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NEWEST FRESENIUS PCT EXAM
UPDATE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS CORRECTLY AS WERED
Question 1: How long must you wash your hands?
CORRECT ANSWER: 40-60 seconds
Question 2: How long must you sanitize your hands?
CORRECT ANSWER: 20-30 seconds
Question 3: Number one cause of chronic renal failure
CORRECT ANSWER: diabetes
Question 4: The first bleach solution used to clean a
10ml+ blood spill
CORRECT ANSWER: 1:10
Question 5: The main route of transmission for hep B is
exposure to
CORRECT ANSWER: infected blood and bodily fluids
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Question 6: When caring for a hep B positive patient,
after disconnecting the bloodlines, the PCT must perform which 3 actions before documenting?
CORRECT ANSWER: remove gloves, sanitize hands,
don new gloves
Question 7: Patients who are hep B positive should be
dialyzed in a ______ area on a _______ machine
CORRECT ANSWER: separate, dedicated
Question 8: What must the PCT do when going from a
patient station to retrieve clean supplies?
CORRECT ANSWER: remove gloves and sanitize
hands
Question 9: You must wear a full face shield, or mask
with goggles, when in an area with a risk of
CORRECT ANSWER: blood spatter
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Question 10: What is dialysate comprised of
CORRECT ANSWER: acid, bicarb, and RO water
Question 11: What is the AAMI and what do they do
CORRECT ANSWER: Association for the
Advancement of Medical Instrumentation, they give requirements for dialysis water
Question 12: What is the AAMI allowable level for
bleach in water?
CORRECT ANSWER: ≤ 0.1 ppm
Question 13: What is the purpose of the diasafe filter
CORRECT ANSWER: delivers ultrapure dialysate
Question 14: What must you wash hands with soap and
water
CORRECT ANSWER: c.diff, hands visibly soiled, after
restroom, before eating
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Question 15: Who can the buffer zone hold
CORRECT ANSWER: patients whose antibodies are
greater than 10
Question 16: Air is removed from the extracorporeal
circuit before initiating treatment because it may cause ____ when trapped in the dialyzer
CORRECT ANSWER: clotting
Question 17: The most likely cause of contamination of
the extracorporeal circuit are _____ in the prime bucket with _____ end caps
CORRECT ANSWER: blood lines, open
Question 18: A low-level arterial drip chamber can result
in ____ entering the system causing an air embolism or clotting