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CCHT /
/CERTIFICATION /
/STUDY /
/EXAMINATION /
/QUESTIONS /
/WITH //CORRECT //ANSWERS //
During //a //pre-
treatment /
/patient /
/evaluation /
/which /
/question /
/would /
/be /
/best /
/for /
/the /
/PCT /
/to /
/ask? //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔How /
/have //you //been //since //your //last //dialysis //treatment?
During //the //set-
up /
/of //
a //machine //the //alarm //test //for //conductivity //fails. //Which //action //would
//be /
/best /
/for /
/the /
/PCT /
/to /
/take? //- /
/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Contact //the //Biomed //Equipment //Tech
The /
/dialysis /
/industry /
/strives /
/to /
/improved /
/the /
/quality /
/of /
/patient /
/outcomes. /
/One /
/way /
/this /
/is /
/done /
/is /
/through /
/the /
/continuous /
/quality /
/improvement /
/(CQI) /
/process. /
/Which /
/of /
/the /
/following /
/is //
a /
/model /
/of //the //CQI //process? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Plan, //do, //check, //and
//act
/percent /
/of /
/the /
/cardiac /
/output //is //received //by //the //kidneys? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔23%
Which /
/of /
/the /
/following /
/is /
/considered /
/an /
/elevated /
/serum /
/potassium /
/level /
/for //a //dialysis //patient? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔A. //3.0 //mEq/L
B. //3.5 //mEq/L
C. //4.0 //mEq/L
D. //none //of //the //above
Answer: //D //none //of //the //above
Hormones /
/made /
/by /
/the /
/kidney /
/include //all //except //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔PTH //and //cholesterol
Hyperkalemia /
/may /
/cause //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔C. /
/serious //or //even //deadly //changes //in //the //heart //rhythm
Which /
/best /
/describes /
/the /
/PTC's /
/role /
/in /
/patient /
/teaching? //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔D. /
/Reinforce /
/teaching /
/the /
/patient /
/may /
/have /
/received //from //the //nurse, //physician, //dietitian //or //other //teammates
Which /
/type /
/of /
/vascular /
/access //has //fewest //complications? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔C. //The
//A/V //fistula
A /
/new /
/hemodialysis /
/patient /
/receiving /
/his /
/first /
/treatment /
/states //she //has //been //having //nausea, //vomiting, //and //diarrhea //for //the
//last /
/two /
/days. /
/Her /
/estimated /
/dry /
/weight /
/is /
/kg /
/and /
/her /
/pre /
/treatment /
/weight /
/is /
/kg. /
/The /
/best /
/action /
/for /
/the /
/PCT /
/to /
/take /
/is: //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔D. /
/Immediately //notify //the //nurse //of //the //need //for //a //patient //assessment
Risks /
/associated /
/with //
a /
/deionization //
/D.I.) /
/water /
/treatment /
/system /
/include /
/all /
/except: //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔D. /
/DI //removes //all //charged //particles //(-) //ions //or //(+) //cations
The /
/best /
/definition /
/of /
/asepsis //is: //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔D. //The //absence //of //pathogens
A /
/PCT /
/is /
/told /
/by /
/her /
/male /
/patient //"I /
/have /
/been /
/really /
/depressed /
/and /
/lonely /
/since //
I /
/started /
/coming /
/here, /
/but /
/being /
/around /
/These /
/same /
/additives /
/must /
/be /
/removed /
/from /
/the /
/water /
/supply /
/used /
/for /
/hemodialysis. /
/Common /
/drinking /
/water /
/additives /
/include /
/all //except: //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔a. //Chlorine //and //ammonia
During //a //hemodialysis //treatment //a //PCT //notices //the //blood //returning
//through /
/the /
/extracorporeal /
/circuit //is //a //translucent //cherry //or //cranberry //red //color. //A //likely //cause
//of //blood //this //color //is: //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔b. //Hemolysis
Hemodialysis /
/infection /
/control /
/precautions /
/include /
/all /
/of //the //following //except: //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔b. //Always //recap
//needles //to //prevent //injuring //others
Gloves /
/must /
/be /
/worn: //- /
/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔a. //For //patient //or //equipment //contact
b. //when //troubleshooting //the //vascular //access
c. //Handling //blood/ //body //fluid //samples
d. //For //all //of //the //above
Answer: //d. //For //all //of //the //above
The /
