CCHT EXAM
CCHT EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+ LATEST UPDATE.
While technical staff are preforming duties in the dialysis unit which team member must always be
present
A. Registered nurse
B. Medical director for unit
C. Lab technician ANS >> A. Registered nurse
Two techs are heatedly discussing pt care situation. Which team member is responsible for disciplinary
action
A. Registered practical nurse
B. Human resource manager
C. Dialysis nurse manager ANS >> C. Dialysis nurse manager
Which credentialing agency for dialysis includes items such as water treatment and dialysate preparation
and complication of dialysis as part of their practice domains
A. Board of nephrology examiners nursing in technology
B. Nephrology nursing certification commission
C. National nephrology certification organization ANS >> C. NNCO
,CCHT EXAM
Prior to starting dialysis what must the technician and or nurse verify
A. That patient has provided informed written consent for dialysis
B. That the patient has not eaten any food or beverages for the last six hours
C. That the patient has a driver to pick him up after dialysis ANS >> A. Consent
Which external agencies provide additional guidelines and standards in the areas of infectious disease
testing immunizations dialysis treatment safety and infection control?
A. Centres for disease control and prevention
B. Centres for Medicare and Medicaid service
C. Association for the advancement of medical instrumentation
D. Council of nephrology ANS >> A B and C
Prior to passing the Social Security amendments treatment for chronic kidney disease was available only
to few who met certain criteria. The amendments extended Medicare coverage for almost all patients
who signed the amendment and then what year
A. Jimmy Carter in 1979
B. Richard Nixon 1972
C. John f Kennedy 1961 ANS >> B. Richard Nixon 1972
Which organization recently approved by CMS to be an independent organization allowed to conduct
surveys for Medicare certification fostering faster approval for dialysis clinics
A. National kidney foundation
B. Medicare bundle dialysis prospective payment system
C. National dialysis accreditation commission ANS >> C. NDAC
What is the composition of saline
A. 10% salt added to water
B. Albumin
C. 0.9g of sodium chloride and 100ml of water ANS >> C. 0.9g of sodium and 100ml of h2o
, CCHT EXAM
When caring for a patient if the dialysate solution contains two little sodium the water may shift into the
patient's blood cells which signs or symptoms would you see
A. Hypotension
B. Cramping
C. Thirst
D. Headache ANS >> A and B
Which buffer is the major plasma buffer therefor important during dialysis
A. Bicarbonate
B. Amino acid
C. Protein ANS >> A. Bicarbonate
While reviewing the body weight for a dialysis patient the tech knows that ——— of the total amount of
water is contained in the intracellular fluid compartment
A. 20%
B. 30%
C. 40% ANS >> C. 40%
How much water is lost through evaporation form lungs every day
A. 250-499 ml of water
B. 700-1,000 ml of water
C. 1500-2000 ml of water ANS >> B.
A patient asks to explain what the normal kidney does in addition to making urine what's the response
A. Regulate fluid volume in body
B. Regulate pH in blood
C. produce erythropoietin that controls red blood cell production
D. I receptor sites for several hormones ANS >> All of the above
CCHT EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+ LATEST UPDATE.
While technical staff are preforming duties in the dialysis unit which team member must always be
present
A. Registered nurse
B. Medical director for unit
C. Lab technician ANS >> A. Registered nurse
Two techs are heatedly discussing pt care situation. Which team member is responsible for disciplinary
action
A. Registered practical nurse
B. Human resource manager
C. Dialysis nurse manager ANS >> C. Dialysis nurse manager
Which credentialing agency for dialysis includes items such as water treatment and dialysate preparation
and complication of dialysis as part of their practice domains
A. Board of nephrology examiners nursing in technology
B. Nephrology nursing certification commission
C. National nephrology certification organization ANS >> C. NNCO
,CCHT EXAM
Prior to starting dialysis what must the technician and or nurse verify
A. That patient has provided informed written consent for dialysis
B. That the patient has not eaten any food or beverages for the last six hours
C. That the patient has a driver to pick him up after dialysis ANS >> A. Consent
Which external agencies provide additional guidelines and standards in the areas of infectious disease
testing immunizations dialysis treatment safety and infection control?
A. Centres for disease control and prevention
B. Centres for Medicare and Medicaid service
C. Association for the advancement of medical instrumentation
D. Council of nephrology ANS >> A B and C
Prior to passing the Social Security amendments treatment for chronic kidney disease was available only
to few who met certain criteria. The amendments extended Medicare coverage for almost all patients
who signed the amendment and then what year
A. Jimmy Carter in 1979
B. Richard Nixon 1972
C. John f Kennedy 1961 ANS >> B. Richard Nixon 1972
Which organization recently approved by CMS to be an independent organization allowed to conduct
surveys for Medicare certification fostering faster approval for dialysis clinics
A. National kidney foundation
B. Medicare bundle dialysis prospective payment system
C. National dialysis accreditation commission ANS >> C. NDAC
What is the composition of saline
A. 10% salt added to water
B. Albumin
C. 0.9g of sodium chloride and 100ml of water ANS >> C. 0.9g of sodium and 100ml of h2o
, CCHT EXAM
When caring for a patient if the dialysate solution contains two little sodium the water may shift into the
patient's blood cells which signs or symptoms would you see
A. Hypotension
B. Cramping
C. Thirst
D. Headache ANS >> A and B
Which buffer is the major plasma buffer therefor important during dialysis
A. Bicarbonate
B. Amino acid
C. Protein ANS >> A. Bicarbonate
While reviewing the body weight for a dialysis patient the tech knows that ——— of the total amount of
water is contained in the intracellular fluid compartment
A. 20%
B. 30%
C. 40% ANS >> C. 40%
How much water is lost through evaporation form lungs every day
A. 250-499 ml of water
B. 700-1,000 ml of water
C. 1500-2000 ml of water ANS >> B.
A patient asks to explain what the normal kidney does in addition to making urine what's the response
A. Regulate fluid volume in body
B. Regulate pH in blood
C. produce erythropoietin that controls red blood cell production
D. I receptor sites for several hormones ANS >> All of the above
