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