RN DaVita Final Exam for the Acute
Hospital Setting verified/passed ||
GRADED A+|| LATEST UPDATE 2026
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? -
CORRECTANSWER 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 -CORRECTANSWER HTN
Knowing what caused your patient's CKD -CORRECTANSWER 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 -
CORRECTANSWER the PCT is preforming an assessment which is not allowed legally
When a patient has an irregular heartbeat, -CORRECTANSWER the automatic BP
reading may not be accurate
,Which of the following is a data collection -CORRECTANSWER HR 72
at what time should the post treatment data collection be completed -
CORRECTANSWER after the treatment has been completed
the A in smart communication stands for -CORRECTANSWER actual- just report the
facts
which of the following events is defined as a near miss -CORRECTANSWER 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 -CORRECTANSWER
SBAR
What is your main priority when returning a patient's blood with the hand crank during a
power outage? -CORRECTANSWER you must be vigilant in watching for air in the
blood lines
what problem will cause an increase in the patient's VP -CORRECTANSWER a clot in
the venous drip chamber
, Which blood test must be performed at regular intervals on patients susceptible to HPB
-CORRECTANSWER HBsAg
who is accountable for appropriate patient and teammate scheduling in the acute setting
-CORRECTANSWER
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? -
CORRECTANSWER the machine must be heat disinfected at the end of each day
What is the most common factor contributing to bacteremia in dialysis patients? -
CORRECTANSWER use of catheters for HD
which infectious disease requires frequent hand washing instead of using alcohol based
hand gels -CORRECTANSWER active clostridioides difficile infection
What precautions must be used when handling lab specimens? -CORRECTANSWER
universal precautions
waiting only five seconds between lowering the blood pump speed and drawing the post
treatment blood sample could -CORRECTANSWER cause the post treatment BUN
reading to be falsely low (wait 15 seconds)
Hospital Setting verified/passed ||
GRADED A+|| LATEST UPDATE 2026
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? -
CORRECTANSWER 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 -CORRECTANSWER HTN
Knowing what caused your patient's CKD -CORRECTANSWER 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 -
CORRECTANSWER the PCT is preforming an assessment which is not allowed legally
When a patient has an irregular heartbeat, -CORRECTANSWER the automatic BP
reading may not be accurate
,Which of the following is a data collection -CORRECTANSWER HR 72
at what time should the post treatment data collection be completed -
CORRECTANSWER after the treatment has been completed
the A in smart communication stands for -CORRECTANSWER actual- just report the
facts
which of the following events is defined as a near miss -CORRECTANSWER 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 -CORRECTANSWER
SBAR
What is your main priority when returning a patient's blood with the hand crank during a
power outage? -CORRECTANSWER you must be vigilant in watching for air in the
blood lines
what problem will cause an increase in the patient's VP -CORRECTANSWER a clot in
the venous drip chamber
, Which blood test must be performed at regular intervals on patients susceptible to HPB
-CORRECTANSWER HBsAg
who is accountable for appropriate patient and teammate scheduling in the acute setting
-CORRECTANSWER
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? -
CORRECTANSWER the machine must be heat disinfected at the end of each day
What is the most common factor contributing to bacteremia in dialysis patients? -
CORRECTANSWER use of catheters for HD
which infectious disease requires frequent hand washing instead of using alcohol based
hand gels -CORRECTANSWER active clostridioides difficile infection
What precautions must be used when handling lab specimens? -CORRECTANSWER
universal precautions
waiting only five seconds between lowering the blood pump speed and drawing the post
treatment blood sample could -CORRECTANSWER cause the post treatment BUN
reading to be falsely low (wait 15 seconds)
