Fresenius Clinical Annual Competency Exam
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During dialysis a patient has a cardiac arrest. Which action should be completed on
the dialysis machine before the machine is used by another patient?
Technician must perform a functional test on the machine
High phosphorus foods that must be LIMITED or AVOIDED in patients who are on
dialysis are
beans, nuts, and dark colas
If the bicarbonate jugs have been in storage and are needed for emergency use,
what action must be taken prior to use?
Disinfect with 1:100 bleach water and rinse with RO water until negative for bleach
Individual acid containers must be labeled with
chemical content
,Interm-12 addition to correctly labeling the concentrate containers, to avoid error
it is also mandatory to label the concentrate delivery at the
Solution Delivery System (SDS) wall port
The minimum recommended needle gauge for a fistula that tolerates a blood flow
of 300-350 ml/min without difficulty is...
16 gauge
A patient begins to experience shortness of breath, chest pain, and sudden
hypotension, the blood is bright red and translucent. The complication MOST
LIKELY occurring is
hemolysis
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The patient complains of pain at the catheter exit site. What would the patient
care technician do first?
Notify the nurse
A patient has fallen to the floor post dialysis outside the facility that results in a
laceration. This incident is considered a/an
, Near miss
The Quality Status Report ( QSR ) is a monthly report detailing quality outcomes as
primary or secondary. Primary quality outcomes are those that have the highest
impact on patient survival. These include
The softener tank works in conjunction with the brine tank using the process of
ion exchange
A 40-year old patient, who has severe hypotension, is to start on hemodialysis. The
patient does not have diabetes or cardiac problems. What type if access is
preferable
An arteriovenous fistula
Several patients with normal pre-dialysis temperatures develop sudden chills and
spike in temperature. This situation is most likely caused by
presence of endotoxins in the dialysate
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