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Which of the following practices helps to build a patient's immunity to hepatitis B?
✔✔vaccination
inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV), w
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CCHT certification preparation test
already passed
Which of the following practices helps to build a patient's immunity to hepatitis B?
✔✔vaccination
inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV), which is transmitted sexually or
by exposure to contaminated blood or body fluids ✔✔Hepatitis b
A patient asks the technician. "What does uremia mean ? The technicians response should be
based on the understanding that uremia is ✔✔an increase of waste in the blood
urine in the blood ✔✔Uremia
A central venous catheter may be used as a vascular access when a ? ✔✔Patient has inadequate
blood vessels in the limbs
Before a dialysis treatment, the patient tells the technician, "yesterday, i felt terrible and vomited
up some blood. I feel much better today " the technician can expect the patient treatment will be
modified by ✔✔Decreasing the heparin dose
The technician is unsure which one of a patient's arteriovenous (AV) grafts anastomoses is
arterial and which one is venous. In order to differentiate between the two , the technician
should? ✔✔Compress the graft in the middle and palpate each side
At the end of a patient's treatment, which of these findings, if observed by the technician, should
be reported to the nurse? ✔✔A plus rate of 120 beats per minute
A patient asks the dialysis technician, why am i getting vitamin D therapy? Which of these
responses would be accurate? ✔✔Vitamin D is needed for healthy bones
Why are dialysis patients more likely to become infected with germs like methicillin-resistant
staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) ✔✔They usually hAve weak immune system
The technician prepares and cannulates Mr. Jackson arteriovenous (AV) fistula. An AV fistula is
an example of ? ✔✔Peripheral access
The technician lunch break is scheduled in the middle of mr Jackson hemodialysis treatment.
While giving information to the relief caregiver, it is most important for the technician to include
? ✔✔An opportunity to ask and respond to questions
The technician notices that Mr. Jackson has a notebook in which he records results of his blood
test, weights, and medications. The technician should have which of these understanding about
mr Jackson record keeping ? ✔✔Patient's who are involved with self-managing their care feel
empowered
During the last hour of his hemodialysis treatment, mr Jackson blood pressure measures 82/40
mm hg. After changing the fluid removal rate, the technician should place Mr. Jackson in which
of these positions? ✔✔Trendelenburg
position on back feet elevated higher than head ✔✔Trendelenburg
Legally, if a treatment was performed but not charted in the patient's record, it was ? ✔✔Note
done
The most common cause of a low conductivity alarm during hemodialysis is ? ✔✔An exhausted
concentrate supply
A patient who has diabetes mellitus should be observed for signs of low blood sugar, which
include? ✔✔anxiety and confusion
Mrs .chase begins her hemodialysis treatment. The water supply to the water treatment system is
called ? ✔✔Feed water
tap water before treatment ✔✔Feed water
Mrs. chase overhears a nurse discussing a QAPI ( Quality Assessment and Performance
Improvement) meeting and asks, what does QAPI mean? The technician should understand that
the primary goal of QAPI in a dialysis facility is to ? ✔✔Achieve better patient outcomes
After her hemodialysis treatment, Mrs. chase's standing blood pressure is 90/58 mm Hg. She
complains of "feeling dizzy " but insists that she can walk to the scale. The technician initial
response should be to . ✔✔instruct her to sit down
At Mrs.Chase's next treatment, the technician suspects that her access is clotted. The technician
suspicion would be true if ✔✔A bruit was absent
A 30-year-old male new to hemodialysis is schedule for treatment at 6:00 AM, three times a
week. He tells the technician, I've walked a mile every morning for years. I guess I'll have to give
that up now, which of these responses by the technician would be best ✔✔Explore changing his
dialysis schedule to hours that would let him continue his usual routine
A hemodialysis patient tests positive for hepatitis B surface antigen. The technician should take
which of these actions to prevent the spread of hepatitis B ? ✔✔Dialyze the patient using a
dedicated machine in an assigned area
Which of these parts of the water treatment system removes endotoxins? ✔✔Ultrafilter
A patient asks the technician, why do i need ultrafiltration profiling? The technician response
should be based on the understanding that the purpose of ultrafiltration profiling is to
✔✔Minimize hypotension
Which of the following occurs when the dialysis machine alarms and goes into bypass?
✔✔Dialysate stops flowing through the dialyzer
Care providers must wash their hands with soap and water instead of using an alcohol-based
hand rub in which of these situations? ✔✔When their hands are visibly soiled
The technician is asked to move a heavy box of supplies to the treatment unit. The box is on the
floor of the supply room. When handling the box, the technician should? ✔✔Hold the box close
to the body
A patient asks the technician why a high venous pressure alarm is sounding. The technician
should explain that a high venous pressure alarm might indicate a ✔✔Clotting of blood in the
access
The term reuse as it is used in dialysis refers to the cleaning and disinfecting of ✔✔Dialyzers
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