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1. While technical staff are preforming duties in the dialysis unit which team
member must always be present
A. Registered nurse
B. Medical director for unit
C. Lab technician: A. Registered nurse
2. Two techs are heatedly discussing pt care situation. Which team member is
responsible for disciplinary action
A. Registered practical nurse
B. Human resource manager
C. Dialysis nurse manager: C. Dialysis nurse manager
3. Which credentialing agency for dialysis includes items such as water treat-
ment and dialysate preparation and complication of dialysis as part of their
practice domains
A. Board of nephrology examiners nursing in technology
B. Nephrology nursing certification commission
C. National nephrology certification organization: C. NNCO
4. Prior to starting dialysis what must the technician and or nurse verify
A. That patient has provided informed written consent for dialysis
B. That the patient has not eaten any food or beverages for the last six hours
C. That the patient has a driver to pick him up after dialysis: A. Consent
5. Which external agencies provide additional guidelines and standards in the
areas of infectious disease testing immunizations dialysis treatment safety
and infection control?
A. Centers for disease control and prevention
B. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid service
C. Association for the advancement of medical instrumentation
D. Council of nephrology: A B and C
6. Prior to passing the Social Security amendments treatment for chronic
kidney disease was available only to few who met certain criteria. The amend-
ments extended Medicare coverage for almost all patients who signed the
amendment and then what year
A. Jimmy Carter in 1979
B. Richard Nixon 1972
C. John f Kennedy 1961: B. Richard Nixon 1972
7. Which organization recently approved by CMS to be an independent orga-
nization allowed to conduct surveys for Medicare certification fostering faster
approval for dialysis clinics
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A. National kidney foundation
B. Medicare bundle dialysis prospective payment system
C. National dialysis accreditation commission: C. NDAC
8. What is the composition of saline
A. 10% salt added to water
B. Albumin
C. 0.9g of sodium chloride and 100ml of water: C. 0.9g of sodium and 100ml of
h2o
9. When caring for a patient if the dialysate solution contains two little sodium
the water may shift into the patient's blood cells which signs or symptoms
would you see
A. Hypotension
B. Cramping
C. Thirst
D. Headache: A and B
10. Which buffer is the major plasma buffer therefor important during dialysis
A. Bicarbonate
B. Amino acid
C. Protein: A. Bicarbonate
11. While reviewing the body weight for a dialysis patient the tech knows
that ——— of the total amount of water is contained in the intracellular fluid
compartment
A. 20%
B. 30%
C. 40%: C. 40%
12. How much water is lost through evaporation form lungs every day
A. 250-499 ml of water
B. 700-1,000 ml of water
C. 1500-2000 ml of water: B.
13. A patient asks to explain what the normal kidney does in addition to making
urine what's the response
A. Regulate fluid volume in body
B. Regulate pH in blood
C. produce erythropoietin that controls red blood cell production
D. I receptor sites for several hormones: All of the above
14. A patient with a renal failure asks if his candies will regenerate how does
the technician answer
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A. With a diet low in sodium and exercise there's a good chance you'll get
some function back
B. If nephrons are damaged they do no regenerate
C. If the heart can pump in a blood to the kidney there is a possibility that
some of the nephrons can regenerate: B. If nephrons are damaged they won't
regenerate
15. This patient's kidneys have permanently lost most of their ability to remove
waste and maintain fluid in chemical balance what's the patient's likely esti-
mated glomerular filtration rate
A. Less than 15 ml/min/
B. 60-89 ml/min/1.73
C. 30-44 ml/min: A. Less than 15
16. The patient asks the dialysis technician if there's anything she can do
to slow the progression of her kidney disease. Which risk factor could the
technician mention during the conversation
A. Control your blood glucose levels if you're a diabetic
B. Maintain healthy weight
C. Control cholesterol levels
D. Stop use of alcohol: A B and C
17. Which recommendation would've nephrologist likely make for a patient
who has read stages three or four chronic kidney disease
A. We'll tele health visits discussing daily urine output
B. Dietary restriction on sodium phosphorus and protein
C. Monitoring for mineral bone disease
D. Education on cardiovascular disease: B,C and D
18. Which patient would be considered at higher risk for developing chronic
kidney disease
A. Hispanic female who is unaware that she is hypertensive
B. White female with family history of diabetes who watches her exercise and
diet
C. Asian male who schedules regular visits with healthcare provider
D. African-American female whose parents both died following stroke: A and
D
19. Patient with chronic kidney disease asks what her goal hemoglobin level
should be what level as recommended by the national kidney foundation
kidney disease guidelines
A. 9%