FRESENIUS VIRTUAL LEARNING PCT
NEW HIRE EXAM REVIEW
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
How long does the RO have to be running before we perform any water testing? -
Correct Answers -15 minutes
What does IFU stand for? - Correct Answers -instructions for use
***Instructions written by the manufacturer that are approved by the FDA.
How long does the sample valve need to be flushed after the RO has been running for
15 minutes before a sample is collected? - Correct Answers -2 minutes
What is the frequency for testing the Total Chlorine? - Correct Answers -Before the first
patient of the day is put on AND every 4 hours after that.
Name the test trip used to test Total Chlorine: - Correct Answers -RPC Ultra-Low Total
Chlorine Strips
What does TDS stand for? - Correct Answers -Total Dissolved Solids
The RPC Ultra-Low Total Chlorine Strips are used to test the functionality of what tanks
in the water room? - Correct Answers -GAC (Granular Activated Carbon) tanks
Which tanks in the water room are responsible for removing Total Chlorine? - Correct
Answers -GAC tanks (Granular Activated Carbon tanks)
What is the TDS meter used to measure? - Correct Answers -The TDS meter measures
the functionality of the RO and how well it is removing those particles we do not want to
expose the patient to during treatment.
What 3 things does the pHoenix Meter, pHoenix XL Meter and Myron L-D6 Meter test
dialysate for? - Correct Answers -1. conductivity
2. pH
3. temperature
,What strips are used to measure water hardness? - Correct Answers -SteriChek Water
Hardness Reagent Strips
What do the SteriChek Water Hardness Reagent Strips measure for? - Correct Answers
-water hardness
SteriChek Water Hardness Reagent Strips measure water hardness. What two minerals
do these strips specifically measure that are responsible for hard water? - Correct
Answers -calcium and magnesium
The water system uses a water softener to remove calcium and magnesium. When
calcium and magnesium are removed, what is added to the water in their place? -
Correct Answers -sodium (Na+)
How often is water hardness tested? - Correct Answers -2 times a day
When is water hardness (caused by calcium and magnesium) tested? - Correct
Answers -Before the first patient and at the end of the day
When the water is tested for water hardness (caused by calcium and magnesium)
before the first patient is put on AND at the end of the day (twice daily), what is the
acceptable amount of these minerals found with the SteriChek Water Hardness
Reagent Strips? - Correct Answers -< 20 ppm (parts per million)
What test strips are used to measure residual chlorine? - Correct Answers -Water
Check RC Strips
When do we use the Water Check RC Strips during the week? - Correct Answers -after
bleach day and before the first patient is put on
If you find a vile of test strips that are not dated, can we use them for testing purposes?
- Correct Answers -no
What is the minimum number for GAC (carbon tanks) your clinic can have? - Correct
Answers -2
***Your clinic may have 4 GAC tanks
In a clinic with 2 GAC tanks, the first tank is called the ______ tank, and the second
tank is called the ______ tank. - Correct Answers -worker, polisher
The worker tank is also called the _______ tank. - Correct Answers -primary
The polisher tank is also called the _______ tank. - Correct Answers -secondary
, When the opener at your clinic runs the RO for 15 minutes then waits the required 2
minutes for the sample valve to run before collecting a sample, after which GAC tank is
the valve located for testing Total Chlorine? - Correct Answers -worker tank (primary
tank)
***We are checking the functionality of the worker tank
How many employees have to watch the sample for the Total Chlorine test be
obtained? - Correct Answers -2 (opener plus a second employee)
***One employee MUST be a RN
Two employees (the opener plus a second employee) must be present when the
sample for the Total Chlorine test is obtained. How many employees total must be
present when the test strip is gently moved back and forth in the sample cup? - Correct
Answers -2
How many times must the sample cup for testing Total Chlorine be rinsed before
obtaining the sample? - Correct Answers -3
***Just like the Myron Meter
How long does the test strip for Total Chlorine need to be moved back and forth in the
water? - Correct Answers -60 seconds.
After the test strip for Total Chlorine is moved back and forth in the water for 60
seconds, how long do the two employees have to wait BEFORE reading the results on
the strip? - Correct Answers -20 seconds
Does the Charge RN have to be present during the Total Chlorine test? - Correct
Answers -yes
If at the beginning of the day before the first patient is put on, the Total Chlorine test
result is equal to 0.10 or greater. Can we repeat the test and go from there? - Correct
Answers -yes
If we are performing the required 4 hour Total Chlorine test in the middle of the day and
the result is equal to or greater than 0.10, what should you do to protect the patients? -
Correct Answers -Lift the shunt door to put the machine in bypass which interrupts the
flow of dialysate
The 4 hour Total Chlorine test result is equal to or greater than 0.10 ppm. The RN
instructs the staff to lift all of the shunt doors on the dialysis machines. Two employees
then test a sample AFTER the polisher carbon tank. The result is less than 0.10 ppm. Is
it safe to close the shunt doors and resume treatment? - Correct Answers -Yes
NEW HIRE EXAM REVIEW
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
How long does the RO have to be running before we perform any water testing? -
Correct Answers -15 minutes
What does IFU stand for? - Correct Answers -instructions for use
***Instructions written by the manufacturer that are approved by the FDA.
How long does the sample valve need to be flushed after the RO has been running for
15 minutes before a sample is collected? - Correct Answers -2 minutes
What is the frequency for testing the Total Chlorine? - Correct Answers -Before the first
patient of the day is put on AND every 4 hours after that.
