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If a dialysis patient is very large in both stature and weight, which of the following is most
likely to improve the effectiveness of hemodialysis?
A. Increase slat restriction
B. Decrease tx time
C. Increase dialyzer size
D. Change to pd - answer c. Increase dialyzer size
This increases the clearance of waste products. The nephrologist prescribes the size of the
dialyzer based on the patient's size and the prescribed duration of treatment. Another
intervention that can increase the effectiveness of hemodialysis is to increase the duration
of treatment
The duties that the technician is allowed to carry out depend primarily on the __________
A. Centers fork medicare & medicaid services guidelines
B. Dialysis center guidelines
C. Technician's training
D. State regulations/ standards of practice - answer d. State regulations
Although certified technicians should receive similar training, some states allow technicians
to cannulate accesses and to administer intravenous heparin, whereas others do not. The
technician should always know what is allowed in the state in which the person is working.
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, Even if the state allows a technician to carry out certain duties ( such as administering
heparin), a dialysis center may further restrict the technician's role
If a dialysis center carries out dialyzer reprocessing and uses peracetic acid as the germicide,
the contact time needed is _______
A. 10 hours
B. 11 hours
C. 20 hours
D. 24 hours - answer b. 11 hours
Only one germicide may be used, but there are four main types: peracetic acid (most
commonly used), glutaraldehyde (10 hours contact time), formaldehyde (24 hours contact
time) ,and heat disinfection (with citric acid) (20 hours contact time). Peracetic acid is more
expensive than most other germicides, but it poses less of a risk to those using the germicide
than do formaldehyde or glutaraldehyde
If a dialysis center uses electronic charting, the technician may share his/her password with
_______
A. No one
B. Nurse
C. Supervisor
D. Nephrologist - answer a. No one
All staff members who are authorized to access the electronic health record of a patient or
patients should have their own passwords. Access to the records is tracked electronically
according to the person's password. Under no circumstances should a staff member access
the records of a patient to whom the person is not providing care because this is a health
insurance portability and accountability act of 1996 violation
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If a dialysis patient is very large in both stature and weight, which of the following is most
likely to improve the effectiveness of hemodialysis?
A. Increase slat restriction
B. Decrease tx time
C. Increase dialyzer size
D. Change to pd - answer c. Increase dialyzer size
This increases the clearance of waste products. The nephrologist prescribes the size of the
dialyzer based on the patient's size and the prescribed duration of treatment. Another
intervention that can increase the effectiveness of hemodialysis is to increase the duration
of treatment
The duties that the technician is allowed to carry out depend primarily on the __________
A. Centers fork medicare & medicaid services guidelines
B. Dialysis center guidelines
C. Technician's training
D. State regulations/ standards of practice - answer d. State regulations
Although certified technicians should receive similar training, some states allow technicians
to cannulate accesses and to administer intravenous heparin, whereas others do not. The
technician should always know what is allowed in the state in which the person is working.
1
, Even if the state allows a technician to carry out certain duties ( such as administering
heparin), a dialysis center may further restrict the technician's role
If a dialysis center carries out dialyzer reprocessing and uses peracetic acid as the germicide,
the contact time needed is _______
A. 10 hours
B. 11 hours
C. 20 hours
D. 24 hours - answer b. 11 hours
Only one germicide may be used, but there are four main types: peracetic acid (most
commonly used), glutaraldehyde (10 hours contact time), formaldehyde (24 hours contact
time) ,and heat disinfection (with citric acid) (20 hours contact time). Peracetic acid is more
expensive than most other germicides, but it poses less of a risk to those using the germicide
than do formaldehyde or glutaraldehyde
If a dialysis center uses electronic charting, the technician may share his/her password with
_______
A. No one
B. Nurse
C. Supervisor
D. Nephrologist - answer a. No one
All staff members who are authorized to access the electronic health record of a patient or
patients should have their own passwords. Access to the records is tracked electronically
according to the person's password. Under no circumstances should a staff member access
the records of a patient to whom the person is not providing care because this is a health
insurance portability and accountability act of 1996 violation
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