/heparin /
/sodium /
/concentration /
/commonly /
/used /
/in //hemodialysis //is: //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔a. //1ml: //1,000 //units
A //technician //is //setting //up //for //a //hemodialysis //treatment //with //a //re-
processed /
/dialyzer. /
/When /
/should /
/the /
/technician /
/verify /
/the /
/absence /
/of /
/residual /
/sterilant? //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔c. //Immediately //before //initiating //treatment
/improve /
/the /
/adequacy /
/of /
/the /
/dialysis /
/treatment? //- /
/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔b. //Increase //the //treatment //time
During //
a /
/hemodialysis /
/treatment //
a /
/patient /
/goes /
/into /
/cardiac /
/arrest. /
/What /
/should //the //PCT //do //first? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔b. //Call //for //help
Prior /
/to /
/cannulation /
/the /
/technician /
/notices /
/the /
/patient's /
/A/V /
/fistula /
/is /
/red /
/and /
/warm /
/to /
/the /
/touch. /
/These /
/symptoms /
/are //most //likely //due //to: //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔c. //Infection
Lab //results //indicate //the //patient's //pre-
treatment /
/BUN /
/value /
/was /
/lower /
/than /
/the /
/post /
/treatment /
/BUN /
/value. //
A //potential //cause //could //be: //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔d. //The //pre-
dialysis /
/sample /
/was //taken //from //the //venous //line //after //the //treatment //started
Half /
/way /
/through //
a /
/treatment /
/the /
/technician /
/notices //
a /
/significant //increase //in //transmembrane //pressure. //This //is //most //likely
//due //to: //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔c. //Clotting //of //the //dialyzer
A /
/technician /
/notices //
/in /
/potassium /
/include //all //except: //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔d. //Apples/ //cranberry
Which /
/of /
/the /
/following /
/potassium /
/facts /
/is /
/false? //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔d. /
/The /
/desired /
/post //treatment //potassium //range //for //a //hemodialysis //patient //is //6.0-
6.5 //mEq/L
Which /
/of /
/the /
/following /
/are /
/dialyzed /
/out /
/during //
a /
/hemodialysis /
/treatment? //- /
/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔c. //Water //soluble //vitamins //(B1, //B2, //B3, //B6,
//B12, //folic //acid, //and //C)
Which /
/of /
/the //following //is //the //most //accurate //measure //of //dialysis //adequacy? //-
//CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔KT/V //(urea)
According //to //K/DOQI //guidelines //and //recommendations //hemodialysis
//patients /
/should //have //a //KT/V //of //at //least: //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔c. //1.
The /
/normal /
/blood //serum //pH //range //is //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔a. //7.35-7.
The /
/best /
/definition /
/of /
/diffusion /
/is /
/the /
/movement /
/of: //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔b. //Solutes //from //an //area //of //high //concentration //to //an
//area //of //low //concentration
Pericarditis /
/is //
a /
/complication /
/seen /
/in /
/renal /
/failure /
/patients. /
/It /
/may /
/be /
/related /
/to: //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔a. //Inadequate //dialysis //prescription
Biohazards /
/waste /
/includes /
/any /
/material /
/exposed //to //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔a. //Blood //and //body //fluid
b. //Sharps //and //infectious //waster
c. //Pathology //specimens //and //infectious //microbiological //materials
d. //All //of //the //above
Answer. //d
/minutes /
/before /
/the /
/end /
/of /
/the /
/treatment //
a /
/patient /
/complains /
/of /
/being /
/light /
/headed, /
/dizzy, /
/and /
/of /
/nausea. /
/This /
/is //most //likely //caused //by: //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔d. //Hypotension
A /
/y/o /
/blind /
/patient /
/comes /
/to /
/treatment /
/escorted /
/by /
/his /
/wife. /
/Which /
/approach /
/should /
/the /
/technician /
/use /
/when /
/interacting? //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔c. /
/Describe //the //activities //in //the //immediate //environment
The /
/hemodialysis /
/machine /
/monitors /
/many /
/parameters. /
/Which /
/of /
/these /
/parameters /
/must /
/be /
/verified /
/by //
a /
/second /
/independent //means? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔b. //Conductivity
