pre-treatment wt is >4 kg above EDW.
What does a blood pressure measure? - ...(ANSWERS)....Measurement of the
pressure of force of blood against the walls of the arteries.
When do you report a blood pressure to the RN? - ...(ANSWERS)....SBP <100 or >
180
DBP> 100
When do you report a heart rate to a RN? - ...(ANSWERS)....New onset of HR <60
or >100
or a irregular beat
When do you report a respiratory rate to the Rn? - ...(ANSWERS)....A respiratory
rate of > 24 breaths per minute
True or False
Does a dialysis patient maintain an average temperature? - ...(ANSWERS)....False!
When do you report a temperature to the RN? - ...(ANSWERS)....Temperature <
96 & > or = to 100 degrees
, Name some important complaints you need to report to the RN?
(10) - ...(ANSWERS)....1) Dizziness
2) Chest pain
3) SOB (shortness of breath)
4) Any new complaints
5) A visit to the ER or a hospital stay
6) Weakness
7) Numbness or tinglinng
8) Fever or chills
9) Depression/sadness
10) Pain
What changes do you report to the RN? - ...(ANSWERS)....New medications or
visit to ER or hospital stay.
What are the ABC's of the patients assessment? - ...(ANSWERS)....A) Access
B) Breathing
C) Cardiac
What to look for with:
ANSWERS | ALREADY PASSED | 2025 LATEST!!
What is a pre-dialysis evaluation? - ...(ANSWERS)....1) Review of the patient's
health.
2) Compares current health status to previous evaluations.
Why is pre-dialysis evaluations needed? - ...(ANSWERS)....1) To determine if the
patient is stable to receive treatment.
2) Determine if there has been a change in health status.
3) Provides a baseline date to plan for a safe treatment.
Describe Universal precautions - ...(ANSWERS)....Steps we take with all patient
contact to decrease the risk of spreading infection to protect our patient and
ourselves.
What are the 3 C's? - ...(ANSWERS)....1) Condition (objective)
2) Complaints (subjective)
3) Changes (objective)
,What should you look for with:
Ambulation - ...(ANSWERS)....Gait changes, use of assistive devices, ROM, energy
level.
What should you look for with:
Mental status and mood - ...(ANSWERS)....A&O x 3, any changes in usual mood
(Alert and orientation)
Person, place, time (situation) A&Ox4
What should you look for with:
Skin - ...(ANSWERS)....Color, integrity, temperature, edema
What should you look for with:
Vital signs - ...(ANSWERS)....Weight, BP, HR, respiration's, temperature
What is EDW?
Estimated Dry weight - ...(ANSWERS)....A patient's wt with excess fluid removed
,When is a RN required to assess a pre-treatment wt? - ...(ANSWERS)....If the
patient pre-treatment wt is >4 kg above EDW.
What does a blood pressure measure? - ...(ANSWERS)....Measurement of the
pressure of force of blood against the walls of the arteries.
When do you report a blood pressure to the RN? - ...(ANSWERS)....SBP <100 or >
180
DBP> 100
When do you report a heart rate to a RN? - ...(ANSWERS)....New onset of HR <60
or >100
or a irregular beat
When do you report a respiratory rate to the Rn? - ...(ANSWERS)....A respiratory
rate of > 24 breaths per minute
True or False
Does a dialysis patient maintain an average temperature? - ...(ANSWERS)....False!
When do you report a temperature to the RN? - ...(ANSWERS)....Temperature <
96 & > or = to 100 degrees
, Name some important complaints you need to report to the RN?
(10) - ...(ANSWERS)....1) Dizziness
2) Chest pain
3) SOB (shortness of breath)
4) Any new complaints
5) A visit to the ER or a hospital stay
6) Weakness
7) Numbness or tinglinng
8) Fever or chills
9) Depression/sadness
10) Pain
What changes do you report to the RN? - ...(ANSWERS)....New medications or
visit to ER or hospital stay.
What are the ABC's of the patients assessment? - ...(ANSWERS)....A) Access
B) Breathing
C) Cardiac
What to look for with:
