FRESENIUS ANNUAL COMPETENCY (ACTUAL 2025/2026)
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
A patient arrives for Tx and is found to have a heart rate of 56.
The patient does not have any standing orders to dialyze with a
heart rate <60. The patient is not symptomatic and his blood
pressure is 190/90. He is 5kg over his EDW. Which action is
appropriate for the nurse to take initially?
Notify the physician.
We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
The physician orders 750mg of Vancomycin to be given during
the last hour of the Tx. The Vanc is available in 1g vial requiring
reconstitution with 2ms NS. The reconstituted solution will
contain 500mg Vanc/ 1 ml. How many mss of the solution must
be administered?
1.5mls
Patient on dialysis are frequently anemic because they have...
.a decreased production of erythropoietin.
The purpose of an ultraviolet UV irradiator is to...
destroy bacteria in the water system.
,The physician orders the dialysis orders the dialysis patient to
receive iron sucrose injection 100mg IVP monthly. Therefore
the nurse would administer...
50mg IVP every other week.
Patients must be dialyzed on a designated dialysis machine in
a separate area and designated BP cuff and stethoscope must
be used if the patients have
MRSA
We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
The patient complains of pain at the catheter exit site. What
would the patient technician do first?
Notify the RN
The patient care technician observes at the j30 min safety
check. What signs or symptoms will prompt the patient care
tech to wake the patient for further eval?
The patient does not respond to verbal questions and vital
signs are trending down.
, The patient arrives for dialysis Tx with complaints of SOB and
swelling in her ankles. The patient care tech assigned to her
notes a pre-tx HR of 48. The tech notifies the RN of the
findings. What action is appropriate for the nurse to take
initially?
Verify the patient's HR apically and radially.
The patient has just returned from radiology from having a
new central line catheter placed. Prior to initializing Tx, the RN
should.
Call the radiologist and request written documentation that the
central line catheter was placed appropriately.
The patient is supine, breathing normally with eyes closed, all
machine parameters are normal and extracorporeal circuit is
intact. Based on these observations at this time, what would
be the most appropriate observation documented?
Patient is resting quietly, resp 18, no changes in VS,
connections secure, no unusual findings.
The purpose of using heparin during dialysis is to:
improve dialysis adequacy.
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
A patient arrives for Tx and is found to have a heart rate of 56.
The patient does not have any standing orders to dialyze with a
heart rate <60. The patient is not symptomatic and his blood
pressure is 190/90. He is 5kg over his EDW. Which action is
appropriate for the nurse to take initially?
Notify the physician.
We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
The physician orders 750mg of Vancomycin to be given during
the last hour of the Tx. The Vanc is available in 1g vial requiring
reconstitution with 2ms NS. The reconstituted solution will
contain 500mg Vanc/ 1 ml. How many mss of the solution must
be administered?
1.5mls
Patient on dialysis are frequently anemic because they have...
.a decreased production of erythropoietin.
The purpose of an ultraviolet UV irradiator is to...
destroy bacteria in the water system.
,The physician orders the dialysis orders the dialysis patient to
receive iron sucrose injection 100mg IVP monthly. Therefore
the nurse would administer...
50mg IVP every other week.
Patients must be dialyzed on a designated dialysis machine in
a separate area and designated BP cuff and stethoscope must
be used if the patients have
MRSA
We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
The patient complains of pain at the catheter exit site. What
would the patient technician do first?
Notify the RN
The patient care technician observes at the j30 min safety
check. What signs or symptoms will prompt the patient care
tech to wake the patient for further eval?
The patient does not respond to verbal questions and vital
signs are trending down.
, The patient arrives for dialysis Tx with complaints of SOB and
swelling in her ankles. The patient care tech assigned to her
notes a pre-tx HR of 48. The tech notifies the RN of the
findings. What action is appropriate for the nurse to take
initially?
Verify the patient's HR apically and radially.
The patient has just returned from radiology from having a
new central line catheter placed. Prior to initializing Tx, the RN
should.
Call the radiologist and request written documentation that the
central line catheter was placed appropriately.
The patient is supine, breathing normally with eyes closed, all
machine parameters are normal and extracorporeal circuit is
intact. Based on these observations at this time, what would
be the most appropriate observation documented?
Patient is resting quietly, resp 18, no changes in VS,
connections secure, no unusual findings.
The purpose of using heparin during dialysis is to:
improve dialysis adequacy.
