Davita pct final PRACTICE EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANS WERS LATEST UPDATE JUST RELEASED THIS YEAR

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Davita pct final PRACTICE EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANS WERS
LATEST UPDATE JUST RELEASED THIS YEAR


Question: The exit site is cleaned with 2% Chlorhexidine Gluconate/70% Isopropyl Alcohol swab
for a minimum of __________.After cleaning the site, you must wait for
____________________________ for air dry time. - ANSWER✔✔30 seconds, 60 seconds




Question: . When you "scrub the hub" you must verify that the open lumen is not placed on a
_____________________surface and _______________the time it is open. - ANSWER✔✔non-
sterile, minimize




Question: If you must reverse the lines on a CVC, you should only do that for________ treatment
and notify the nephrologist of the access insufficiency. - ANSWER✔✔one




Question: ClearGuard HD caps are ____________caps and are changed after
___________dialysis treatment - ANSWER✔✔single use, every




Question: how many times should you invert blood tubes? - ANSWER✔✔8-10 times




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Question: what should you always verify when collecting lab specimens? -
ANSWER✔✔collection date, patient name, and proper tube




Question: what should you not do on lab specimens? - ANSWER✔✔write on laboratory label or
put on top of machine




Question: what is the most important thing when collecting lab specimens? - ANSWER✔✔the
order in which the tubes are filled, (blue, gold, lavender)




Question: which lab specimen should be drawn at end of treatment? - ANSWER✔✔green




Question: may be ordered by some nephrologists as a means of rapid fluid removal instead of
an additional hemodialysis treatment. - ANSWER✔✔Sequential ultrafiltration (also known as
isolated UF)




Question: why should you watch the venous pressure? - ANSWER✔✔1st indicator of infiltration
and needle stenosis




Question: vascular access complications may include... - ANSWER✔✔bleeding from the access
at needle sites and pain in access or pain at needle sites




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Q:what is REM and what is used to submit? - ANSWER✔✔Risk Event Management and unsafe
condition, near miss, and an adverse event




Question: Sterile means - ANSWER✔✔free of all living microorganisms and spores




Question: clean means - ANSWER✔✔not sterile, but disinfected such as a clean dialysis chair




Question: contaminated means - ANSWER✔✔that a sterile or clean item has come in contact
with non-sterile object




Question: dirty means - ANSWER✔✔neither sterile or clean, but visibly contaminated




Question: Alcohol-bases hand rubs must contain - ANSWER✔✔60-95% ethyl alcohol, isopropyl
alcohol, or a combination of both




Question: How long should you wash your hands for? - ANSWER✔✔20 seconds




Question: PPE includes what? - ANSWER✔✔gloves, gowns, masks, protective eye gear




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Question: environmental surfaces are cleaned with appropriate disinfectant such as a bleach
solution - ANSWER✔✔1:100 one part bleach and 99 part water




Question: for visible blood or gross blood spills, a ______ bleach solution must be utilized -
ANSWER✔✔1:10 1 part bleach and 9 parts water




Question: when preparing patient assignments, teammates who care for confirmed or suspected
hep B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive patient(s) will only be assigned to simultaneously care for
surface - ANSWER✔✔antibody positive (immune) patients




Question: Although dialysis is a complex procedure, it is based on simple principles -
ANSWER✔✔use of a semipermeable membrane, diffusion, ultrafiltration, convection, and
osmosis




Question: what are the 3 treatment goals to achieve in dialysis? - ANSWER✔✔1. Remove waste
from the blood

2.remove excess water from the blood

3. balance blood electrolytes




Question: semipermeable membrane - ANSWER✔✔thin sheet of natural or synthetic material
that allows some small particles to pass through, while blocking other, larger ones.




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