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FRESENIUS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS What is a pre-dialysis evaluation? 1) Review of the patient's health. 2) Compares current health status to previous evaluations. Why is pre-dialysis evaluations needed? 1) To determine if the patient is stable to receive treatment. 2) Determine if t...

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FRESENIUS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS What is a pre -dialysis evaluation? ✔✔1) Review of the patient's health. 2) Compares current health status to previous evaluations. Why is pre -dialysis evaluations needed? ✔✔1) To determine if the patient is stable to receive treatment. 2) Determine if there has been a change in health status. 3) Provides a baseline date to plan for a safe treatment. Describe Universal precautions ✔✔Steps we take with all patient contact to decrease the risk of spreading infection to protect our patient and ourselves. What are the 3 C's? ✔✔1) Condition (objective) 2) Complaints (subjective ) 3) Changes (objective) What should you look for with: Ambulation ✔✔Gait changes, use of assistive devices, ROM, energy level. What should you look for with: Mental status and mood ✔✔A&O x 3, any changes in usual mood (Alert and orientation) Person, place, time (situation) A&Ox4 What should you look for with: Skin ✔✔Color, integrity, temperature, edema What should you look for with: Vital signs ✔✔Weight, BP, HR, respiration's, temperature What is EDW? Estimated Dry weight ✔✔A patient's wt with excess fluid removed When is a RN required to assess a pre -treatment wt? ✔✔If the patient pre -treatment wt is >4 kg above EDW. What does a blood pressure measure? ✔✔Measurement of the pressure of force of blood against the walls of the arteries. When do you report a blood pressure to the RN? ✔✔SBP <100 or > 180 DBP> 100 When do you report a heart rate to a RN? ✔✔New onset of HR <60 or >100 or a irregular beat When do you report a respiratory rate to the Rn? ✔✔A respiratory rate of > 24 breaths per minute True or False Does a dialysis patient maintain an average temperature? ✔✔False! When do you report a temperature to the RN? ✔✔Temperature < 96 & > or = to 100 degrees Name some important complaints you need to report to the RN? (10) ✔✔1) Dizziness 2) Chest pain 3) SOB (shortness of breath) 4) Any new complaints 5) A visit to the ER or a hospital stay 6) Weakness 7) Numbness or tinglinng

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