CCHT STUDY GUIDE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Which of the following practices helps to build a patient's immunity to hepatitis B?
ANS >> vaccination
A patient asks the technician, "What does uraemia mean?" The technician's
response should be based on the understanding that uraemia is ANS >> An
increase of wastes in the blood
A central venous catheter may be used as a vascular access when a ANS >>
Patient has inadequate blood vessels in the limbs
Before a dialysis treatment, the patient tells the technician, "Yesterday, I felt
terrible and vomited up some blood. I feel much better today." The technician can
expect the patient's treatment will be modified by ANS >> Decreasing the
heparin dose
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The technician is unsure which one of a patient's arteriovenous (AV) graft's
anastomoses is arterial and which one is venous. In order to differentiate between
the two, the technician should ANS >> Compress the graft in the middle and
palpate each side
At the end of a patient's treatment, which of these findings, if observed by the
technician, should be reported to the nurse? ANS >> A pulse rate of 55 beats per
minute
A patient asks the dialysis technician, "Why am I getting vitamin D therapy?"
Which of these responses would be accurate? ANS >> Vitamin D is needed for
healthy bones
Why are dialysis patients more likely to become infected with germs like
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)? ANS >> they usually have
weak immune systems
The technician prepares and cannulates Mr. Jackson's arteriovenous (AV) fistula.
An AV fistula is an example of ANS >> peripheral access
Mr. Jackson says to the technician, "The doctor says that I have mineral bone
disorder. What does that mean?" The technician is not sure about the answer.
Which of these responses by the technician would be appropriate? ANS >> “It's
pretty complicated. I'll ask the nurse to explain it to you."
The technician notices that Mr. Jackson has a notebook in which he records results
of his blood tests, weights, and medications. The technician should have which of
these understandings about Mr. Jackson's recordkeeping? ANS >> Patients who
are involved with self-managing their care feel empowered.