Infection Control
What is the most common complication for hemodialysis patients?
What is healthcare associated infections?
Convection is defined as
What is solutes and fluid are dragged across a semipermeable membrane?
The fibers of the dialyzer act closely to which part of our kidneys?
What is the glomerulus?
A teammate's file or transcript must be kept up to date by the FA because
It ensures the teammate has up to date credentials on file that meet internal and external regulatory requirements
They are used for audits
They are used to verify proper training and education
What position do you put your patient in when experiencing hypotension during treatment?
What is supine?
When having casual contact with a patient, what hand hygiene is required?
What is no gloves, but proper washing techniques?
What is the process of high concentration of solutes moving to a lower concentration of solutes?
What is diffusion?
How much kidney function does dialysis make up for in our patients?
What is 15%?
Can not knowing the components of the water treatment room result in Immediate Jeopardy?
What is Yes?
At the end of treatment, your patient complains on having chills and has a temperature of 101F. Per P&P this patient has a fever.
What is True?
Frequent handwashing with warm water and soap rather than alcohol-based hand gel is needed to help stop the spread of which highly contagious active bacterial infection?
What is C-Diff?
What is ultrafiltration?
What modalities are available for patients in renal failure?
What is all of them?
What is the appropriate BFR for a needle gauge of 14 per Davita policy?
What is 450+?
What two things assist in replacing fluid removed and prevent clotting during the recirculation of blood in the extracorporeal circuit during a treatment interruption?
What is saline and heparin?
What is the most common cause of bacterial bloodstream infections in dialysis patients?
What is the use of CVC for hemodialysis?
What is the key process of removing contaminants from dialysis water?
What is Reverse Osmosis?
Why is it important to understand what caused your patient's kidney failure?
What is to understand possible complications which may occur during treatment?
What is the wet and dry time for Exsept when cannulating an AVF/AVG?
What is 60 seconds and 2 minutes?
If a patient has a seizure during treatment and does not respond to interventions, what is the first action you should take?
What is discontinue treatment, notify nephrologist, contact EMS for patient transport to the emergency department?
What is the protein we preserve by performing proper infection control in dialysis?
What is albumin?
What is the maximum acceptable value for Total Chlorine?
What is </= 0.1 ppm?
Why is it important for patients to be "wet" rather than "dry?
What is to save residual kidney function in AKI patients?
When is a pre-treatment assessment required by a licensed nurse?
What is when mandated by the state, when there are abnormal findings, when patient reports unusual symptoms?
Ischemic heart disease, arrhythmia, myocardial infarction and sudden death may occur due to what patient complication?
What is Left Ventricular Hypertrophy?