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if a patient has completed a dialysis session and is walking toward the
door with the technician but becomes unsteady and beings to fall, the
first thing the technician should do is to _____. - correct answer-ease
the patient to the floor
the first thing to do when using a portable lift device, such as hayer lift,
to transfer an obese patient is to _______________. - correct answer-
check the lift's weight limit and sling size.
a small fire begins in water receptacle, and the technician uses a fire
extinguisher to put out the flames. if using the P.A.S.S. protocol, the
technician should____________. - correct answer-pull the pin, aim the
nozzle, squeeze the handle, and spray from side to side
,when using reprocessed dialyzerr for treatment, the first thing that the
technician should check the dialyzer for is the ___________. - correct
answer-remove air and germicide
when setting up hemodialysis equipment with a reprocessed dialyzer
before a treatment, the primary purpose of priming the bloodline and
dialyzer with normal saline is tp _______________. - correct answer-
patient's name
which of the following signs or symptoms may indicate that a patient is
below dry weight following a hemodialysis treatment? - correct answer-
low blood pressure
a radial pulse is accessed at the - correct answer-wrist (thumb side)
in modern dialysis machines, in order to start a treatment, the
technician must enter into the machine the __________. - correct
answer-total number of milliliters to be withdrawn and the duration of
treatment
,if a patient develops hypotension (low blood pressure) during a
hemodialysis treatment, and the technician finds that the patient has
developed rapid and irregular heartbeat, then the technician should
notify the nurse and____________. - correct answer-decrease the
ultrafiltration rate
a patient is nearing the end of the treatment and complains of
headaches and nausea and appears very restless and anxious. the
technician checks the vital signs and finds that the blood pressure is
180/100, and the pulse is 72 and is slightly irregular. the technician
should suspect__________. - correct answer-disequilibrium syndrome
then permeability of a dialyzer membrane to wear is indicated by its
__________. - correct answer-ultrafiltration coefficient
if a patient requires a blood draw for laboratory test before a
hemodialysis treatment, and the laboratory has provided four vacuum
tubes for the blood sample, then the technician should
_______________. - correct answer-check the order of the draw
, if a patient is not to receive a saline prime at the beginning of the
hemodialysis treatment, and the saline prime is drained into a waste
container on the side of the dialysis machine, then the technician must
connect the venous line to the access when blood reaches the
__________. - correct answer-venous chamber
if a patient develops a nosebleed during a hemodialysis treatment, this
could indicate that the______. - correct answer-heparin dosage is too
high
a patient undergoing hemodialysis for the first time does well initially,
but at 15 minutes into the treatment, she begins to complain of back
pain, itching, slight shortness of breath, and nausea. the most likely
cause of these signs and symptoms is _________. - correct answer-first-
use syndrome
the best method to prevent leg cramps during hemodialysis is to -
correct answer-correctly calculate the target ultrafiltration goal