Davita pct final PRACTICE EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANS WERS LATEST UPDATE JUST RELEASED THIS YEAR

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Davita pct final PRACTICE EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANS WERS
LATEST UPDATE JUST RELEASED THIS YEAR


Question: What is the role of the PCT prior to treatment initiation? - ANSWER✔✔data collection




Question: Reasons for documenting in the medical record - ANSWER✔✔1)Proof that Care was
rendered

2)Provide data continuity and planning of patient care

3) permanent, legal record

4) communication tool




Question: Pre-treatment. Patient data collection an assessment. - ANSWER✔✔Data collection
before initiation assessment 30 minutes into treatment




Question: Post treatment data collection assessments - ANSWER✔✔After treatment not during
rinseback




Question: What are possible consequences of poor or incomplete documentation? -
ANSWER✔✔attack on your care


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Question: What are the six items included in charting administered medications? -
ANSWER✔✔Reason for administering




Q:What is important when monitoring wait and blood pressure for a cute patients -
ANSWER✔✔Keep patient wet to avoid hypotensive episodes




Question: What do you need to consider in regards to acute patient vascular access -
ANSWER✔✔Follow p&p to prevent infections




Question: Why is it important to know what caused your patient CKD? - ANSWER✔✔To inquire
about possible problems during data collection and assessments




Question: What is the K in KT/V? - ANSWER✔✔Clearance of urea




Question: What treatment factors decrease K - ANSWER✔✔not waiting 3-5 minutes after giving
heparin with treatment initiation to prevent clotting




Question: What factors influence volume - ANSWER✔✔sex, age, weight, height, amputations




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Question: What do you do if a patient wants to get off early - ANSWER✔✔educate and
document, still draw lab on habitual patients, MUST NOTIFY NURSE




Question: Lab draw mistakes that would falsely increase Kt/V - ANSWER✔✔not waiting the full
15 seconds to draw the BUN




Question: What are the 5W's to be used when completing an a OR - ANSWER✔✔1) who should
report an aor

2) what type of incident

3) when should it be reported

4) why

5)where




Question: The four consequences of sodium loading during dialysis - ANSWER✔✔1)weight gain

2) thirst

3) increase fluid intake

4) increased ultra filtration rate




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Question: What is the purpose of UF profiling? - ANSWER✔✔fit to the patient to prevent
crashing and allow for vascular refill




Question: Why do we measure the pH in the diastole? - ANSWER✔✔To verify acid base balance
is within an acceptable range




Question: Conductivity and PH alarm is caused by having

1)no concentrate

2) improper bicarb

3) calcium, or magnesium precipitate

4) line of filter, occlusion from debris

5) improper calibration - ANSWER✔✔




Question: Causes for temperature alarm - ANSWER✔✔Lower temperature increases BP
hemodialysis occurs at 42° calcium which releases potassium




Question: What do we do in a power outage? - ANSWER✔✔remove venous line from air
detector, clamp, before starting hand crank and be diligent in watching for air in blood lines




Question: Arterial pressure high alarm causes - ANSWER✔✔separation of tubing



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