What is the purposes of dialysis? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
A) Dialysis can be used to treat drug overdoses
B) Dialysis corrects fluid and electrolyte imbalances
C) Dialysis cures kidney disease
D) Dialysis removes waste products ABD
Which of the following is true about Continuous Renal Replacem...
NUR425 CC Final Questions and
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What is the purposes of dialysis? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
A) Dialysis can be used to treat drug overdoses
B) Dialysis corrects fluid and electrolyte imbalances
C) Dialysis cures kidney disease
D) Dialysis removes waste products ✅ABD
Which of the following is true about Continuous Renal Replacement (CRRT).
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.
A) Hypotension is common
B) Anticoagulation is needed to prevent clotting.
C) Answer It is indicated for hemodynamically unstable patients
D) Answer A trained ICU nurse can run it. ✅BCD
The nurse is caring for a patient undergoing peritoneal dialysis. What finding should the
nurse report to the primary health care provider that would indicate peritonitis?
✅abdominal pain
A patient with chronic kidney disease is prescribed regular peritoneal dialysis (PD).
What should the nurse inform the patient while teaching about PD? ✅take potassium
supplements
A patient with chronic kidney disease is advised to undergo peritoneal dialysis (PD).
What advantages of PD over hemodialysis should the nurse explain to the patient?
Select all that apply.
A) The procedure is simple
B) A special water system is required
C) The equipment setup is simple
D) There is no risk for infection
E) It can be performed at home ✅ACE
Which of the following is a contraindication for using CRRT on a patient?
A) If the patient has life threatening manifestations of uremia
B) If the patient has a large amount of uremia toxins and hypervolemia
C) If the patient is unable to tolerate a rapid removal of fluid
D) If the patient has any type of acid base balance. ✅A
Before beginning hemodialysis, the nurse weighs the patient and then compares this
weight to the patient's last postdialysis weight. What is the purpose of this assessment?
✅To determine the amount of fluid to remove from the patient
, Which of the following is true regarding arteriovenous fistulas (AVF)?
A) It is made by attaching a synthetic material to form a bridge between the artery and
vein
B) If a bruit is heard at the arteriovenous fistulas (AVF) site, it is no longer functional.
C) The arteriovenous fistulas (AVF) may be used the same day it is placed.
D) It is created with in the arm as an anastomosis of an artery and a vein ✅D
A patient has end-stage kidney disease and is receiving hemodialysis. During dialysis
the patient complains of nausea and a headache and appears confused. On
examination, the nurse finds that the blood pressure is very low.
What is the priority action by the nurse?
A) Avoid excess coagulation
B) Infuse 0.9% saline solution
C) Transfuse blood
D) Infuse hypertonic glucose solution ✅B
The dialysis nurse is administering hemodialysis to a patient with chronic kidney failure.
For what common complication should the nurse carefully monitor in this patient?
✅Hypotension
The kidneys are responsible for excreting 90% of the body's ________? ✅potassium
Which of the following is a function of the kidneys?
A) Secrete bile
B) Regulate blood pressure
C) Synthesize clotting factors
D) Break down platelets ✅B
Which of the following could be considered a pre-renal cause of acute kidney injury?
✅GI bleed
Which of the following is a function of the kidneys?
A) Synthesize corticosteroids
B) Synthesize antidiuretic hormone
C) Synthesize immune mediators
D) Synthesize calcitriol ✅D
Which of these is considered the "functional unit" of the kidney?
A) Nephron
B) Glomerulus
C) Collecting duct
D) Loop of henle ✅A
Which is true about acute kidney injury?
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