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-vAbilityvtovsetvthevmachinevtovwarmvthevdialysatevtovbodyvtemperature.
-vAbilityvtovtimevthevfrequencyvofvexchangesvthroughoutvthevnight.
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dvworking.v-vCORRECTvANSWER-
Whichvteachingvpointsvmustvbevmasteredvbyvpatientsvbeforevtheyvcanvperformvtheirvautom
atedvperitonealvdialysisvatvhome?
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vDialysisvdiscontinuedvuntilvthevcausevofvsymptomsvisvdeterminedv&vthevphysicianvisvnotifie
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-vDovnotvreturnvblood
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-vIntravenousvantihistaminesvorvepinephrinevmayvbevorderedvforvanaphylaxis
-vBPvsupportvmayvalsovbevnecessaryvforvhypotensionv-vCORRECTvANSWER-
Treatmentvforvdialyzervreactions?
-vDryvpersistentvcough.
-vIrregularvheartvratevandvmusclevweakness.
-vHypotensionv-vCORRECTvANSWER-
WhenvassessingvavCKDvpatient,vwhichvclinicalvfindingsvleadvthevnursevtovsuspectvthevpatie
ntvhasvdevelopedvavsideveffectvtovlisinopril,vanvangiotensin-
convertingvenzymev(ACE)vinhibitor?
-vEdemavnotedvinvabdomenvandvlowervlegs.
-vHypotensionv-vCORRECTvANSWER-
LaboratoryvvaluesvrevealvthatvavCKDvpatient'svalbuminvlevelvisvlow.vThevnursevwillvlikelyvass
essvwhichvsymptomsvofvhypoalbuminemiavinvthisvpatient?
-vInfusionvofvavsmallvamountvofvheparinizedvsalinevsolutionveveryv4-8vhoursvforvthevfirstv1-
3vdaysvpostoperatively.
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vLowvvolumevinvandvoutvexchangesvwithvheparinizedvsalinevorvdialysatevuntilvtheveffluentvisv
novlongervbloody.vthenvdailyvforv1vtov2vweeks,vandvweeklyvthereaftervuntilvthevpatientvisvund
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vAvsmallvvolumevofvheparinizedvsolutionvshouldvremainvinvthevperitoneumvtovinhibitvthevform
ationvofvfibrin
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1000vmL)varevperformedvusingvavcyclervwithvthevpatientvinvthevsupinevposition.v-
vCORRECTvANSWER-Duringvthevperiodvcalledvcathetervbreak-
in,vwhenvthevperitonealvdialysisvcathetervisvplacedvandvhealingvhasvbegun,vthevnursevshoul
dvanticipatevwhichvprescribedvdialysisvorders?
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egulatoryvrequirements
-vItvisvusedvbyvsurveyorsvduringvCMSvauditsvtovverifyvcredentials
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vItvisvusedvbyvsurveyorsvduringvCMSvauditsvtovverifyvpropervtrainingvandveducationvhadvbee
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Avteammate'svfilevorvtranscriptvmustvbevkeptvupvtovdatevbyvthevFacilityvAdministratorvorvdele
gatevbecausev(selectvallvthatvapply):
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vsymptomsvusuallyvoccurvasvsoonvasvthevpatient'svbloodvisvexposedvtovthevdialyzervandvretu
rnedvtovthevpatientv-vCORRECTvANSWER-WhatvisvavTypevBvdialyzervreaction?
-vmeasurevthevvolumevofvdialysatevtovbevinfused,v
-vwarmvthevdialysatevtovbodyvtemperaturevbeforevinfusion,v
-vtimevthevfrequencyvofvexchanges,v
-vcountvthevnumbervofvexchanges
-vmeasurevUF.v-vCORRECTvANSWER-
Whichvteachingvpointsvmustvbevmasteredvbyvpatientsvbeforevtheyvcanvperformvtheirvautom
atedvperitonealvdialysisvatvhome?
