Final Exam DaVita (RN) with Verified Answers
When dialyzing a patient with acute kidney injury, miss - ANSWER -the wrong dialyzer was
one task of the patient care teammates is to set up and primed for a patient, but it was caught
monitor blood pressure and weight closely. Why before dialysis was initiated and the dialyzer was
is it important? - ANSWER -hypovolemia replaced
and hypotensive episodes can cause renal
ischemia and can further damage the kidneys
using the __________ approach is one way to fill
out an REM - ANSWER -SBAR
CKD can have its orgin pre-renal , intra-renalm or
post renal. Which of the following conditions is an
intra-renal cause of CKD - ANSWER -HTN What is your main priority when returning a
patient's blood with the hand crank during a
power outage? - ANSWER -you must be
Knowing what caused your patient's CKD - vigilant in watching for air in the blood lines
ANSWER -is important because the
underlying disease could cause health
complications that can impact the dialysis what problem will cause an increase in the
treatment patient's VP - ANSWER -a clot in the
venous drip chamber
When a PCT documents the extent of a patient's
edema, for example as +3 - ANSWER -the Which blood test must be performed at regular
PCT is preforming an assessment which is not intervals on patients susceptible to HPB -
allowed legally ANSWER -HBsAg
When a patient has an irregular heartbeat, - who is accountable for appropriate patient and
ANSWER -the automatic BP reading may teammate scheduling in the acute setting -
not be accurate ANSWER -
Which of the following is a data collection - you are dialyzing a patient and the only available
ANSWER -HR 72 HPB surveillance test is a HBsAb of 8. What are
the machine disinfection requirements after
dialyzing this patient? - ANSWER -the
at what time should the post treatment data machine must be heat disinfected at the end of
collection be completed - ANSWER -after each day
the treatment has been completed
What is the most common factor contributing to
the A in smart communication stands for - bacteremia in dialysis patients? -
ANSWER -actual- just report the facts ANSWER -use of catheters for HD
which of the following events is defined as a near which infectious disease requires frequent hand
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, Final Exam DaVita (RN) with Verified Answers
washing instead of using alcohol based hand this teammate
gels - ANSWER -active clostridioides
difficile infection
the licensed nurse delegated a task to the PCT,
Nicole, but Nicole has not performed this task
What precautions must be used when handling during the last 2.5 months. What is Nicole's
lab specimens? - ANSWER -universal responsibility in the delegation communication
precautions process? - ANSWER -Nicole is to inform
the nurse that she performed the task only
infrequently
waiting only five seconds between lowering the
blood pump speed and drawing the post
treatment blood sample could - ANSWER - what is the nurse's responsibility in the delegation
cause the post treatment BUN reading to be supervision process? - ANSWER -to
falsely low (wait 15 seconds) determine the level of supervision needed and to
monitor the NAP's performance of the task
accordingly
which may cause a decrease in the hemoglobin
of a patient with ESRD - ANSWER -
infection/inflammation the transport mechanism when particles move
from an area of higher solute concentration to an
area of lower solute concentration is called -
fluid overload and HTN lead to LVH, this means - ANSWER -diffusion
ANSWER -hypotensive episodes are more
likely to occur during the dialysis treatment
during dialysis, the movement of bicarb from the
dialysate into the blood - ANSWER -helps
your role in CKD-MBD management includes - normalize body pH
ANSWER -reminding the patient who is
eating a snack during dialysis to take his
phosphate binder the kidneys excretory functions include -
ANSWER -normalizing electrolytes
your role in anemia management includes -
ANSWER -rinsing back as much of the what distance should be observed between
patient's blood as you can at the termination of needle tips and away from each other when
each treatment cannulating an internal vascular access? -
ANSWER -1.5 inches
the licensed nurse has delegated a specific task
to a PCT, but the PCT gets called away before the nephrologist has ordered 16 gauge needles
performing this task. Can the PCT asek another and a 400 BFR for your patient. You -
PCT to take over? - ANSWER -no, a task ANSWER -ask the nephrologist to order a
delegated by the licensed nurse to a non- 15 gauge needles for the ordered BFR
licenced teammate cannot be re-delegated by
