BUNDLED DAVITA EXAM STUDY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A 2024

When dialyzing a patient with acute kidney injury, one task of the patient care teammates is to monitor blood pressure and weight closely. Why is it important? - hypovolemia and hypotensive episodes can cause renal ischemia and can further damage the kidneys CKD can have its orgin pre-renal , int...

what is One for All - is a program to help you understand the DaVita way What is HIPAA? - a law requiring us to keep protected health information confidential Discussing personal problems with your patients is: - considered unprofessional behavior What is the purpose of professional boundar...

AKI - acute kidney injury— abrupt loss of kidney function, expected to restore itself Examples of Pre-renal AKI - rental artery stenosis, low blood pressure Examples of intra-renal AKI - high blood pressure, high blood sugar, chemotherapy Examples of post-renal AKI - Uretal stenosis, kidn...

What complication would you expect to see if a patient is exposed to chlorine/chloramines? - Hemolysis You are performing the first chlorine/chloramine testing of the day after the RO has been running for 10 minutes. Performing thetest at this time - Could result in a false negative test At wh...

TMP Intervention - evaluate UF goal, verify line is not clamped or wet TMP alarm - clamped line, wet transducer, change in UF goal AP Low Alarm & Intervention - tube separation from needle, decrease pump speed verify connection, increase pump speed AP High Alarm & Intervention - poor place...

define the term AKI - acute kidney injury that incorporates a wide variety of kidney issues ranging from kidney failure to functional loss Pre-renal causes of AKI - hypovolemia (hemorrhage, dehydration, diarrhea, vomiting), decreased cardiac output (dysrhythmias, HF, MI), decreased peripheral vas...

what treatment factors decrease K in the Kt/v to decrease? - not waiting 3-5 minutes after heparin, decreasing BFR, DFR, and BVP what factors influence "V" in Kt/v - accurate data entry by nurses in snappy, sex age, weight, and amputation what are the needle gauges and prescribed blood f...

Ultrafiltration - Fluid pushed through the semipermeable membrane Convection - Solutes dragged across semipermeable membrane along with fluid Diffusion - Particles move from area of high concentration to low Osmosis - Fluid moves from area of low to high concentration What are the kidney...

diffusion - movement of dissolved PARTICLES across a semipermeable membrane from the side of HIGHER concentration TO side of LOWER concentration (across concentration gradient). at equilibrium, no net transport takes place & dialysis fluid needs to be exchanged. ultrafiltration - removes water ...

Water and dialysate cultures are drawn every month in the dialysis unit to monitor - bacteria and endotoxins what problems will cause a more positive (less negative) pre-pump arterial pressure. - blockage of arterial blood flow from the vascular access. what is the most likely reason for a blo...

You are assisting a patient to step onto the scale by holding the patient's hand. Such a casual contact: A) Requires wearing gloves and hand hygiene afterwards B) Requires neither gloves nor hand hygiene since there is no contact with blood or body fluids C) Requires gloves only without perform...

What is the acronym for the five rights of medication administration - T.R.A.M.P. Time, Routine, Amount, Medication, Patient What is DaVita policy that allows dialysis technicians to administer these three medications - Saline (0.9% Sodium Chloride), Heparin, and Lidocaine What is aseptic tec...