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The minimum recommended needle gauge for a fistula that tolerates a blood flow of 300-350 ml/min
without difficulty is? ANS - 16 gauge
The dialysis technician has performed a rinse back on a patient and failed to gather all the supplies
needed to disconnect the patient. What must the dialysis technician do prior to getting clean supplies?
ANS - Remove gloves, wash/sanitize hands, and retrieve item.
One way to establish a patient has orthostatic hypotension is to obtain a patients? ANS - Sitting blood
pressure followed by the patients standing blood pressure.
Individual aid containers must be labeled with? ANS - Chemical content.
A cannulation method where two new sites are chosen for needle placement every treatment is called
the? ANS - Rope Ladder Technique
Which of the following has the highest potassium content? ANS - Bananas, orange juice, and salt
substitute.
Nurse should know that when performing access flow testing in graft? ANS - A result of less than 600
ml/min should have repeated testing.
The patient care technician observes a patient at the 30-minute safety check. What signs or symptoms
will prompt the patient care tech to wake the patient for further evaluation? ANS - The patient does
not respond o a verbal question and vital signs are trending down.
When mixing bicarbonate for dialysis, after mixing the bicarbonate for one minute, then checking the
final fill level, it is essential to further mix the bicarbonate for ANS - 10 minutes
, Prior to applying the blood pressure cuff on a new patient, the patient care technician should? ANS -
Examine both the patients arms for the presence of an access.
When removing needles from an internal access the needle safety device? ANS - Should be engaged
while removing needle from patients access.
Which of the following would minimize bacterial growth in the water treatment system? ANS -
Circulation of water on a continuous basis.
If bicarbonate concentrate jugs are used, the frequency for disinfecting jugs is? ANS - Weekly
Routine post dialysis treatment documentation on the patients dialysis treatment record should include
patients blood pressure and temperature.? ANS - Post rein fusion and prior to disconnection.
Concentrate labeling strategies must allow for the positive identification of the contents of the mixing
tanks, storage tanks, concentrate head tanks, valve panels and the ? ANS - Bicarbonate/acid jugs.
A fistula is considered the access of choice because fistula? ANS - Have the lowest complication rate.
The ratio of bleach to water in the solution used t odisinfect external surfaces and equipment is? ANS -
10 mls of bleach to 60 liters of water.
What notification process would alert the staff of poor water quality during the dialysis treatment? ANS
- remote Total dissolved solids (TDS) alarms in the treatment room.
Excessive fluid removal during dialysis, combined with the patients taking antihypertensive medication
may result in the patient having? ANS - hypotension
In addition to air embolism, what complication may potentially occur if the saline bag is left unclamped
with the blood pump running during the dialysis treatment? ANS - Dialyzer clotting
Using the sodium variation module during the dialysis treatment? ANS - aid in fluid removal
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