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Fresenius Nurse Final Exam Part 1- Questions & Answers
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Fresenius Nurse Final Exam Part 1-Questions & Answers
The 3 reasons that dialysis is a high risk area: Correct Ans - 1. There is
frequent exposure to blood
2. Patients & Staff are in close proximity
3. Dialysis patients are immunocompromised
All dialysis surfaces must be disinfected with _____ bleach solution until
surfaces is glistening _____ and then allow to Correct Ans - 1:100/ wet/
air dry
A ______ bleach solution is used to disinfect a large spill greater than ______
Correct Ans - 1:10/ 10 ml
The following are examples for what process: during initiation and
termination of dialysis; cannulation of an access; needle adjustment; changing
a transducer; setting up a dialysis machine Correct Ans - Examples of
procedures where exposure may occur and PPE must be worn
What 3 blood borne pathogens are found in a dialysis unit? Correct Ans -
hep b, hep c, and HIV
What steps should you take in the event of an exposure incident? Correct
Ans - 1. Wash/ rinse area immediately
2. Report incident to clinical manager or charge nurse
3. Seek medical tx within 1-2 hrs
Hep B is extremely contagious and can live in the environment and remain
viable on surfaces for at least ____ days Correct Ans - 7
How are Hep B patients dialyzed? Correct Ans - In an isolation room
with their own dedicated equipment such as BP cuff and stethoscope,
tourniquet, etc
, These should be used to work on computer information in the isolation room.
Correct Ans - Clean Gloves
True or False? Tx sheets and medical records can enter the isolation room
Correct Ans - False: If tx sheets are used, the tx sheets cannot enter the
isolation room. Nor can medical records
Staff members should not care for these two types of patients on the same
shift at the same time. Correct Ans - HBV and patients that are
susceptible to HBV
Where do hep c patients dialyze and why? Correct Ans - In the clinical
area, hep c is not contagious and is is not known to survive for very long
outside of the body
How is hep c transmitted? Correct Ans - Through contaminated blood
transfusions in the past or from sexual contact
How is hep a transmitted? Correct Ans - contaminated food and the
oral-fecal route
Which blood test indicates infection with Hep B? Correct Ans - HbsAg
(HBsAg is the surface antigen of the hepatitis B virus. It indicates current
hepatitis B infection.)
Which blood test indicates the presence of immunity against Hep B?
Correct Ans - HBsAb (The HBsAb test, or hepatitis B surface antibody test,
looks for antibodies that your immune system makes in response to the
surface protein of the hepatitis B virus.)
Which vaccines provides long-term immunity to Hep B? Correct Ans -
Recombivax or Engerix
Is latent TB contagious? Correct Ans - Latent tuberculosis is not
contagious, but can become active w/o tx
The following are signs and symptoms for what???Night sweats, productive,
persistent cough, unexplained weight loss, chills and fever, blood-tinged
sputum Correct Ans - Tubercolosis
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