DAVITA PCT TRAINING EXAM (FINAL EXAM FOR STAR PROGRAM) WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
1. Needle gauge and suggested BFR: 17:
200-25016: 250-350
15: 350-450
14: >450
2. What do you do if a patient wants to get off early?: educate and document,
still draw lab on habitual patients, MUST NOTIFY NURSE
3. Lab draw mistakes that would falsely increase Kt/V: not waiting the full 15
seconds to draw the BUN
4. What is the role of the PCT prior to treatment initiation?: DATA COLLEC-
TION
5. Squeezing the BP cuff can damage the machine: T/F: True
6. 4 reasons we document in the medical record: 1. proof that care was ren-
dered
2. provides data continuity and planning of patient care
3. permanent legal record
4. communication tool
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, 7. What is important when monitoring weight and BP for acute patients?:
keep patients wet to avoid hypotensive episodes
8. What do you need to consider in regards to acute patents vascular access?-
: Usually have a CVC
- follow policy and procedure to prevent infections
9. Why is it important to know what caused your patient's CKD?: to
inquireabout possible problems during data collection and assessments
10. Kt/V: What is K?: clearance of urea
11. What treatment factors decrease K?: not waiting 3-5 minutes after
giving he-parin with treatment initiation to prevent clotting
12. What factors influence V (volume)?: sex, age, weight, height,
amputations
13. Pre-treatment patient data collection/assessment: Data collection: before
initiation
Assessment: 30 minutes into treatment
14. Post treatment data collection/assessments: after treatment
-NOT DURING RINSEBACK
15. What are possible consequences of poor or incomplete documentation: -
attack on your care
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COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
1. Needle gauge and suggested BFR: 17:
200-25016: 250-350
15: 350-450
14: >450
2. What do you do if a patient wants to get off early?: educate and document,
still draw lab on habitual patients, MUST NOTIFY NURSE
3. Lab draw mistakes that would falsely increase Kt/V: not waiting the full 15
seconds to draw the BUN
4. What is the role of the PCT prior to treatment initiation?: DATA COLLEC-
TION
5. Squeezing the BP cuff can damage the machine: T/F: True
6. 4 reasons we document in the medical record: 1. proof that care was ren-
dered
2. provides data continuity and planning of patient care
3. permanent legal record
4. communication tool
1/6
, 7. What is important when monitoring weight and BP for acute patients?:
keep patients wet to avoid hypotensive episodes
8. What do you need to consider in regards to acute patents vascular access?-
: Usually have a CVC
- follow policy and procedure to prevent infections
9. Why is it important to know what caused your patient's CKD?: to
inquireabout possible problems during data collection and assessments
10. Kt/V: What is K?: clearance of urea
11. What treatment factors decrease K?: not waiting 3-5 minutes after
giving he-parin with treatment initiation to prevent clotting
12. What factors influence V (volume)?: sex, age, weight, height,
amputations
13. Pre-treatment patient data collection/assessment: Data collection: before
initiation
Assessment: 30 minutes into treatment
14. Post treatment data collection/assessments: after treatment
-NOT DURING RINSEBACK
15. What are possible consequences of poor or incomplete documentation: -
attack on your care
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