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AAMI Chemical Analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested:
annually
monthly
semi-annually
quarterly - Answer: annually
A 58-year old patient who is blind comes to treatment accompanied by his wife. Which of these
approaches should the dialysis technician use when interacting with the patient?
Avoid using phrases that refer to sight, such as "It looks like..."
Describe the activities in the immediate environment
Give instructions to his wife instead of him
Touch the patient before speaking to him - Answer: Describe the activities in the immediate
environment
,A dialysis technician observes a drop of blood on the surface of a patient's hemodialysis machine. Which
of these actions should the dialysis technician take?
Clean the machine surface at the end of treatment
Clean the machine surface immediately
Notify the equipment technician
Notify the nurse - Answer: Clean the machine surface immediately
A dialysis technician observes all of the below on the treatment floor, which one poses an
environmental risk?
About one ounce (30ml) fluid is on the floor
A patient's family member is present during initiation of treatment
Charts are lying on bedside tables
The wheels of the hemodialysis machine are locked - Answer: About one ounce (30ml) fluid is on the
floor
A female dialysis technician has been caring for a male patient for several months. The patient tells the
dialysis technician that he is lonely and depressed. He asks the dialysis technician to go out to dinner
with him. In addition to politely declining the patient's invitation, which of these actions, if any, should
the dialysis technician take?
No further action is needed
Recommend an over-the-counter mood stimulant, such as St. John's Wort
,Refer the patient to the social worker
Share the patient's need for socialization with other patients - Answer: Refer the patient to the social
worker
A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer is:
creatinine.
nitrogen.
urea.
vitamin B12. - Answer: vitamin B12.
A fistula connects:
a vein to a vein.
an artery and a vein to synthetic material.
an artery to an artery.
an artery to a vein. - Answer: an artery to a vein.
A nephron is made up of:
A glomerulus and a tubule system
, The bladder and the ureters
The cortex and a capsule
The loop of Henle and the capillary ball - Answer: A glomerulus and a tubule system
A patient complains of pain at the venous needle site. The dialysis technician observes there is swelling
distal to the venous needle site and that the venous pressure is rising. The dialysis technician should
suspect:
a pseudoaneurysm.
an Infiltration.
recirculation.
stenosis. - Answer: an Infiltration.
A patient who is to receive their first dialysis treatment is prone to?
Crenation
Dialysis disequilibrium syndrome
First use syndrome
Steal syndrome - Answer: Dialysis disequilibrium syndrome
A patient tells the technician that the dietitian reviewed high-potassium foods with her. During the
conversation she states she routinely eats the following foods. Which one is highest in potassium?
Bananas
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