Rise practice test

Convection

Solutes and fluids are dragged across the semipermeable membrane

CVC use

The most common cause for bacterial bloodstream infections

C-Diff

Requires frequent handwashing with warm water and soap rather than alcohol based hand gel

Keeping a teammates file or transcript up to date

It ensures the teammate has up to date credentials on file that meet internal and external regulatory requirements, used by surveyors during CMS audit to verify credentials and proper training

Vascular access infection

The most common infectious complication for hemodialyis patients

Casual contact with patient

Does not require wearing gloves but must perform hand hygiene afterwards

350-450 ml/min

Appropriate blood flow rate for 15 gauge needle per policy

Branching of skin

Numbing has taken effect and is time to stop spraying anesthetic

Outflow stenosis

Whistling sound when listening to AV graft

30 seconds contact time and 2 minutes airdrying

Povidone Iodine requires how much contact and airdrying time for it to be effective

Inadequate anticoagulation

Decreases the K of the Kt/V formula

Saline and heparin

Two things that assist in replacing fluid removed and prevent clotting during the recirculation of blood in the extracorpeal circuit

Left ventricular hypertrophy

Islamic heart disease, arrhythmia, myocardial infarction and sudden death may occur due to what patient complication?

Negative arterial pressure alarm

An arterial blood line being kicked between the access and the arterial pressure monitor causes what alarm?

Blood leak detector alarm

Air bubbles in the dialysis or a dirty sensor will cause a

Hypotension, clamped blood, access clamp, clotting, infiltration and poor positioning of the arterial needle

‘Arterial pressure high’ alarm is caused by

The air detector clamp

During a power failure, prior to returning the patient's blood and performing the hand crack procedure, you should remove the venous blood line from?

Helps you understand possible complications during treatment

It is important to understand what caused your patient's kidney failure because?