FRESENIUS - PCT STUDY GUIDE
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
What bleach solution must all surfaces be cleaned with? - Correct Answers -1:100
What bleach solution is used to disinfect large blood spills? - Correct Answers -1:10
A set of practices and procedures performed under carefully controlled conditions with
the goal of minimizing contamination by pathogens. - Correct Answers -aseptic
technique
List three blood borne pathogens that may be found in a dialysis unit? - Correct
Answers -Hep B, Hep C, HIV
_____ _____ is a blood/body fluid splash or spray occurring to the eyes, nose or mouth
or to non-intact skin. A contaminated sharps injury is also considered to be that. -
Correct Answers -exposure incident
1. Wash/rinse the area
2. Report incident to the clinical manager or charge nurse (if CM not present)
3. Seek medical treatment w/in 1-2 hrs (exposure tx and counseling)
4.OSHA documentation and workman's comp documentation as applies - Correct
Answers -What steps should you take during an exposure incident?
_______ is extremely contagious and It can live outside the body for up to 7 days.
Needs to be dialyzed in isolation rooms. - Correct Answers -Hep B patients
_______ is not as contagious as Hep B and It does not survive very long on the outside
of the body. Can be dialyzed in the clinic area and not in isolation. - Correct Answers -
Hep C
______ is the test for the Hep B antigen. This indicates actual viral presence. - Correct
Answers -HbsAg
Which blood test indicates the presence of immunity against Hep B and is the test for
the antibodies which indicates the presence of immunity against Hepatitis B. - Correct
Answers -HbsAb
, Multiple injections of either ______ or ______ vaccine. They help produce Hep B
antibodies - Correct Answers -Recombivax or Engerix
______ is spread by Airborne droplets from infected individuals. - Correct Answers -TB
Active ______ patients cannot dialyze in clinics. Pt must have 3 consecutive negative
sputum cultures before the can return dialyzing in clinic. - Correct Answers -TB
a group of gram-negative bacteria that lve in he intestinal tract that can cause infection
anywhere in the body. They are resistant to several antibiotics. it can survive outside of
the body on surfaces for as long as seven days. - Correct Answers -VRE
different varieties staph bacteria. They are normally found on the skin or in the nose of
about 1/3 of people. When a person is infected they are resistant to antibiotics
commonly used to treat ordinary staph infections. It can survive outside the body for as
long as 7 days. - Correct Answers -MRSA
______ and ______ do not need isolation but should be seated in the same area as
others infected. Proper designated PPE should be worn specifically for those patients.
HANDWASHING only 40-60 seconds. They need to have their own bp cuff,
stethoscope, tourniquet etc. Open wounds/ dressing should never be changed in the
clinic. CVC dressings should be disposed of in sharp container. - Correct Answers -
MRSA and VRE
_____ _____ function removes waste, remove fluids, regulate pH, and regulate
electrolytes. - Correct Answers -healthy kidney
-release renin to help regulate or control BP, potassium and sodium
-production of erythropoietin: stimulates RBC production
-regulation of calcium/phosphorus balance through activation of Vitamin D - Correct
Answers -hormonal functions of kidney
It is the functional unit of the kidney. It filters blood from the urine. - Correct Answers -
nephron
It is at the beginning of the nephron, it's a network of capillaries that performs the first
step of filtering the blood. It filters water and solutes into Bowman's capsule. - Correct
Answers -glomerulus
______ ______ and ______ ___ ______ are two functions of healthy kidneys can be
replaced by dialysis. - Correct Answers -fluid removal and cleaning of waste
______ renal failure is slow, progressive and permanent. - Correct Answers -chronic
______ renal failure is severe but often reversible. - Correct Answers -acute
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
What bleach solution must all surfaces be cleaned with? - Correct Answers -1:100
What bleach solution is used to disinfect large blood spills? - Correct Answers -1:10
A set of practices and procedures performed under carefully controlled conditions with
the goal of minimizing contamination by pathogens. - Correct Answers -aseptic
technique
List three blood borne pathogens that may be found in a dialysis unit? - Correct
Answers -Hep B, Hep C, HIV
_____ _____ is a blood/body fluid splash or spray occurring to the eyes, nose or mouth
or to non-intact skin. A contaminated sharps injury is also considered to be that. -
Correct Answers -exposure incident
1. Wash/rinse the area
2. Report incident to the clinical manager or charge nurse (if CM not present)
3. Seek medical treatment w/in 1-2 hrs (exposure tx and counseling)
4.OSHA documentation and workman's comp documentation as applies - Correct
Answers -What steps should you take during an exposure incident?
_______ is extremely contagious and It can live outside the body for up to 7 days.
Needs to be dialyzed in isolation rooms. - Correct Answers -Hep B patients
_______ is not as contagious as Hep B and It does not survive very long on the outside
of the body. Can be dialyzed in the clinic area and not in isolation. - Correct Answers -
Hep C
______ is the test for the Hep B antigen. This indicates actual viral presence. - Correct
Answers -HbsAg
Which blood test indicates the presence of immunity against Hep B and is the test for
the antibodies which indicates the presence of immunity against Hepatitis B. - Correct
Answers -HbsAb
, Multiple injections of either ______ or ______ vaccine. They help produce Hep B
antibodies - Correct Answers -Recombivax or Engerix
______ is spread by Airborne droplets from infected individuals. - Correct Answers -TB
Active ______ patients cannot dialyze in clinics. Pt must have 3 consecutive negative
sputum cultures before the can return dialyzing in clinic. - Correct Answers -TB
a group of gram-negative bacteria that lve in he intestinal tract that can cause infection
anywhere in the body. They are resistant to several antibiotics. it can survive outside of
the body on surfaces for as long as seven days. - Correct Answers -VRE
different varieties staph bacteria. They are normally found on the skin or in the nose of
about 1/3 of people. When a person is infected they are resistant to antibiotics
commonly used to treat ordinary staph infections. It can survive outside the body for as
long as 7 days. - Correct Answers -MRSA
______ and ______ do not need isolation but should be seated in the same area as
others infected. Proper designated PPE should be worn specifically for those patients.
HANDWASHING only 40-60 seconds. They need to have their own bp cuff,
stethoscope, tourniquet etc. Open wounds/ dressing should never be changed in the
clinic. CVC dressings should be disposed of in sharp container. - Correct Answers -
MRSA and VRE
_____ _____ function removes waste, remove fluids, regulate pH, and regulate
electrolytes. - Correct Answers -healthy kidney
-release renin to help regulate or control BP, potassium and sodium
-production of erythropoietin: stimulates RBC production
-regulation of calcium/phosphorus balance through activation of Vitamin D - Correct
Answers -hormonal functions of kidney
It is the functional unit of the kidney. It filters blood from the urine. - Correct Answers -
nephron
It is at the beginning of the nephron, it's a network of capillaries that performs the first
step of filtering the blood. It filters water and solutes into Bowman's capsule. - Correct
Answers -glomerulus
______ ______ and ______ ___ ______ are two functions of healthy kidneys can be
replaced by dialysis. - Correct Answers -fluid removal and cleaning of waste
______ renal failure is slow, progressive and permanent. - Correct Answers -chronic
______ renal failure is severe but often reversible. - Correct Answers -acute
