Fresenius Training Exam –Questions/Solutions
What are the two main types of dialysis?? Correct Ans - hemodialysis
and peritoneal dialysis
How are dialysis clinics paid by medicare for dialysis treatment? Correct
Ans - prospective payment system bundles
What does "PAY FOR PERFORMANCE" mean? Correct Ans - clinics
that don't meet certain quality standards will have their payments cut
Which of the following are dialysis clinics required to work with? Correct
Ans - ESRD networks
Which of the following is a responsibility of the ESRD networks? Correct
Ans - collect and report data about dialysis, handle patient grievances, help
clinics deal w/conflict, promote rehabilitation (ALL OF THE ABOVE)
What are clinical practice guidelines? Correct Ans - efforts to improve
patient outcomes by finding best practices
Which of these is a step of the CQI process? Correct Ans - implement
the PDCA cycle
Which of the following actions shows that you are behaving as a professional?
Correct Ans - getting to work on time
Which of the following is an example of a boundary that should be kept
between you and your patients? Correct Ans - you should not invite
patients to your home
How do you become a certified dialysis technician? Correct Ans - take
a test given by an approved program
What is a nephron made up of? Correct Ans - a glomerulus and a
tubule
, What is the most common cause of kidney failure for US adults? Correct
Ans - diabetes
What causes secondary hyperparathyroidism in people w/kidney failure?
Correct Ans - The kidneys no longer make active vitamin d
Which of the substances are electrolytes? Correct Ans - calcium and
sodium
Which word means too much potassium? Correct Ans - hyperkalemia
What is the patients dry weight? Correct Ans - the weight after a
treatment when all (or most) excess water is gone
Your patient Mrs.M asks to stop her treatment 20 minutes early. What do you
say? Correct Ans - you need every minute of treatment you can get, to
avoid complications
The dialysis team member with special training in helping people cope with
the changes caused by kidney disease is the: Correct Ans - social
worker
What is a solution made up of? Correct Ans - a solvent and a solute
A semipermeable membrane is a filter that? Correct Ans - allows only
certain sized particles pass through
What happens in diffusion? Correct Ans - solutes move through a
membrane from an area of higher concentration to a lower one
Which of these would lead to the fastest diffusion? Correct Ans - small
particles, warm solution, large pores
Which of these best describe osmosis? Correct Ans - water moves
through a membrane from a lower solute concentration a higher one
What role does ultrafiltration play in dialysis? Correct Ans - removes
water from the patients blood
What are the two main types of dialysis?? Correct Ans - hemodialysis
and peritoneal dialysis
How are dialysis clinics paid by medicare for dialysis treatment? Correct
Ans - prospective payment system bundles
What does "PAY FOR PERFORMANCE" mean? Correct Ans - clinics
that don't meet certain quality standards will have their payments cut
Which of the following are dialysis clinics required to work with? Correct
Ans - ESRD networks
Which of the following is a responsibility of the ESRD networks? Correct
Ans - collect and report data about dialysis, handle patient grievances, help
clinics deal w/conflict, promote rehabilitation (ALL OF THE ABOVE)
What are clinical practice guidelines? Correct Ans - efforts to improve
patient outcomes by finding best practices
Which of these is a step of the CQI process? Correct Ans - implement
the PDCA cycle
Which of the following actions shows that you are behaving as a professional?
Correct Ans - getting to work on time
Which of the following is an example of a boundary that should be kept
between you and your patients? Correct Ans - you should not invite
patients to your home
How do you become a certified dialysis technician? Correct Ans - take
a test given by an approved program
What is a nephron made up of? Correct Ans - a glomerulus and a
tubule
, What is the most common cause of kidney failure for US adults? Correct
Ans - diabetes
What causes secondary hyperparathyroidism in people w/kidney failure?
Correct Ans - The kidneys no longer make active vitamin d
Which of the substances are electrolytes? Correct Ans - calcium and
sodium
Which word means too much potassium? Correct Ans - hyperkalemia
What is the patients dry weight? Correct Ans - the weight after a
treatment when all (or most) excess water is gone
Your patient Mrs.M asks to stop her treatment 20 minutes early. What do you
say? Correct Ans - you need every minute of treatment you can get, to
avoid complications
The dialysis team member with special training in helping people cope with
the changes caused by kidney disease is the: Correct Ans - social
worker
What is a solution made up of? Correct Ans - a solvent and a solute
A semipermeable membrane is a filter that? Correct Ans - allows only
certain sized particles pass through
What happens in diffusion? Correct Ans - solutes move through a
membrane from an area of higher concentration to a lower one
Which of these would lead to the fastest diffusion? Correct Ans - small
particles, warm solution, large pores
Which of these best describe osmosis? Correct Ans - water moves
through a membrane from a lower solute concentration a higher one
What role does ultrafiltration play in dialysis? Correct Ans - removes
water from the patients blood
