FINAL EXAM DAVITA (RN) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
When dialyzing a patient with acute kidney injury, one task of the patient care teammates is to monitor
blood pressure and weight closely. Why is it important? - (ANSWER)hypovolemia and hypotensive
episodes can cause renal ischemia and can further damage the kidneys
CKD can have its orgin pre-renal , intra-renalm or post renal. Which of the following conditions is an
intra-renal cause of CKD - (ANSWER)HTN
Knowing what caused your patient's CKD - (ANSWER)is important because the underlying disease could
cause health complications that can impact the dialysis treatment
When a PCT documents the extent of a patient's edema, for example as +3 - (ANSWER)the PCT is
preforming an assessment which is not allowed legally
When a patient has an irregular heartbeat, - (ANSWER)the automatic BP reading may not be accurate
Which of the following is a data collection - (ANSWER)HR 72
at what time should the post treatment data collection be completed - (ANSWER)after the treatment
has been completed
the A in smart communication stands for - (ANSWER)actual- just report the facts
which of the following events is defined as a near miss - (ANSWER)the wrong dialyzer was set up and
primed for a patient, but it was caught before dialysis was initiated and the dialyzer was replaced
using the __________ approach is one way to fill out an REM - (ANSWER)SBAR
What is your main priority when returning a patient's blood with the hand crank during a power outage?
- (ANSWER)you must be vigilant in watching for air in the blood lines
, FINAL EXAM DAVITA (RN) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
what problem will cause an increase in the patient's VP - (ANSWER)a clot in the venous drip chamber
Which blood test must be performed at regular intervals on patients susceptible to HPB -
(ANSWER)HBsAg
who is accountable for appropriate patient and teammate scheduling in the acute setting - (ANSWER)
you are dialyzing a patient and the only available HPB surveillance test is a HBsAb of 8. What are the
machine disinfection requirements after dialyzing this patient? - (ANSWER)the machine must be heat
disinfected at the end of each day
What is the most common factor contributing to bacteremia in dialysis patients? - (ANSWER)use of
catheters for HD
which infectious disease requires frequent hand washing instead of using alcohol based hand gels -
(ANSWER)active clostridioides difficile infection
What precautions must be used when handling lab specimens? - (ANSWER)universal precautions
waiting only five seconds between lowering the blood pump speed and drawing the post treatment
blood sample could - (ANSWER)cause the post treatment BUN reading to be falsely low (wait 15
seconds)
which may cause a decrease in the hemoglobin of a patient with ESRD -
(ANSWER)infection/inflammation
fluid overload and HTN lead to LVH, this means - (ANSWER)hypotensive episodes are more likely to
occur during the dialysis treatment
your role in CKD-MBD management includes - (ANSWER)reminding the patient who is eating a snack
during dialysis to take his phosphate binder
When dialyzing a patient with acute kidney injury, one task of the patient care teammates is to monitor
blood pressure and weight closely. Why is it important? - (ANSWER)hypovolemia and hypotensive
episodes can cause renal ischemia and can further damage the kidneys
CKD can have its orgin pre-renal , intra-renalm or post renal. Which of the following conditions is an
intra-renal cause of CKD - (ANSWER)HTN
Knowing what caused your patient's CKD - (ANSWER)is important because the underlying disease could
cause health complications that can impact the dialysis treatment
When a PCT documents the extent of a patient's edema, for example as +3 - (ANSWER)the PCT is
preforming an assessment which is not allowed legally
When a patient has an irregular heartbeat, - (ANSWER)the automatic BP reading may not be accurate
Which of the following is a data collection - (ANSWER)HR 72
at what time should the post treatment data collection be completed - (ANSWER)after the treatment
has been completed
the A in smart communication stands for - (ANSWER)actual- just report the facts
which of the following events is defined as a near miss - (ANSWER)the wrong dialyzer was set up and
primed for a patient, but it was caught before dialysis was initiated and the dialyzer was replaced
using the __________ approach is one way to fill out an REM - (ANSWER)SBAR
What is your main priority when returning a patient's blood with the hand crank during a power outage?
- (ANSWER)you must be vigilant in watching for air in the blood lines
, FINAL EXAM DAVITA (RN) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
what problem will cause an increase in the patient's VP - (ANSWER)a clot in the venous drip chamber
Which blood test must be performed at regular intervals on patients susceptible to HPB -
(ANSWER)HBsAg
who is accountable for appropriate patient and teammate scheduling in the acute setting - (ANSWER)
you are dialyzing a patient and the only available HPB surveillance test is a HBsAb of 8. What are the
machine disinfection requirements after dialyzing this patient? - (ANSWER)the machine must be heat
disinfected at the end of each day
What is the most common factor contributing to bacteremia in dialysis patients? - (ANSWER)use of
catheters for HD
which infectious disease requires frequent hand washing instead of using alcohol based hand gels -
(ANSWER)active clostridioides difficile infection
What precautions must be used when handling lab specimens? - (ANSWER)universal precautions
waiting only five seconds between lowering the blood pump speed and drawing the post treatment
blood sample could - (ANSWER)cause the post treatment BUN reading to be falsely low (wait 15
seconds)
which may cause a decrease in the hemoglobin of a patient with ESRD -
(ANSWER)infection/inflammation
fluid overload and HTN lead to LVH, this means - (ANSWER)hypotensive episodes are more likely to
occur during the dialysis treatment
your role in CKD-MBD management includes - (ANSWER)reminding the patient who is eating a snack
during dialysis to take his phosphate binder