-vPDvmayvcausevavfullvfeelingvinvthevabdomen,vresultingvinvavlowervintakevofvcalories
-vPDvpatientsvmayvabsorbv150-1,000vcalories/dayvfromvthevdextrosevinvthevdialysatev-
vCORRECTvANSWER-
Thevnursevisvdiscussingvcaloricvneedsvwithvavpatientvwhovisvonvperitonealvdialysisv(PD).vWh
atvinformationvcanvthevnursevprovidevtovthevpatient?
-vSomevherbalsvcanvbevtoxicvtovthevkidneys.
-vSomevherbalsvcanvaffectvbloodvpressurevcontrol.
-vSomevherbalsvcanvaffectvanticoagulation.v-vCORRECTvANSWER-
Avdialysisvpatientvisvsharingvinformationvaboutvhervfavoritevherbalvremedies.vWhatvreminde
rsvshouldvthevnursevbevpreparedvtovprovidevthevpatient?
-vSometimesvreferredvtovasv"first-usevsyndrome"vbecausevsomevpatientsvdevelopvallergic-
typevsymptomsvwhenvexposedvtovthevdialyzervmembranevforvthevfirstvtime
-vOftenvpresentvwithvanaphylactic-typevsymptoms.
, -vUsuallyvoccurvwithinvthevfirstv5vminutesvofvtreatmentv-vCORRECTvANSWER-
WhatvisvavTypevAvdialyzervreaction?
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vstandardizedvtestvofvperitonealvmembranevpermeabilityvusedvtovestimatevthevsolutevtransp
ortvcharacteristics,vglucosevabsorption,vandvnetvUF.
-vdonev1vmonthvaftervinitiationvofvdialysis
-v-vCORRECTvANSWER-Whatvisvavperitonealvequilibrationvtestv(PET)
-vStandingvsystolicvBPvgreatervthanv140vmm/Hgvorvlessvthanv90vmm/Hg
-vStandingvdiastolicvBPvgreatervthanv90vmm/Hgvorvlessvthanv50vmm/Hgv-
vCORRECTvANSWER-
PervDaVitavpolicy,vavstandingvpostvtreatmentvbloodvpressurevofv___________visvconsidere
dvanvabnormalvfindingvandvshouldvbevreportedvtovavlicensedvnurse
-vTargetvpostdialysisvweight
-vHowvmuchvfluidvthevpatientvwillvreceivevorallyvand/orvintravenously
-vThevultrafiltrationvcoefficientv(kUF)ofvthevdialyzervthatvisvbeingvused.v-
vCORRECTvANSWER-
Whatvinformationvwouldvthevnursevneedvtovcalculatevthevratevofvultrafiltration?
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vThevpatientvisvinvfullvchargevofvadministeringvthevperitonealvdialysis,vpreservingvtheirvusualv
lifestyle.
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vPDvpatientsvdovnotvsuffervtheveffectsvofvrapidvbiochemicalvandvfluidvchangesvcommonvinvhe
modialysis.
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vTherevisvlessvriskvofvdestabilizingvthevfragilevmentalvequilibriumvofvsomevoldervadultvpatient
s.v-vCORRECTvANSWER-
Whilevprovidingvpatientveducation,vwhichvadvantagesvofvperitonealvdialysisvcanvthevnursevs
harevwithvanvoldervadultvCKDvpatient?
-vtissuesvarevoftenvedematousvandvextremelyvfriable.v
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vPatientsvwithvinfectionsvandvrejectionvarevalmostvalwaysvcatabolic,vedematous,vandvhypop
roteinemic.v
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Cardiopulmonaryvandvcardiovascularvsystemsvoftenvlabile,vandvhypotensionvorvcardiacvdy
srhythmiasvandvpulmonaryvcongestionvshouldvbevanticipated.v-vCORRECTvANSWER-
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-vWhenvmandatedvbyvstatevlawv(pre-
treatmentvinitiationvvsvwithinv1vhourvaftervstartvofvtreatment)