DAVITA (RN) FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
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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? - ANS 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 - ANS HTN
Knowing what caused your patient's CKD - ANS 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 - ANS the PCT is
preforming an assessment which is not allowed legally
When a patient has an irregular heartbeat, - ANS the automatic BP reading may not be
accurate
Which of the following is a data collection - ANS HR 72
at what time should the post treatment data collection be completed - ANS after the
treatment has been completed
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, the A in smart communication stands for - ANS actual- just report the facts
which of the following events is defined as a near miss - ANS 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 - ANS SBAR
What is your main priority when returning a patient's blood with the hand crank during a power
outage? - ANS you must be vigilant in watching for air in the blood lines
what problem will cause an increase in the patient's VP - ANS a clot in the venous drip
chamber
Which blood test must be performed at regular intervals on patients susceptible to HPB -
ANS HBsAg
who is accountable for appropriate patient and teammate scheduling in the acute setting -
ANS
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? - ANS the machine must
be heat disinfected at the end of each day
What is the most common factor contributing to bacteremia in dialysis patients? - ANS use of
catheters for HD
which infectious disease requires frequent hand washing instead of using alcohol based hand
gels - ANS active clostridioides difficile infection
What precautions must be used when handling lab specimens? - ANS universal precautions
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AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | 100%
CORRECT.
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? - ANS 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 - ANS HTN
Knowing what caused your patient's CKD - ANS 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 - ANS the PCT is
preforming an assessment which is not allowed legally
When a patient has an irregular heartbeat, - ANS the automatic BP reading may not be
accurate
Which of the following is a data collection - ANS HR 72
at what time should the post treatment data collection be completed - ANS after the
treatment has been completed
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, the A in smart communication stands for - ANS actual- just report the facts
which of the following events is defined as a near miss - ANS 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 - ANS SBAR
What is your main priority when returning a patient's blood with the hand crank during a power
outage? - ANS you must be vigilant in watching for air in the blood lines
what problem will cause an increase in the patient's VP - ANS a clot in the venous drip
chamber
Which blood test must be performed at regular intervals on patients susceptible to HPB -
ANS HBsAg
who is accountable for appropriate patient and teammate scheduling in the acute setting -
ANS
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? - ANS the machine must
be heat disinfected at the end of each day
What is the most common factor contributing to bacteremia in dialysis patients? - ANS use of
catheters for HD
which infectious disease requires frequent hand washing instead of using alcohol based hand
gels - ANS active clostridioides difficile infection
What precautions must be used when handling lab specimens? - ANS universal precautions
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