PCT test Davita (Study Guide) complete A+ guide, updated fall 2021/2022.

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e, updated fall 2021/2022. what is REM and what is used to submit? - Ans-Risk Event Management and unsafe condition, near miss, and an adverse event Sterile means - Ans-free of all living microorg... anisms and spores clean means - Ans-not sterile, but disinfected such as a clean dialysis chair contaminated means - Ans-that a sterile or clean item has come in contact with non-sterile object dirty means - Ans-neither sterile or clean, but visibly contaminated Alcohol-bases hand rubs must contain - Ans-60-95% ethyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, or a combination of both How long should you wash your hands for? - Ans-20 seconds PPE includes what? - Ans-gloves, gowns, masks, protective eye gear environmental surfaces are cleaned with appropriate disinfectant such as a bleach solution - Ans-1:100 one part bleach and 99 part water for visible blood or gross blood spills, a ______ bleach solution must be utilized - Ans-1:10 1 part bleach and 9 parts water when preparing patient assignments, teammates who care for confirmed or suspected hep B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive patient(s) will only be assigned to simultaneously care for surface - Ansantibody positive (immune) patientsAlthough dialysis is a complex procedure, it is based on simple principles - Ans-use of a semipermeable membrane, diffusion, ultrafiltration, convection, and osmosis what are the 3 treatment goals to achieve in dialysis? - Ans-1. Remove waste from the blood 2.remove excess water from the blood 3. balance blood electrolytes semipermeable membrane - Ans-thin sheet of natural or synthetic material that allows some small particles to pass through, while blocking other, larger ones. what is a dialyzer and the 2 compartments - Ans-artificial kidney and blood site and dialysate site what happens if the blood site and dialysate site mix? - Ans-= blood leak what is dialysate (3 things)? - Ans-RO water, acid bath, and bicarbonate what is an extracorporeal circuit? - Ans-bloodline, saline, and dialyzer=set up What is diffusion? - Ans-movement of dissolved particles across a semipermeable membrane from the side with the higher concentration to the side with the lower concentratio n. What is ultrafiltration? - Ans-removes water from the blood by pushing it across the semipermeable membrane What is convection? - Ans-or solute drag is when solutes move with the water across the semipermeable membrane. What is osmosis? - Ans-is the movement of water across a semipermeable membrane from the side with the lower solute concentration to the side with the higher solute concentrationAfter a chemical disinfection with bleach, how do you verify that the machine is free of residual bleach before you start setting up? - Ans-check the fluid from the drain hose with residual chlorine test strip What is an acceptable test result when verifying the absence of residual bleach? - Ans-less than or equal to 0.5ppm What is strikethrough? - Ans-Saline rises in transducer allows for inaccurate readings. The back of transducer is checked for wet. If wet can contaminate machine. Pull for bio med [Show More]

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