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Davita PCT Final Exam 2024/2025 A+ GRADED
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Davita PCT Final Exam 2024/2025A+ GRADED
Arterial pressure high alarm causes? - //Seperation of tubing
How do you know numbing has taken effect? - //Blanching of the
skin
What germ causes the most infections in hemodialysis patients?
- //MRSA
True or false: Squeezing the BP cuff can damage the machine -
//True
What are possible consequences of poor or incomplete
documentation? - //Attack on your care
Chlorine in the water used for hemodialysis causes? - //Hemolysis
(which releases potassium)
Importance of limiting phosphorus/ when to take binders? -
//Tingling, bone damage, take with meal
What is the role of the PCT prior to treatment initiation? - //Data
Collection
What is pericarditis? - //inflammation of the sac around the heart
,Why is wearing gloves so important? - //Decreases risk of hand
contamination
Site rotation/healing time - //14 days (2 weeks)
How long do we wait after administering the heparin bolus prior to
treatment initation? - //3-5 minutes
When do we test for hardness? - //At the end of each day
What to use for Dry, itchy skin - //hyper fatted soaps and lotions
What is the primary cause patients are anemic? - //Decreased
production of erythropoietin
What factors influence v (volume)? - //sex, age, weight, height,
amputations
What is the most important intervention you can do to prevent
HAI's? - //Hand washing
What is included in pericarditis treatment? - //Decrease or stop
heparin, give more frequent dialysis
What causes a pyrogen reaction? - //Endotoxins in the water
, What is the most common transmission route for HAI's? -
//Contact transmission
17: 200-250
16: 250-350
15: 350-450
14: >450 - //Needle gauge and suggested BFR
What do you do if a patient wants to get off early? - //educate and
document, still draw lab on habitual patients, MUST NOTIFY
NURSE
Lab draw mistakes that would falsely increase Kt/V - //not waiting
the full 15 seconds to draw the BUN
4 reasons we document in the medical record - //1. proof that care
was rendered
2. provides data continuity and planning of patient care
3. permanent legal record
4. communication tool
Pre-treatment patient data collection/assessment - //Data
collection: before initiation
Assessment: 30 minutes into treatment
Post treatment data collection/assessments - //after treatment
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