New Hire Competency Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Use of a Dia safe filter allows the production of -
correct answer ✅Ultrapure dialysate
During dialysis a patient has cardiac arrest. Which action should be
completed on the dialysis machine before the machine is used by
another patient? -
correct answer ✅Technical must perform a functional test on the
machine
Urine flows through the urinary tract from the -
correct answer ✅Kidneys to the ureters to the bladder to the
urethra
When a high venous alarm sounds, where should the staff look to
determine the cause? -
correct answer ✅From the top of the venous chamber through to
the end of the venous needle
Which alarm will NOT stop the blood pump? -
correct answer ✅Blood pressure alarm
,New Hire Competency Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
What is the purpose of maintaining a log of water quality checks? -
correct answer ✅To prove safe water has been documented
Which of the following describes the role of the RN in a dialysis
facility? -
correct answer ✅Implement the plan of care in the patient
education plan
During the set up of the dialysis machine, a coworker states that
the technician has contaminated the extracorporeal circuit. Which
of the following would be the most likely source of contamination?
-
correct answer ✅The system was set up without wearing full
personal protective equipment
Which of the following situations demonstrates correct use of
dialysis precautions? -
correct answer ✅All personal protective equipment is to be worn
when disinfecting equipment
When caring for a patient who is hepatitis B positive, after
disconnecting the blood lines, what must the technician do before
documenting? -
, New Hire Competency Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
correct answer ✅Remove gloves sanitize hands and put on a fresh
pair of gloves
The primary cause of anemia in the dialysis patient is -
correct answer ✅A decrease in the production of erythropoietin
The purpose of the reverse osmosis device is -
correct answer ✅To provide high-quality high quantity water
A major function affecting ultrafiltration is -
correct answer ✅Pressure
What is a major complication that can occur when the patient is
dialyzed on hypotonic dialysate? -
correct answer ✅Hemolysis
Air is removed from the extracorporeal circuit before initiating
treatment because air may -
correct answer ✅Cause clotting with air trapped in the dialyzer
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Use of a Dia safe filter allows the production of -
correct answer ✅Ultrapure dialysate
During dialysis a patient has cardiac arrest. Which action should be
completed on the dialysis machine before the machine is used by
another patient? -
correct answer ✅Technical must perform a functional test on the
machine
Urine flows through the urinary tract from the -
correct answer ✅Kidneys to the ureters to the bladder to the
urethra
When a high venous alarm sounds, where should the staff look to
determine the cause? -
correct answer ✅From the top of the venous chamber through to
the end of the venous needle
Which alarm will NOT stop the blood pump? -
correct answer ✅Blood pressure alarm
,New Hire Competency Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
What is the purpose of maintaining a log of water quality checks? -
correct answer ✅To prove safe water has been documented
Which of the following describes the role of the RN in a dialysis
facility? -
correct answer ✅Implement the plan of care in the patient
education plan
During the set up of the dialysis machine, a coworker states that
the technician has contaminated the extracorporeal circuit. Which
of the following would be the most likely source of contamination?
-
correct answer ✅The system was set up without wearing full
personal protective equipment
Which of the following situations demonstrates correct use of
dialysis precautions? -
correct answer ✅All personal protective equipment is to be worn
when disinfecting equipment
When caring for a patient who is hepatitis B positive, after
disconnecting the blood lines, what must the technician do before
documenting? -
, New Hire Competency Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
correct answer ✅Remove gloves sanitize hands and put on a fresh
pair of gloves
The primary cause of anemia in the dialysis patient is -
correct answer ✅A decrease in the production of erythropoietin
The purpose of the reverse osmosis device is -
correct answer ✅To provide high-quality high quantity water
A major function affecting ultrafiltration is -
correct answer ✅Pressure
What is a major complication that can occur when the patient is
dialyzed on hypotonic dialysate? -
correct answer ✅Hemolysis
Air is removed from the extracorporeal circuit before initiating
treatment because air may -
correct answer ✅Cause clotting with air trapped in the dialyzer
