Acceptable water/dialysate culture results - correct answer below 50 cfu/ml
Action level for water/dialysate culture results - correct answer between
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Unacceptable level for water/dialysate culture results - correct answer 200 cfu/ml or greater
What does cfu/ml mean? - correct answer Colony Forming Units per ml of dialysate water.
Why is water safety important? - correct answer Patient safety and to prevent equipment damage.
Dialysis patients are exposed to how much water a week? The average person drinks how much per week? - correct answer 360 liters. 10-14 liters.
Acceptable level for water/dialysate endotoxin testing results - correct answer Below 1 EU/ml of water.
Action level for water/dialysate endotoxin testing results - correct answer 1 EU/ml or greater but less than 2 EU/ml
Unacceptable level for water/dialysate endotoxin results - correct answer 2 EU/ml or greater.
What removes chlorine/chloramines? - correct answer Carbon tank filters.
When do you perform chlorine testing? - correct answer Prior to first treatment of the day and every 4 hours after that.
How long does the RO system need to be running prior to chlorine testing? - correct answer 15 minutes.
Where do you perform the chlorine test? - correct answer The sample port from the primary carbon tank filter.
Acceptable result for chlorine/chloramine testing - correct answer 0.1 mg/L or less
Action to take if results from primary tank are too high from chlorine test - correct answer Redo test, if result is still positive, take sample from secondary carbon filter.
Action to take if results are within the limits from the secondary tank chlorine test - correct answer Test from secondary tank every 30 minutes and document.
Action to take if results are too high from secondary tank chlorine test - correct answer Stop Dialysis Immediately
When do you notify your FA or Biomed in regards to Chlorine testing? - correct answer For any high levels of chlorine during testing.
What is removed during water softening? - correct answer Calcium and Magnesium.
Why is water softening important? - correct answer To protect the RO system.
When do we test water hardness? - correct answer At the end of every operating day.
What does the RO system remove from the water? - correct answer Organic and Inorganic contaminants, bacteria and endotoxin. [Show Less]