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questions and answers 2025
The role of the RN in a dialysis facility is to implement the _____ and the patient
________? -Correct Answer ✔Plan of Care, Education Plans
The number one cause of chronic renal failure is? -Correct Answer ✔Diabetes
When going from a dirty area to retrieve supplies in a clear area, staff is required to
complete hand hygiene? T or F -Correct Answer ✔True
Hazardous Materials Identification System (HMIS) Label are required on all hazardous
materials including individual bicarbonate containers? -Correct Answer ✔True
What soultion should be used t disinfect a large blood spill area (Greater that 10mL)? -
Correct Answer ✔1 to 10 bleach solution
The main rout of transmission of Hepatitis B in Hemodialyis Facilities is by exposure to
Infected _________ and _______? -Correct Answer ✔Infected blood and Body Fluids
When Caring for a patient who is Hepatitis B positive, After disconnecting the
bloodlines, the tech MUST perform which 3 actions before documenting? -Correct
Answer ✔Remove Gloves, Sanitize Hands, put on a fresh pair of gloves
Patients who are hepatitis B surface B antigen Positive should be dialyzed in a
_______________ area of the dialysis center on a ______________ machine? -Correct
Answer ✔Separate, Dedicated
What PPE should you wear when documenting in the isolation room? -Correct Answer
✔Clean Gloves
The tech has performed a rinseback on a patient and failed to gather supplies needed
to disconnect the patient. What 2 things MUST the tech do prior to getting clean
supplies? -Correct Answer ✔Remove Gloves, Wash/Sanitize Hands
Dialysate used for in center hemodialysis is? -Correct Answer ✔Non-Sterile
Who ultimately determins the dialysate bath used for a patients treatment? -Correct
Answer ✔Physicians ONLY!!!
Individual Acid containers must be __________ with chemical content -Correct Answer
✔Labeled
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Three soultes that may be present in a prescribed dialysate solution? -Correct Answer
✔Sodium Bicarbonate, potassium and Calcium
A major complication that occurs when the patient is dialyzed on a hypo tonic dilysate
is? -Correct Answer ✔Hemolysis
The __________area of the dialysate hs the most impact on dialyzser clearance -
Correct Answer ✔surface
Which of the following would ADVERSELY affect clearance? -Correct Answer ✔Air in
the Dialyzer
The Online Clearance Goal for Hemodialysis is spKt/v of? -Correct Answer ✔1.4
Dialysis is affected by these 4 things? -Correct Answer ✔Dialysate Flow, Dialysis
Treatment Time, Dialyzer size, Blood flow rate
Besides potassium an electorlyte commonly adjusted in the hemodialysis acid bath
is??? -Correct Answer ✔Calcium
The three ingredients in a dialysate solution/bath are? -Correct Answer ✔calcium,
bicarbonate, RO Water
Urine flows through the _________ from the kidneys to the______ to the ________to
the ______ -Correct Answer ✔Urinary tract, ureters, bladder, urethra
The Transmembrane pressure (TMP) measures the ________ difference across the
membranes of the dialyzer membrane? -Correct Answer ✔Pressure
Osmosis -Correct Answer ✔Diffusion of water through a selectively permeable
membrane from low solute to an area to high concentration.
A major factor affecting ultraftration is -Correct Answer ✔Pressure
A rise in ____________________ during hemodialysis is likely to indicate clotted fibers?
-Correct Answer ✔Trans membrane Pressure
Water in the dialysate may also be reffered to _______ water? -Correct Answer ✔R.O
A ____ is considered the access of choice because the lowest complication rate -
Correct Answer ✔fistula
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