Name the test trip used to test Total Chlorine: - Correct Answers -RPC Ultra-Low Total
Chlorine Strips
What does TDS stand for? - Correct Answers -Total Dissolved Solids
The RPC Ultra-Low Total Chlorine Strips are used to test the functionality of what tanks
in the water room? - Correct Answers -GAC (Granular Activated Carbon) tanks
Which tanks in the water room are responsible for removing Total Chlorine? - Correct
Answers -GAC tanks (Granular Activated Carbon tanks)
What is the TDS meter used to measure? - Correct Answers -The TDS meter measures
the functionality of the RO and how well it is removing those particles we do not want to
expose the patient to during treatment.
What 3 things does the pHoenix Meter, pHoenix XL Meter and Myron L-D6 Meter test
dialysate for? - Correct Answers -1. conductivity
2. pH
3. temperature
,What strips are used to measure water hardness? - Correct Answers -SteriChek Water
Hardness Reagent Strips
What do the SteriChek Water Hardness Reagent Strips measure for? - Correct Answers
-water hardness
SteriChek Water Hardness Reagent Strips measure water hardness. What two minerals
do these strips specifically measure that are responsible for hard water? - Correct
Answers -calcium and magnesium
The water system uses a water softener to remove calcium and magnesium. When
calcium and magnesium are removed, what is added to the water in their place? -
Correct Answers -sodium (Na+)
How often is water hardness tested? - Correct Answers -2 times a day
When is water hardness (caused by calcium and magnesium) tested? - Correct
Answers -Before the first patient and at the end of the day
When the water is tested for water hardness (caused by calcium and magnesium)
before the first patient is put on AND at the end of the day (twice daily), what is the
acceptable amount of these minerals found with the SteriChek Water Hardness
Reagent Strips? - Correct Answers -< 20 ppm (parts per million)
What test strips are used to measure residual chlorine? - Correct Answers -Water
Check RC Strips
When do we use the Water Check RC Strips during the week? - Correct Answers -after
bleach day and before the first patient is put on
If you find a vile of test strips that are not dated, can we use them for testing purposes?
- Correct Answers -no
What is the minimum number for GAC (carbon tanks) your clinic can have? - Correct
Answers -2
***Your clinic may have 4 GAC tanks
In a clinic with 2 GAC tanks, the first tank is called the ______ tank, and the second
tank is called the ______ tank. - Correct Answers -worker, polisher
The worker tank is also called the _______ tank. - Correct Answers -primary
The polisher tank is also called the _______ tank. - Correct Answers -secondary
, When the opener at your clinic runs the RO for 15 minutes then waits the required 2
minutes for the sample valve to run before collecting a sample, after which GAC tank is
the valve located for testing Total Chlorine? - Correct Answers -worker tank (primary
tank)
***We are checking the functionality of the worker tank
How many employees have to watch the sample for the Total Chlorine test be
obtained? - Correct Answers -2 (opener plus a second employee)
***One employee MUST be a RN
Two employees (the opener plus a second employee) must be present when the
sample for the Total Chlorine test is obtained. How many employees total must be
present when the test strip is gently moved back and forth in the sample cup? - Correct
Answers -2
How many times must the sample cup for testing Total Chlorine be rinsed before
obtaining the sample? - Correct Answers -3
***Just like the Myron Meter
How long does the test strip for Total Chlorine need to be moved back and forth in the
water? - Correct Answers -60 seconds.
After the test strip for Total Chlorine is moved back and forth in the water for 60
seconds, how long do the two employees have to wait BEFORE reading the results on
the strip? - Correct Answers -20 seconds
Does the Charge RN have to be present during the Total Chlorine test? - Correct
Answers -yes
If at the beginning of the day before the first patient is put on, the Total Chlorine test
result is equal to 0.10 or greater. Can we repeat the test and go from there? - Correct
Answers -yes
If we are performing the required 4 hour Total Chlorine test in the middle of the day and
the result is equal to or greater than 0.10, what should you do to protect the patients? -
Correct Answers -Lift the shunt door to put the machine in bypass which interrupts the
flow of dialysate
The 4 hour Total Chlorine test result is equal to or greater than 0.10 ppm. The RN
instructs the staff to lift all of the shunt doors on the dialysis machines. Two employees
then test a sample AFTER the polisher carbon tank. The result is less than 0.10 ppm. Is
it safe to close the shunt doors and resume treatment? - Correct Answers -Yes
