Fresenius Nurse Final Exam Part 1 Questions
With Verified Answers.
The 3 reasons that dialysis is a high risk area: - answer✔1. There is frequent exposure to blood
2. Patients & Staff are in close proximity
3. Dialysis patients are immunocompromised
All dialysis surfaces must be disinfected with _____ bleach solution until surfaces is glistening
_____ and then allow to - answer✔1:100/ wet/ air dry
A ______ bleach solution is used to disinfect a large spill greater than ______ - answer✔1:10/ 10
ml
The following are examples for what process: during initiation and termination of dialysis;
cannulation of an access; needle adjustment; changing a transducer; setting up a dialysis machine
- answer✔Examples of procedures where exposure may occur and PPE must be worn
What 3 blood borne pathogens are found in a dialysis unit? - answer✔hep b, hep c, and HIV
What steps should you take in the event of an exposure incident? - answer✔1. Wash/ rinse area
immediately
2. Report incident to clinical manager or charge nurse
3. Seek medical tx within 1-2 hrs
Hep B is extremely contagious and can live in the environment and remain viable on surfaces for
at least ____ days - answer✔7
How are Hep B patients dialyzed? - answer✔In an isolation room with their own dedicated
equipment such as BP cuff and stethoscope, tourniquet, etc
These should be used to work on computer information in the isolation room. - answer✔Clean
Gloves
True or False? Tx sheets and medical records can enter the isolation room - answer✔False: If tx
sheets are used, the tx sheets cannot enter the isolation room. Nor can medical records
Staff members should not care for these two types of patients on the same shift at the same time.
- answer✔HBV and patients that are susceptible to HBV
Where do hep c patients dialyze and why? - answer✔In the clinical area, hep c is not contagious
and is is not known to survive for very long outside of the body
How is hep c transmitted? - answer✔Through contaminated blood transfusions in the past or
from sexual contact
How is hep a transmitted? - answer✔contaminated food and the oral-fecal route
Which blood test indicates infection with Hep B? - answer✔HbsAg (HBsAg is the surface
antigen of the hepatitis B virus. It indicates current hepatitis B infection.)
Which blood test indicates the presence of immunity against Hep B? - answer✔HBsAb (The
HBsAb test, or hepatitis B surface antibody test, looks for antibodies that your immune system
makes in response to the surface protein of the hepatitis B virus.)
Which vaccines provides long-term immunity to Hep B? - answer✔Recombivax or Engerix
Is latent TB contagious? - answer✔Latent tuberculosis is not contagious, but can become active
w/o tx
The following are signs and symptoms for what???Night sweats, productive, persistent cough,
unexplained weight loss, chills and fever, blood-tinged sputum - answer✔Tubercolosis
How is TB spread? - answer✔TB is spread by droplet nuclei produced from infected individuals
when they cough, sneeze, sing or speak
Where do TB patients dialyze? - answer✔Not in the Clinic!!!!
In accordance with FMS policy what must TB patients have before they are allowed to return to
the clinic??? - answer✔3 consecutive negative sputum cultures, ppd testing and chest x-rays
According to the new FMS policy, hands should be washed with soap and water for _____
seconds and sanitized with alcohol for ___ seconds - answer✔40-60 seconds/ 20-30 seconds
What are the 3 basic PPE's? - answer✔1. Long sleeve gown
2. face shield w/mask
3. gloves
What are the anatomical structures of the urinary system in order of urine flow? - answer✔1. (2)
kidneys
2. (2) ureters
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