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When dialyzing a patient with acute kidney injury, miss - ANSWER -the wrong dialyzer was
one task of the patient care teammates is to set up and primed for a patient, but it was caught
monitor blood pressure and weight closely. Why before dialysis was initiated and the dialyzer was
is it important? - ANSWER -hypovolemia replaced
and hypotensive episodes can cause renal
ischemia and can further damage the kidneys
using the __________ approach is one way to fill
out an REM - ANSWER -SBAR
CKD can have its orgin pre-renal , intra-renalm or
post renal. Which of the following conditions is an
intra-renal cause of CKD - ANSWER -HTN What is your main priority when returning a
patient's blood with the hand crank during a
power outage? - ANSWER -you must be
Knowing what caused your patient's CKD - vigilant in watching for air in the blood lines
ANSWER -is important because the
underlying disease could cause health
complications that can impact the dialysis what problem will cause an increase in the
treatment patient's VP - ANSWER -a clot in the
venous drip chamber
When a PCT documents the extent of a patient's
edema, for example as +3 - ANSWER -the Which blood test must be performed at regular
PCT is preforming an assessment which is not intervals on patients susceptible to HPB -
allowed legally ANSWER -HBsAg
When a patient has an irregular heartbeat, - who is accountable for appropriate patient and
ANSWER -the automatic BP reading may teammate scheduling in the acute setting -
not be accurate ANSWER -
Which of the following is a data collection - you are dialyzing a patient and the only available
ANSWER -HR 72 HPB surveillance test is a HBsAb of 8. What are
the machine disinfection requirements after
dialyzing this patient? - ANSWER -the
at what time should the post treatment data machine must be heat disinfected at the end of
collection be completed - ANSWER -after each day
the treatment has been completed
What is the most common factor contributing to
the A in smart communication stands for - bacteremia in dialysis patients? -
ANSWER -actual- just report the facts ANSWER -use of catheters for HD
which of the following events is defined as a near which infectious disease requires frequent hand
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, Final Exam DaVita (RN) with Verified Answers
washing instead of using alcohol based hand this teammate
gels - ANSWER -active clostridioides
difficile infection
the licensed nurse delegated a task to the PCT,
Nicole, but Nicole has not performed this task
What precautions must be used when handling during the last 2.5 months. What is Nicole's
lab specimens? - ANSWER -universal responsibility in the delegation communication
precautions process? - ANSWER -Nicole is to inform
the nurse that she performed the task only
infrequently
waiting only five seconds between lowering the
blood pump speed and drawing the post
treatment blood sample could - ANSWER - what is the nurse's responsibility in the delegation
cause the post treatment BUN reading to be supervision process? - ANSWER -to
falsely low (wait 15 seconds) determine the level of supervision needed and to
monitor the NAP's performance of the task
accordingly
which may cause a decrease in the hemoglobin
of a patient with ESRD - ANSWER -
infection/inflammation the transport mechanism when particles move
from an area of higher solute concentration to an
area of lower solute concentration is called -
fluid overload and HTN lead to LVH, this means - ANSWER -diffusion
ANSWER -hypotensive episodes are more
likely to occur during the dialysis treatment
during dialysis, the movement of bicarb from the
dialysate into the blood - ANSWER -helps
your role in CKD-MBD management includes - normalize body pH
ANSWER -reminding the patient who is
eating a snack during dialysis to take his
phosphate binder the kidneys excretory functions include -
ANSWER -normalizing electrolytes
your role in anemia management includes -
ANSWER -rinsing back as much of the what distance should be observed between
patient's blood as you can at the termination of needle tips and away from each other when
each treatment cannulating an internal vascular access? -
ANSWER -1.5 inches
the licensed nurse has delegated a specific task
to a PCT, but the PCT gets called away before the nephrologist has ordered 16 gauge needles
performing this task. Can the PCT asek another and a 400 BFR for your patient. You -
PCT to take over? - ANSWER -no, a task ANSWER -ask the nephrologist to order a
delegated by the licensed nurse to a non- 15 gauge needles for the ordered BFR
licenced teammate cannot be re-delegated by
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