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While technical staff are preforming duties A. Registered nurse
in the dialysis unit which team member
must always be present
A. Registered nurse
B.Medical director for unit
C. Lab technician
Two techs are heatedly discussing pt care C. Dialysis nurse manager
situation. Which team member is
responsible for disciplinary action
A. Registered practical nurse
B.Human resource manager
C. Dialysis nurse manager
Which credentialing agency for dialysis C. NNCO
includes items such as water treatment
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
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Prior to starting dialysis what must the A. Consent
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
Which external agencies provide additional A B and C
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
Prior to passing the Social Security B. Richard Nixon 1972
amendments treatment for chronic kidney
disease was available only to few who met
certain criteria. The amendments
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
Which organization recently approved by C. NDAC
CMS to be an independent organization
allowed to conduct surveys for Medicare
certification fostering faster approval for
dialysis clinics
A. National kidney foundation
B. Medicare bundle dialysis prospective
payment system
C. National dialysis accreditation
commission
What is the composition of saline C. 0.9g of sodium and 100ml of h2o
A. 10% salt added to water
B. Albumin
C. 0.9g of sodium chloride and 100ml
of water
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When caring for a patient if the dialysate A and B
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
Which buffer is the major plasma buffer A. Bicarbonate
therefor important during dialysis
A. Bicarbonate
B. Amino acid
C. Protein
While reviewing the body weight for a C. 40%
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%
How much water is lost through B.
evaporation form lungs every day
A. 250-499 ml of water
B. 700-1,000 ml of water
C. 1500-2000 ml of water
A patient asks to explain what the All of the above
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
A patient with a renal failure asks if his B. If nephrons are damaged they won't regenerate
candies will regenerate how does the
technician answer
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
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