Final Exam DaVita (RN)
When dialyzing a patient with acute kidney injury, one task of the patient care teammates is to monitor
blood pressure and weight closely. Why is it important? Ans- hypovolemia and hypotensive episodes can
cause renal ischemia and can further damage the kidneys
CKD can ...
Final Exam DaVita (RN)
When dialyzing a patient with acute kidney injury, one task of the patient care teammates is to monitor
blood pressure and weight closely. Why is it important? Ans- hypovolemia and hypotensive episodes can
cause renal ischemia and can further damage the kidneys
CKD can have its orgin pre-renal , intra-renalm or post renal. Which of the following conditions is an
intra-renal cause of CKD Ans- HTN
Knowing what caused your patient's CKD Ans- is important because the underlying disease could cause
health complications that can impact the dialysis treatment
When a PCT documents the extent of a patient's edema, for example as +3 Ans- the PCT is preforming
an assessment which is not allowed legally
When a patient has an irregular heartbeat, Ans- the automatic BP reading may not be accurate
Which of the following is a data collection Ans- HR 72
at what time should the post treatment data collection be completed Ans- after the treatment has been
completed
the A in smart communication stands for Ans- actual- just report the facts
which of the following events is defined as a near miss Ans- the wrong dialyzer was set up and primed
for a patient, but it was caught before dialysis was initiated and the dialyzer was replaced
using the __________ approach is one way to fill out an REM Ans- SBAR
What is your main priority when returning a patient's blood with the hand crank during a power outage?
Ans- you must be vigilant in watching for air in the blood lines
, what problem will cause an increase in the patient's VP Ans- a clot in the venous drip chamber
Which blood test must be performed at regular intervals on patients susceptible to HPB Ans- HBsAg
who is accountable for appropriate patient and teammate scheduling in the acute setting Ans-
you are dialyzing a patient and the only available HPB surveillance test is a HBsAb of 8. What are the
machine disinfection requirements after dialyzing this patient? Ans- the machine must be heat
disinfected at the end of each day
What is the most common factor contributing to bacteremia in dialysis patients? Ans- use of catheters
for HD
which infectious disease requires frequent hand washing instead of using alcohol based hand gels Ans-
active clostridioides difficile infection
What precautions must be used when handling lab specimens? Ans- universal precautions
waiting only five seconds between lowering the blood pump speed and drawing the post treatment
blood sample could Ans- cause the post treatment BUN reading to be falsely low (wait 15 seconds)
which may cause a decrease in the hemoglobin of a patient with ESRD Ans- infection/inflammation
fluid overload and HTN lead to LVH, this means Ans- hypotensive episodes are more likely to occur
during the dialysis treatment
your role in CKD-MBD management includes Ans- reminding the patient who is eating a snack during
dialysis to take his phosphate binder
your role in anemia management includes Ans- rinsing back as much of the patient's blood as you can at
the termination of each treatment
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