FRESENIUS HD FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND 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 Mellitus
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
The first bleach solution used to clean a large blood spill area
(> 10 ml) is ? - Correct Answers -1:10 One part bleach nine parts water
Hazardous Material Identification System (HMIS) labels are required on all hazardous
materials, including individual bicarbonate containers: T/F ? - Correct Answers -True
The main route of transmission of Hepatitis B in hemodialysis facilities is by exposure to
infected ____________ and ____________ fluids. - Correct Answers -blood and bodily
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 don 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 a
_______________ machine. - Correct Answers -separate / dedicated
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, sanitize/wash
You must wear a full-face shield, or mask with goggles, when in an area with a risk of
______________________. - Correct Answers -blood splatter
, Use of diasafe filter allows the production of _______________. - Correct Answers -
ultrapure dialysate
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 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
______________________ is the ability of a substance to conduct an electrical charge.
- Correct Answers -Conductivity
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 an pH between _________ and ___________. - Correct
Answers -6.9 and 7.6
How often should staff clean the dialysis machine with acid? - Correct Answers -Daily
Before the start of treatment, check that the machine's conductivity alarm parameters
are set at ______________ of the machine's theoretical conductivity. - Correct Answers
-+/- 0.5 mS
What is removed by normal saline during the priming process? - Correct Answers -Air in
the dialyzer
When should alarm and pressure holding tests (PHT) be performed on a dialysis
machine? - Correct Answers -Before each treatment
You should disinfect the dialysis machine with heat after doing what? - Correct Answers
-After cleaning with acid.
In addition to safety checks, what tests must you perform to ensure a safe patient
treatment? __________________ and _________________ - Correct Answers -meter
conductivity and pH
Why do you compare the machine conductivity setting to the meter conductivity results?
- Correct Answers -To ensure machine display is accurate
QUESTIONS AND 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 Mellitus
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
The first bleach solution used to clean a large blood spill area
(> 10 ml) is ? - Correct Answers -1:10 One part bleach nine parts water
Hazardous Material Identification System (HMIS) labels are required on all hazardous
materials, including individual bicarbonate containers: T/F ? - Correct Answers -True
The main route of transmission of Hepatitis B in hemodialysis facilities is by exposure to
infected ____________ and ____________ fluids. - Correct Answers -blood and bodily
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 don 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 a
_______________ machine. - Correct Answers -separate / dedicated
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, sanitize/wash
You must wear a full-face shield, or mask with goggles, when in an area with a risk of
______________________. - Correct Answers -blood splatter
, Use of diasafe filter allows the production of _______________. - Correct Answers -
ultrapure dialysate
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 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
______________________ is the ability of a substance to conduct an electrical charge.
- Correct Answers -Conductivity
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 an pH between _________ and ___________. - Correct
Answers -6.9 and 7.6
How often should staff clean the dialysis machine with acid? - Correct Answers -Daily
Before the start of treatment, check that the machine's conductivity alarm parameters
are set at ______________ of the machine's theoretical conductivity. - Correct Answers
-+/- 0.5 mS
What is removed by normal saline during the priming process? - Correct Answers -Air in
the dialyzer
When should alarm and pressure holding tests (PHT) be performed on a dialysis
machine? - Correct Answers -Before each treatment
You should disinfect the dialysis machine with heat after doing what? - Correct Answers
-After cleaning with acid.
In addition to safety checks, what tests must you perform to ensure a safe patient
treatment? __________________ and _________________ - Correct Answers -meter
conductivity and pH
Why do you compare the machine conductivity setting to the meter conductivity results?
- Correct Answers -To ensure machine display is accurate
