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FRESENIUS VIRTUAL LEARNING PCT NEW HIRE EXAM NEWEST
2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
What is the AAMI time standard for EBCT? - ANSWER-A
minimum of 10 minutes total time (5 minutes per tank, or bank of
tanks)
You must confirm the mixing ratio on Bicarb and Dry Acid Solution
containers.
True or False? - ANSWER-true
Mixing ratios determine the proportion of product water, acid and
bicarb concentrate the machine used to make dialysate. What is
the mixing ratio Fresenius currently uses (in 2020)? - ANSWER-
45X
***Do NOT use if other than 45X, and confirm machine is set for
45X
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Bicarb is mixed for a total of _____ minutes - ANSWER-11
Bicarb must be used or discarded within _____ hours. -
ANSWER-24
What happens if bicarb is mixed for more than 11 minutes? -
ANSWER-- Loss of CO2 will lower bicarb concentration
- Patients do not receive prescribed dose
- Solution pH is increased
RO is measure by what? - ANSWER-Percent Rejection
RO performance is measured by percent rejection, which is the
percentage of ____________ filtered out and sent down the drain.
- ANSWER-TDS contaminants
Fresenius' percentage rejection goal is ____%. - ANSWER-95
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If the percent rejection falls to ____% DO NOT USE the RO. -
ANSWER-80
Notify Technical Services to draw another AAMI chemical
analysis if the percent rejection falls below 95%, again at 90%,
and again at 80%.
True or False? - ANSWER-true
If bicarb jugs are going to be used, what 5 things MUST the jugs
be labeled with in order to use them? - ANSWER-1. Contents e.g.
"bicarb", "acid"
2. Chemical composition
3. Product number or 2K, 3K, etc.
4. Proportioning ratio
5. MUST include HMIS labeling
Bicarb jugs are disinfected with the same frequency the bicarb
mixer is bleached.
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True or False? - ANSWER-true
Once a week the bicarb mixer is disinfected using a _____ bleach
or Ozone. It must be disinfected on the same day each week. -
ANSWER-1:100
After the bicarb jugs and bicarb mixer are disinfected using 1:100
bleach, each must be rinsed thoroughly with what? - ANSWER-
RO water
After the bicarb jugs and bicarb mixer are disinfected using 1:100
bleach, each must be rinsed thoroughly with RO water. We must
use testing strips to verify the bleach has been rinsed thoroughly
until negative for bleach.
True or False? - ANSWER-true
Are the acid jugs and acid mixer disinfected? - ANSWER-no
FRESENIUS VIRTUAL LEARNING PCT NEW HIRE EXAM NEWEST
2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
What is the AAMI time standard for EBCT? - ANSWER-A
minimum of 10 minutes total time (5 minutes per tank, or bank of
tanks)
You must confirm the mixing ratio on Bicarb and Dry Acid Solution
containers.
True or False? - ANSWER-true
Mixing ratios determine the proportion of product water, acid and
bicarb concentrate the machine used to make dialysate. What is
the mixing ratio Fresenius currently uses (in 2020)? - ANSWER-
45X
***Do NOT use if other than 45X, and confirm machine is set for
45X
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Bicarb is mixed for a total of _____ minutes - ANSWER-11
Bicarb must be used or discarded within _____ hours. -
ANSWER-24
What happens if bicarb is mixed for more than 11 minutes? -
ANSWER-- Loss of CO2 will lower bicarb concentration
- Patients do not receive prescribed dose
- Solution pH is increased
RO is measure by what? - ANSWER-Percent Rejection
RO performance is measured by percent rejection, which is the
percentage of ____________ filtered out and sent down the drain.
- ANSWER-TDS contaminants
Fresenius' percentage rejection goal is ____%. - ANSWER-95
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If the percent rejection falls to ____% DO NOT USE the RO. -
ANSWER-80
Notify Technical Services to draw another AAMI chemical
analysis if the percent rejection falls below 95%, again at 90%,
and again at 80%.
True or False? - ANSWER-true
If bicarb jugs are going to be used, what 5 things MUST the jugs
be labeled with in order to use them? - ANSWER-1. Contents e.g.
"bicarb", "acid"
2. Chemical composition
3. Product number or 2K, 3K, etc.
4. Proportioning ratio
5. MUST include HMIS labeling
Bicarb jugs are disinfected with the same frequency the bicarb
mixer is bleached.
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True or False? - ANSWER-true
Once a week the bicarb mixer is disinfected using a _____ bleach
or Ozone. It must be disinfected on the same day each week. -
ANSWER-1:100
After the bicarb jugs and bicarb mixer are disinfected using 1:100
bleach, each must be rinsed thoroughly with what? - ANSWER-
RO water
After the bicarb jugs and bicarb mixer are disinfected using 1:100
bleach, each must be rinsed thoroughly with RO water. We must
use testing strips to verify the bleach has been rinsed thoroughly
until negative for bleach.
True or False? - ANSWER-true
Are the acid jugs and acid mixer disinfected? - ANSWER-no
