Davita pct final EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWER
Performing a procedure "your way" rather than following DaVita's P&Ps
a. Carriers no risk of being considered outside the Ordinary Standard of Care as long as "your
way" achieves the same results
b. Can lead to civil liability in the event of an adverse patient outcome
c. May be defended in court by demonstrating that your way is as good as DaVita's P&Ps
d. Is accepted practice since there is no one right way to performing most procedures -
answer>>>b
the maximum ultrafiltration rate should not exceed ___ because it may lead to hypotensive
episodes which increase the risk of organ stunning or mortality. - answer>>>An UFR >13
ml/hr/Kg
what amount of fluid weight is considered excessive - answer>>>5% of target weight is
considered excessive
The patients target weight is - answer>>>Both a and B prescribed and determined by physicians
order
what are the three steps included in the vascular access assessment - answer>>>look, listen and
feel
Scrubbing of each hub as part of CVC care is done for: - answer>>>15 seconds
the nephrologist has prescribed a 400 bfr for your patient. you would expect the physician
order to also include - answer>>>15 gauge needle for the prescribed BFR
You listen to your patient's AV graft and hear a whistling sound
, a. This could be inactive of an inflow stenosis
b. This could be indicative of an outflow stenosis
c. This could be indicative of advanced access thrombosis
d. This is a normal sounding bruit - answer>>>b
to prevent the formation of aneurisms and pseudo aneurysms the following should be
practiced - answer>>>Good needlesites rotation and complete needle site clotting techniques
the neuprologist has ordered the use of hemostatic sponges, sureseal, for your patient. what is
the correct procedure when using these sponges ? - answer>>>Remove the hemostatic sponge
after hemostasis has been achieved and dress the needle site with sterile gauge or band-aid.
flipping the artireal vascular access needle - answer>>>s not necessary since all arterial needles
now have a back eye
the sign that numbing has taken affect and it is time to stop spraying topical anastetic on the
vascular access canulation sites is when - answer>>>Blanching of skin
when a patient is prescribed topical anastatic spray, the appropriate time to clean the
canulation site is - answer>>>is prior to applying spray
the nephrologist orders a blood flow rate of 450 ml/min for a patient with established AV
fistula. what needle gage would be appropriate for this BFR - answer>>>15
the urea reduction ratio calculates - answer>>>The amount of urea removed during the dialysis
treatment
which of the following factors would influence the; t of the kt/v formula - answer>>>Shortened
treatment time
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