Dialysis Technician Exam (Core Curriculum for Dialysis Technician) Quizzes & Ans…
infection
is the second most common cause of death in HD patient
Infection can occur when pathogens enter the body through
• a break in the skin
• a mucous membrane
• the lungs
3 main ways disease can...
Dialysis Technician Exam (Core Curriculum for Dialysis
Technician) Quizzes & Ans…
infection
is the second most common cause of death in HD patient
Infection can occur when pathogens enter the body through
• a break in the skin
• a mucous membrane
• the lungs
3 main ways disease can spread
1. direct contact
2. indirect contact
3. droplet spread
In dialysis clinic pathogens can be spread by
patient, bath, visitors, equipment, water, dialysate, and air
direct contact
with an infected person such as shaking hands or kissing
indirect contact
We touch objects such as dialysis chair, patient chart, blood pressure cuffs, IV poles,
and treatment carts
droplet spread
we breathe in droplets that were coughed or sneezed by an infected person
Aseptic
free from disease-causing germs
clean
not free from germs , but disinfected and usable for some steps in the treatment
contaminated
was sterile or clean but then was touched by a non sterile object
dirty
neither clean or sterile
Basic Guidelines for Aseptic Technique
• package sterile items as sterile only if the package is closed and sealed
• wash your hands before you touch a package that contain sterile item
• keep sterile packages dry
• a contaminated object contaminate a sterile one
• before you use a multi-dose vial scrub the rubber stopper with disinfectant
• all fistula needle syringe tips and needles used to give meds or draw blood must be
sterile
dialysate
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