CCHT Practice exam NNCC Version 1.
A substance that is cleared from the body by healthy kidneys is
creatinine.
The patient tells the technician, "The doctor told me I'm anemic. What does that mean?"
Which of these responses by the technician would be correct?
"You don't have enough red blood cells to carry oxygen."
According to the standards of the Association for the Advancement of Medical
Instrumentation (AAMI), pre-treatment water should be checked for chloramine at which
of these times?
Before each patient shift.
Which of the following types of vascular access has the lowest incidence of infection?
Arteriovenous (AV) fistula.
During a patient's dialysis treatment, the dialysis machine's blood leak detector alarm
sounds. The technician should take which of these actions first?
Confirm the blood leak.
While performing the end-of-day water hardness check, the technician notes that the
hardness exceeds the allowable limit. In addition to notifying the equipment technician,
the technician should check which component of the water system?
Salt level in the brine tank.
The technician observes that a patient's dialysate lines were incorrectly placed on the
dialyzer. The technician corrects the line placement. The principle underlying the
technician's action is that clearance is maximized by
countercurrent flow.
Venous pressure is a result of resistance created by the
blood returning to the patient.
A patient who is receiving an initial hemodialysis treatment on a non-reusable dialyzer
should be observed for signs of
first-use syndrome.
Holding needle puncture sites instead of using spring-loaded fistula clamps is
recommended to avoid access
thrombosis.
A patient who has an arteriovenous (AV) fistula receives a bolus dose of heparin at the
beginning of a hemodialysis treatment and a continuous heparin infusion during the
treatment. The patient's heparin administration should be terminated 30-60 minutes
before the end of the treatment in order to
prevent prolonged bleeding.
During a dialysis treatment, a patient suddenly develops fever and chills. The initial
action that should be taken is to determine
whether other patients are having similar symptoms.
