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You are feeding a resident who begins to slouch over to one side. What is an appropriate action for the CNA to take regarding this patient? A. take the patient back to his room B. change the diet to puree/mechanical soft C. assign another CNA to feed him one on one D. assist the patient to sit u...

what is the term used to describe the ventricular volume at the end of diastole? Preload what is the amount of blood that is pumped from the left ventricle in one contraction called? stroke volume 00:01 01:15 what is the afterload? back pressure exerted by arterial blood a...

a patient care technician is caring for a patient who suddenly becomes unresponsive. which of the following actions should the technician take first? tap the patients shoulders and ask are you okay? a pct is using a new disinfectant to clean a soiled mattress the tech notices a skull and cro...

A PCT should recognize that which of the following statements regarding preparation for blood cultures is correct? A: I will cleanse the area w/ 70% ethyl alcohol B: I will cleanse the area w/ sodium hypochlorite C: I will cleanse the area w/ chlorhexidine gluconate D: I will cleanse the area w/...

1. The lavender-topped tube contains: a. No additive b. SPS c. Na+ citrate d. EDTA d. EDTA 1. The additive in a gray-topped tube is: a. K+ oxalate b. Na+ citrate c. EDTA d. None of the above a. K+ oxalate 00:24 01:15 1. Which of the needle has the largest gauge? a....

A PCT is preparing to perform documentation in a patient's EHR. which of the following is an example of appropriate documentation by the technician? a patient has a large, dark brown bowel movement @ 1100 A PCT is providing palliative care to a patient. The patient's family expresses feeli...

Care for patient with feeding tubes Elevate the head 45 degree while feeding Monitoring bowel movement You are responsible for notifying the nurse (patient must have a movement every 3 days) amount, color, consistency 00:02 01:15 When a patient get discharged PCT must obta...

A patient care technician is teaching a patient how to use a Holter monitor. Which of the following statements should the technician include? "Record all activities and symptoms in a diary only if you are having chest pain." "Metal detectors should be avoided when wearing the monitor." "St...

A patient care technician is caring for a patient who has died. Which of the following actions should the technician take? Secure any of the patient's valuables. Which of the following actions should a patient care technician take when discharging a patient? Escort the patient using a whee...

What is important when monitoring weight and BP for acute patients? keep patients wet to avoid hypotensive episodes What do you need to consider in regards to acute patents vascular access? Usually have a CVC - follow policy and procedure to prevent infections 00:06 01:49 ...

Number 1 & 2 cause of (CKD) chronic kidney diease 1- diabetes 2-hypertension In (AKI) acute kidney injury it is better to keep patients? too wet, rather than too dry with fluid removal goals 00:03 01:49 3 sub-groups of ckd? 1-pre-renal-interferes w/ BF to the kidneys, caus...

What is the functional unit of the kidney? The Nephron What are the two waste products that are filtered from the blood by a healthy kidney? BUN and creatinine 00:02 01:49 What is one of the leading causes of renal failure which frequently has no symptoms until the damage t...

What mechanical issues cause an inaccurate BP reading? Deflating the BP cuff by squeezing, kinked lines, velcro, etc. What is Left Ventricular Hypertrophy? How does LVH occur? When the heart's lower left pumping chamber has thickened and is not pumping efficiently and is caused from hypert...

Ultrafiltration Fluid pushed through the semipermeable membrane Convection Solutes dragged across semipermeable membrane along with fluid Diffusion Particles move from area of high concentration to low Osmosis Fluid moves from area of low to high concentration What ...

Chlorine/Chloramine testing: When: R/O runs 15 mins before patient shift every 4 hours Where: After Primary carbon tank sample port Acceptable result: Less than or equal to 0.1 mg/L Action if results are too high post primary tank: Repeat the test Define the term AKI - Term incorporates ...

What is adequacy? -How well dialysis tx is working -measured by green post BUN lab - Kt/V goal is 1.2 or 65% What affects Kt/V? - time of tx -frequency of tx -increasing BFR and DFR increase Kt/V 00:02 01:49 Needle gauge sizes vs. BFR - 17g=200-250 - 16g = 250-350 - ...

What is the acronym for the five rights of medication administration T.R.A.M.P. Time, Routine, Amount, Medication, Patient What is DaVita policy that allows dialysis technicians to administer these three medications Saline (0.9% Sodium Chloride), Heparin, and Lidocaine What is ase...

diffusion movement of dissolved PARTICLES across a semipermeable membrane from the side of HIGHER concentration TO side of LOWER concentration (across concentration gradient). at equilibrium, no net transport takes place & dialysis fluid needs to be exchanged. ultrafiltration removes water...

which of the following factors would influence the K of the kt/v formula ? blood volume processed (BVP) It is important that patients stay for for their entire treatment time because adequate dialysis replaces less than 15% of normal kidney function waiting only five seconds betwee...

what is REM and what is used to submit? Risk Event Management and unsafe condition, near miss, and an adverse event Sterile means free of all living microorganisms and spores 00:08 01:49 clean means not sterile, but disinfected such as a clean dialysis chair contami...

Conductivity and pH Alarm causes: no acid concentrate, improperly prepared bicarb, a line occlusion or equipment failure appropriate intervention: troubleshoot cause, if unable to restore remove machine from floor Temperature Alarm causes: temperature out of range, greater or equal to 42...

17 gauge blood flow and pre-pump AP Blood flow: 200-250 ml/min Pre-pump AP: no more negative than - 150 mmHg 16 gauge blood flow and pre-pump AP Blood flow: 250-350 ml/min Pre-pump AP: no more negative than - 200 mmHg 00:02 01:49 15 gauge needle blood flow and pre-pump AP...

You have been asked by the charge nurse to cannulate the new AV fistula of a patient, but the patient comes into treatment 15 min late and it's time to take your break. Can you ask a fellow PCT to cannulate the patient? No. A task delegated by the licensed nurse to a non-licensed teammate cannot b...