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Davita Final Exam Review- Module 3 Questions With 100% Correct Answers 2024 What is the acronym for the five rights of medication administration - answerT - time R - route A - amount M - medication P - patient DaVita policy allows dialysis technicians to administer these three medications - answer1. Normal saline 2. Lidocaine 3. Heparin Medications containing a preservative must be discarded at this time after opening - answer28 days How long do we wait after administering the hepar...

DaVita annual competency examYou have been asked by the charge nurse to cannulate the new AV fistula of Mr. Smith, bu the patient comes in 15 minutes late and its time to take your break. Can you ask a fellow PCT to cannulate Mr. Smith - correct answer No. a task delegated by the licensed nurse to a non-licensed teammate cannot be re-delegated by this teammate What is the purpose of professional boundaries? - correct answer They keep the relationship between you and your patient appropriate a...

Davita Exam Module 2 With 100% Correct Answers 2024 The reasonable and prudent standard of care for nephrology nursing key concepts: (6) - answer-care which a reasonable and prudent nephrology nurse would give under the same or similar circumstances -actions a reasonable and prudent nephrology nurse would do, as well as actions to avoid doing -nephrology nursing is keyed to this speciality and the skills and knowledge expected of a nephrology nurse (priming) -following standards of care ...

Ultrafiltration is defined as: - Fluid pushed through the semipermeable membrane If a patient with acute kidney injury (AKI) dialyzes in the outpatient facility, one task of the patient care teammates is to monitor blood pressure and weight closely. Why is this important? - Hypovolemia and hypotensive episodes can cause renal ischemia and can further damage the kidneys. ***The underlying cause of prerenal kidney failure is hypovolemia or poor perfusion. Care must be taken to understa...

Davita PCT Final exam_ 100 Questions (answered correctly).

the function unit of the kidney, or the structure in the kidney that does the work, is the - nephron the leading cause of chronic kidney disease for adults in the united states: - diabetes a nephron is made up - a glomerulus and a tubule system which of the following is not a symptom of uremia - elevated hematocrit Mrs. smith's dry weight is 62 kg. her pretreatment weight when she came in for treatment on monday was 67kg. the priming saline amount is 240ml, fluid from medication is 100 ml...

what treatment factors decrease K in the Kt/v to decrease? - not waiting 3-5 minutes after heparin, decreasing BFR, DFR, and BVP what factors influence "V" in Kt/v - accurate data entry by nurses in snappy, sex age, weight, and amputation what are the needle gauges and prescribed blood flow rates? - they are inversely related 17g 200-250 15g 250-350 15g 350-400 14 g 400 - 450 what is the procedure for post BUN lab draw? - if pt wants off early, still draw the labs and ...

Per Davita policy, fever and chills is defined as a. Any temperature greater than 99°F or increase over baseline of 1°F with symptoms b. Any temperature greater than 99°F or increase over baseline of 1°F without symptoms c. Any temperature greater than 100°F or increase over baseline of 2°F with symptoms d. Any temperature greater than 100°F or increase over baseline of 2°F without symptoms - Answer- c. Any temperature greater than 100°F or increase over baseline of 2°F with sympt...

DaVita PCT Training Exam (Final Exam for STAR Program) with Complete Solutions DaVita PCT Training Exam (Final Exam for STAR Program) with Complete Solutions What is adequacy? - ANSWER--How well dialysis tx is working -measured by green post BUN lab - Kt/V goal is 1.2 or 65% What affects Kt/V? - ANSWER-- time of tx -frequency of tx -increasing BFR and DFR increase Kt/V Needle gauge sizes vs. BFR - ANSWER-- 17g=200-250 - 16g = 250-350 - 15g = 350-450 - 14g = 450 and ^ procedu...