FRESENIUS FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS || LATEST UPDATE
2025/2026|| WITH VERIFIED WELL
DETAILED ANSWERS
40-60 seconds - (ANSWER)How long to hand wash with soap and water?
20-30 seconds - (ANSWER)How long must you rub your hands with hand
sanitizer?
Diabetes - (ANSWER)The number one cause for chronic renal failure
True - (ANSWER)When going from a dirty area to retrieve supplies in a clean area,
staff are required to complete hand hygiene
True - (ANSWER)HMIS (Hazardous Material Identification System) labels are
required on all hazardous materials, including individual bicarbonate containers
1 part bleach: 10 part water solution - (ANSWER)The first bleach solution used to
clean a large blood spill area (greater than 10mL/s) is
Infected blood and bodily fluids - (ANSWER)The main route of transmission of
Hep B in Hemodialysis facilities is by exposure to
, 2
Remove gloves, sanitize hands, and put on a fresh pair of gloves before -
(ANSWER)When caring for a patient who is Hep B positive, after disconnecting the
bloodlines, the technician must perform which 3 actions before documenting?
Separate area on a dedicated machine - (ANSWER)Patients who are Hep B
surgace Antigen positive should be dialyzed in a
Remove gloves, wash/sanitize hands, and retrieve items - (ANSWER)What must a
tech do prior to leaving the patient at the dialysis station to get clean supplies?
Remove gloves, wash/sanitize hands - (ANSWER)The tech has performed
rinseback on a patient and failed to gather all the supplies needed to disconnect
the patient. What must the tech do prior to getting supplies?
Blood splatter - (ANSWER)You must wear a full-face shield, or mask with goggles
when in an area with a risk of
Ultrapure Dialysate - (ANSWER)Use of a diasafe filter allows the production of
Conductivity - (ANSWER)the ability of a substance to conduct an electrical charge
Normal Saline - (ANSWER)Used to rinse and prime the tubing of the
extracorporeal circuit to remove sterilant and air
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Clotting - (ANSWER)Air is removed from the extracorporeal circuit before
initiating treatment because it may cause
bloodlines in the prime bucket with open end caps - (ANSWER)The most likely
cause of contamination of the extracorporeal circuit are
Air - (ANSWER)A low level arterial drip chamber can result in ______ entering the
system causing an air embolism or clotting
Conductivity - (ANSWER)Ability of a substance to conduct an electrical charge
Blood leak - (ANSWER)When blood escapes from the dialyzer blood compartment
into the dialysate fluid compartment
6.9-7.6 - (ANSWER)The final dialysate must have a ph between
Daily - (ANSWER)How often should staff clean the dialysis machine with acid?
Before each treatment - (ANSWER)When should alarm and Pressure Holding
Tests (PHT) should be performed on dialysis machines?
Air in the dialyzer - (ANSWER)What is removed by NS during the priming process?