Educational tips for auditory learners include:
A) Using word associations and mnemonics
B) Providing loud background music of the patient's choice
C)
... [Show More] Incorporating the patient's secondary learning style
D) Minimizing use of written materials - CORRECT ANSWER A) Using word
associations and mnemonics
The definition of Health Literacy includes:
A) The degree to which individuals understand basic health information
B) The degree to which individuals are knowledgeable in medical terminology
C) The degree to which individuals can perform appropriate self-care
D) The degree to which individuals understand their rights as healthcare consumers -
CORRECT ANSWER A) The degree to which individuals understand basic health
information
Ultrafiltration is defined as:
A) Solutes are dragged across the semipermeable membrane along with fluid
B) Controlled fluid removal by manipulation of hydrostatic pressure
C) Particles move from an area of higher solute concentration to an area of lower solute
concentrate
D) Fluids move from an area of lower solute concentration to an area of higher solute
concentration - CORRECT ANSWER B) Controlled fluid removal by manipulation of
hydrostatic pressure
Diffusion is defined as:
A) Solutes are dragged across the semipermeable membrane along with fluid
B) Controlled fluid removal by manipulation of hydrostatic pressure
C) Particles move from an area of higher solute concentration to an area of lower solute
concentrate
D) Fluids move from an area of lower solute concentration to an area of higher solute
concentration - CORRECT ANSWER C) Particles move from an area of higher solute
concentration to an area of lower solute concentrate
Waiting only 5 seconds between lowering the blood pump speed and drawing the posttreatment blood sample would:
A) Cause the Kt/V reading to be falsely low
B) Have no effect on the Kt/V reading
C) Cause the Kt/V reading to be either falsely too high or low
D) Cause the Kt/V reading to be falsely high - CORRECT ANSWER D) Cause the Kt/V
reading to be falsely high
The nephrologist orders a BFR of 300 for a patient with a two-month-old AV fistula.
What needle gauge would be appropriate for this BFR?
A) 17 gauge
B) 16 gauge
C) 15 gauge
D) 14 gauge - CORRECT ANSWER B) 16 gauge (250-350 BFR) [Show Less]