FMC KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT
EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
When washing hands with soap and water, how long must you wash your hands? -
Correct Answers -40-60 seconds
when cleaning hands with hand sanitizer, how long must you rub your hands? - Correct
Answers -20-30 seconds
the number one cause of chronic renal failure is - Correct Answers -Diabetes
when going from a dirty area to retrieve supplies in a clean area, staff are required to
complete hand hygiene (T/F) - Correct Answers -True
hazardous material identification system HMIS are required on all hazardous materials,
including individual bicarbonate containers (T/F) - Correct Answers -True
The FIRST bleach solution used to clean a large blood spill area (greater than 10 mL/s)
is ___ parts bleach and ____ parts water solution - Correct Answers -1:10
the main route of transmission of hepatitis B in hemodialysis facilities is by exposure to
infected ____ and ____. - Correct Answers -Infected Blood and Body Fluids
When caring for a patient who is hepatitis B positive, after disconnecting the bloodlines,
the technician MUST perform which 3 actions before documenting? - Correct Answers -
Remove Gloves, sanitize hands, and put on a fresh pair of gloves
according to the CDC, patients who are hepatitis B surface Antigen (HBsAG) positive
should be dialyzed in a _______ area of the dialysis center, on ______machine. -
Correct Answers -separate area, on a dedicated machine
what MUST the dialysis technician do prior to leaving the patient at the dialysis station
to get clean supplies? Remove _____, ____ hands and retrieve items - Correct
Answers -gloves, wash/sanitize
The dialysis technician has performed a rinseback on a patient and failed to gather all
the supplies needed to disconnect the patient. What 2 things MUST the dialysis
technician do prior to getting the clean supplies? - Correct Answers -Remove gloves
and wash/sanitize hands
, You must wear a full-face shield, or mask with goggles when in an area with a risk of
____. - Correct Answers -Virus or blood splatter
Use of a diasafe filter allows the production of___. - Correct Answers -ultrapure
dialysate.
_______ is the ability of a substancce to conduct an electrical charge - Correct Answers
-Conductivity
Normal _____ is used to rinse and prime the tubing of the extracorporeal circuit to
remove sterilant and air - Correct Answers -Saline
Air is removed from the extracorporeal circuit before initiating treatment because it may
cause _____ when trapped in the dialyzer - Correct Answers -clotting
The most likely cause of a contamination of the extracorporeal circuit are _____ in the
prime bucket with ______ end caps - Correct Answers -bloodlines, open
a low-level arterial drip chamber can result in ___ entering the system causing an air
embolism or clotting. - Correct Answers -air
when blood escapes from the dialyzer blood compartment into the dialysate fluid
compartment, this is known as a _____. - Correct Answers -blood Leak
the final dialysate must have a pH between: - Correct Answers -6.9 and 7.6
How often should staff clean the dialysis machine with acid? - Correct Answers -Daily
when should alarm and pressure holding tests (PHT) be performed on dialysis
machines??? - Correct Answers -before each treatment
the purpose of maintaining a log of water quality checks is to prove______ has been
documented - Correct Answers -safe water
urine flows through the ____ from the kidneys, to the _____ to the _____ to the ____ -
Correct Answers -urinary tract from the kidneys, to the ureters, to the bladder, to the
urethra
a____ is considered the access of choice because they have the lowest complication
rate - Correct Answers -fistula
what is removed by normal saline during the priming process? - Correct Answers -Air in
the dialyzer
before the start of treatment, check that the machine's conductivity alarm parameters
are set at: - Correct Answers -+- 0.5 mS of the theoretical Conductivity (TDC)
EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
When washing hands with soap and water, how long must you wash your hands? -
Correct Answers -40-60 seconds
when cleaning hands with hand sanitizer, how long must you rub your hands? - Correct
Answers -20-30 seconds
the number one cause of chronic renal failure is - Correct Answers -Diabetes
when going from a dirty area to retrieve supplies in a clean area, staff are required to
complete hand hygiene (T/F) - Correct Answers -True
hazardous material identification system HMIS are required on all hazardous materials,
including individual bicarbonate containers (T/F) - Correct Answers -True
The FIRST bleach solution used to clean a large blood spill area (greater than 10 mL/s)
is ___ parts bleach and ____ parts water solution - Correct Answers -1:10
the main route of transmission of hepatitis B in hemodialysis facilities is by exposure to
infected ____ and ____. - Correct Answers -Infected Blood and Body Fluids
When caring for a patient who is hepatitis B positive, after disconnecting the bloodlines,
the technician MUST perform which 3 actions before documenting? - Correct Answers -
Remove Gloves, sanitize hands, and put on a fresh pair of gloves
according to the CDC, patients who are hepatitis B surface Antigen (HBsAG) positive
should be dialyzed in a _______ area of the dialysis center, on ______machine. -
Correct Answers -separate area, on a dedicated machine
what MUST the dialysis technician do prior to leaving the patient at the dialysis station
to get clean supplies? Remove _____, ____ hands and retrieve items - Correct
Answers -gloves, wash/sanitize
The dialysis technician has performed a rinseback on a patient and failed to gather all
the supplies needed to disconnect the patient. What 2 things MUST the dialysis
technician do prior to getting the clean supplies? - Correct Answers -Remove gloves
and wash/sanitize hands
, You must wear a full-face shield, or mask with goggles when in an area with a risk of
____. - Correct Answers -Virus or blood splatter
Use of a diasafe filter allows the production of___. - Correct Answers -ultrapure
dialysate.
_______ is the ability of a substancce to conduct an electrical charge - Correct Answers
-Conductivity
Normal _____ is used to rinse and prime the tubing of the extracorporeal circuit to
remove sterilant and air - Correct Answers -Saline
Air is removed from the extracorporeal circuit before initiating treatment because it may
cause _____ when trapped in the dialyzer - Correct Answers -clotting
The most likely cause of a contamination of the extracorporeal circuit are _____ in the
prime bucket with ______ end caps - Correct Answers -bloodlines, open
a low-level arterial drip chamber can result in ___ entering the system causing an air
embolism or clotting. - Correct Answers -air
when blood escapes from the dialyzer blood compartment into the dialysate fluid
compartment, this is known as a _____. - Correct Answers -blood Leak
the final dialysate must have a pH between: - Correct Answers -6.9 and 7.6
How often should staff clean the dialysis machine with acid? - Correct Answers -Daily
when should alarm and pressure holding tests (PHT) be performed on dialysis
machines??? - Correct Answers -before each treatment
the purpose of maintaining a log of water quality checks is to prove______ has been
documented - Correct Answers -safe water
urine flows through the ____ from the kidneys, to the _____ to the _____ to the ____ -
Correct Answers -urinary tract from the kidneys, to the ureters, to the bladder, to the
urethra
a____ is considered the access of choice because they have the lowest complication
rate - Correct Answers -fistula
what is removed by normal saline during the priming process? - Correct Answers -Air in
the dialyzer
before the start of treatment, check that the machine's conductivity alarm parameters
are set at: - Correct Answers -+- 0.5 mS of the theoretical Conductivity (TDC)
