Which of the following statements regarding members of a quality assurance (QA) committee is correct?

A. All members of the healthcare team should be represented.

B. The medical director and the nurse only collect the data.

C. Social workers and nurses should only attend the meetings.

D. Patients should not be encouraged to attend.

A patient who is typically talkative is unusually quit today. What should the technician say to the patient?

A. "You seem quiet today. Is something wrong?"

B. "I guess you're having a bad day. Do you want me to leave you alone?"

C. "The last time you were like this, you had been fighting with your family. Are you fighting with them again?"

D. "I can't believe that you are not talking to me. Are you mad at me?"

The patency of a subclavian catheter is usually maintained after dialysis by

A. irrigating with normal saline (NS).

B. filling the catheter with heparin.

C. infusing the prescribed amount of tissue plasminogen activator (TPA).

D. avoiding catheter use until the next dialysis.

The process of forming a near-solid continuous mass in blood is known as

A. lysis.

B. avulsion.

C. thrombosis.

D. coagulation.

The storage time of aqueous bicarbonate concentrate is limited because

A. bacterial growth may occur.

B. degassing of carbon dioxide solution.

C. old bicarbonate will affect ulrafiltration (UF).

D. bicarbonate growth causes leaching in the container.

According to Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) recommendations, how often should the conductivity, pH, and dialysate temperature be checked?

A. Prior to each shift of dialysis treatment

B. Every morning of dialysis

C. Every hour of dialysis

D. At the end of every treatment

A key factor associated with the recently increased incidence of tuberculosis is which of the following?

A. Increased number of smokers

B. Increased crowding in urban areas

C. More thorough screening of the population

D. Reduced immunity in the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-positive population

How far should the sternum of an adult be depressed during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) compressions?

A. 1/2-1 inch

B. 1 1/2-2 inches

C. 2 1/2-3 inches

D. 3-3 1/2 inches

Which of the following is the MOST effective means of preventing the spread of hepatitis B to noninfected patients in a dialysis unit?

A. Minimizing the number of blood transfusions administered to patients

B. Clearing visible blood off environmental surfaces

C. Requiring staff members to wear a fresh pair of gloves for each patient contact

D. Preferentially hiring staff members who are hepatitis B antibody positive

Hyperkalemia is a severe complication for patients on hemodialysis because it can produce

A. intracellular fluid loss.

B. extracellular fluid loss.

C. lethal cardiac arrhythmias.

D. anorexia.