Dialysis Final Exam || 100% Error-free Answers.
When washing hands with soap and water, how long must you wash your hands? correct
answers 40-60 seconds
When cleaning hands with hand sanitizer, how long must you rub your hands? correct
answers 20-30 seconds
What is the number one cause of chronic renal failure? correct answers diabetes
TRUE or FALSE: When going from a dirty area to retrieve supplies in a clean area, staff are
required to complete hand hygiene. correct answers True
TRUE or FALSE: Hazardous Material Identification System HMIS labels are required on all
hazardous materials, including individual bicarbonate containers. correct answers True
The first bleach solution used to clean a large blood spill area (greater than 10ml/s) is? correct
answers 1:10
The main route of transmission of Hepatitis B in hemodialysis facilities is by exposure to
_____ and ______. correct answers blood and bodily fluids
When caring for a patient who is Hepatitis B positive, after disconnecting the bloodlines, the
technician MUST perform which 3 actions? correct answers remove gloves, sanitize hands,
put on fresh gloves
According to CDC, patients who are Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive should be
dialyzed in a ______ area of the dialysis center, on ______ machine. correct answers
separate, designated
What must the dialysis technician do prior to leaving the patient at the dialysis station to get
clean supplies? Remove ______. _______/_______ hands and retrieve items. correct answers
gloves, wash/sanitize hands
The dialysis technician has performed a rinseback on a patient and failed to gather all the
supplies needed to disconnect the patient. What 2 things must the technician do prior to
getting clean supplies? correct answers remove gloves, wash/sanitize hands
You must wear a full-face shield, or mask with goggles, when in an area with a risk of _____
______. correct answers blood splatter
Use of a diasafe filter allows for the production of ______ ______. correct answers ultrapure
dialysate
_________ is the ability of a substance to conduct an electrical charge. correct answers
conductivity
What is used to rinse and prime the tubing of the extracorporeal circuit to remove sterilant
and air? correct answers normal saline
, Why is air removed from the extracorporeal circuit before initiating treatment? correct
answers it may cause clotting when trapped in the dialyzer
What is the most likely cause of contamination of the extracorporeal circuit? correct answers
bloodlines in the prime bucket with open end caps
A low-level arterial drip chamber can result in _____ entering the system causing an air
embolism or clotting. correct answers air
When blood escapes from the dialyzer blood compartment into the dialysate fluid
compartment, what is this known as? correct answers blood leak
The final dialysate must have a pH between: ___ and ___ correct answers 6.9 and 7.6
How often should staff clean the dialysis machine with acid? correct answers daily
When should alarm and Pressure Holding Tests (PHT) should be performed on dialysis
machines? correct answers before each treatment
What is removed by normal saline during the priming process? correct answers air in dialyzer
Before the start of treatment, check that the machine's conductivity alarm parameters are set
at? correct answers +/- 0.5m mS of the TCD
You should disinfect the dialysis machine with heat after doing what? correct answers after
disinfecting with acid
You should test the dialysate for these four things before starting treatment: correct answers
bacteria, conductivity, chlorine, & pH
The wall clock indicates the patient has had 3 hours of treatment and the machine indicates
only 2 1/2 hours treatment. What happened? correct answers The machine was in bypass for
30 minutes
Urine flows through the ____ ____ from the kidneys, to the ______, to the _____, to the
_____. correct answers urinary tract, ureters, bladder, urethra
What is considered the access of choice because they have the lowest complication rate?
correct answers fistula
A patient with severe hypertension is to start hemodialysis. The patient does not have
diabetes or cardiac problems. What type of access is preferable? correct answers AV fistula
The goals of dialysis are to remove ____, remove excess ____ and regulate ____. correct
answers waste, water, electrolytes
Name the 3 places in the body where most of the water is located. correct answers
intracellular, interstitial, extracellular
When washing hands with soap and water, how long must you wash your hands? correct
answers 40-60 seconds
When cleaning hands with hand sanitizer, how long must you rub your hands? correct
answers 20-30 seconds
What is the number one cause of chronic renal failure? correct answers diabetes
TRUE or FALSE: When going from a dirty area to retrieve supplies in a clean area, staff are
required to complete hand hygiene. correct answers True
TRUE or FALSE: Hazardous Material Identification System HMIS labels are required on all
hazardous materials, including individual bicarbonate containers. correct answers True
The first bleach solution used to clean a large blood spill area (greater than 10ml/s) is? correct
answers 1:10
The main route of transmission of Hepatitis B in hemodialysis facilities is by exposure to
_____ and ______. correct answers blood and bodily fluids
When caring for a patient who is Hepatitis B positive, after disconnecting the bloodlines, the
technician MUST perform which 3 actions? correct answers remove gloves, sanitize hands,
put on fresh gloves
According to CDC, patients who are Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive should be
dialyzed in a ______ area of the dialysis center, on ______ machine. correct answers
separate, designated
What must the dialysis technician do prior to leaving the patient at the dialysis station to get
clean supplies? Remove ______. _______/_______ hands and retrieve items. correct answers
gloves, wash/sanitize hands
The dialysis technician has performed a rinseback on a patient and failed to gather all the
supplies needed to disconnect the patient. What 2 things must the technician do prior to
getting clean supplies? correct answers remove gloves, wash/sanitize hands
You must wear a full-face shield, or mask with goggles, when in an area with a risk of _____
______. correct answers blood splatter
Use of a diasafe filter allows for the production of ______ ______. correct answers ultrapure
dialysate
_________ is the ability of a substance to conduct an electrical charge. correct answers
conductivity
What is used to rinse and prime the tubing of the extracorporeal circuit to remove sterilant
and air? correct answers normal saline
, Why is air removed from the extracorporeal circuit before initiating treatment? correct
answers it may cause clotting when trapped in the dialyzer
What is the most likely cause of contamination of the extracorporeal circuit? correct answers
bloodlines in the prime bucket with open end caps
A low-level arterial drip chamber can result in _____ entering the system causing an air
embolism or clotting. correct answers air
When blood escapes from the dialyzer blood compartment into the dialysate fluid
compartment, what is this known as? correct answers blood leak
The final dialysate must have a pH between: ___ and ___ correct answers 6.9 and 7.6
How often should staff clean the dialysis machine with acid? correct answers daily
When should alarm and Pressure Holding Tests (PHT) should be performed on dialysis
machines? correct answers before each treatment
What is removed by normal saline during the priming process? correct answers air in dialyzer
Before the start of treatment, check that the machine's conductivity alarm parameters are set
at? correct answers +/- 0.5m mS of the TCD
You should disinfect the dialysis machine with heat after doing what? correct answers after
disinfecting with acid
You should test the dialysate for these four things before starting treatment: correct answers
bacteria, conductivity, chlorine, & pH
The wall clock indicates the patient has had 3 hours of treatment and the machine indicates
only 2 1/2 hours treatment. What happened? correct answers The machine was in bypass for
30 minutes
Urine flows through the ____ ____ from the kidneys, to the ______, to the _____, to the
_____. correct answers urinary tract, ureters, bladder, urethra
What is considered the access of choice because they have the lowest complication rate?
correct answers fistula
A patient with severe hypertension is to start hemodialysis. The patient does not have
diabetes or cardiac problems. What type of access is preferable? correct answers AV fistula
The goals of dialysis are to remove ____, remove excess ____ and regulate ____. correct
answers waste, water, electrolytes
Name the 3 places in the body where most of the water is located. correct answers
intracellular, interstitial, extracellular
