CCHT practice exam questions and
answers updated 2026
VitaminAB12A-
AAnswer✓AAAmarkerAusedAtoAdetermineAtheAmiddleAmoleculeAclearanceAofAaAdialyzerAis
CationsAandAanionsA-AAnswer✓AAAmixed-AbedADIAtankAcontains
AAglomerulusAandAaAtubuleAsystemA-AAnswer✓AAAnephronAisAmadeAupAof
AnAinfiltrationA-
AAnswer✓AAApatientAcomplainsAofApainAatAtheAvenousAneedleAsite.ATheAdialysisAtechnicianAobserv
esAthereAisAswellingAdistalAtoAtheAvenousAneedleAsiteAandAthatAtheAvenousApressureAisArising.ATheA
dialysisAtechnicianAshouldAsuspect
DialysisADisequilibriumASyndromeA-
AAnswer✓AAApatientAwhoAisAtoAreceiveAtheirAfirstAdialysisAtreatmentAisAproneAto?
bananasA-
AAnswer✓AAApatientAtellsAtheAtechnicianAthatAtheAdieticianAreviewedAhighApotassiumAfoodsAwithA
her.ADuringAtheAconversationAsheAstatesAsheAroutinelyAeatsAtheAfollowingAfoods.AWhichAoneAisAhigh
estAinApotassium?
It'sAaAnewAFederalAregulationA-
AAnswer✓AAAreasonAwhyAaAdialysisAtechnicianAisAtoAbeAcertifiedAis
ClottingAofAextracorporealAcircuitA-
AAnswer✓AAAriseAinAtransmembraneApressureAinAaAlowAfluxAdialyzerAduringAhemodialysisAisAindi
cativeAof
NeverAdocumentAsomethingAthatAsomeoneAelseAdidA-
AAnswer✓AAAteammateAasksAyouAtoAdocumentAtheAnormalAsalineAheAjustAgaveAtoAMr.ASmith.AYo
uAwould:
MayAruptureAandAcauseAtheApatientAtoAbleedAprofuselyA-
AAnswer✓AAAtrueAaneurysmAcanAbeAdangerousAbecauseAit
,WasAtheApredialysisAsampleAdrawnAfromAtheAvenousAport?A-
AAnswer✓AAApatient'sAlaboratoryAresultsAindicateAthatAtheApredialysisABUNAlevelAwasAlowerAthan
AtheApostAdialysisABUNAlevel.AWhenAinterpretingAtheseAfindingsAtheAtechnicianAshouldAseekAtheAAn
swer✓AtoAwhichAofAtheseAquestions?
TachycardiaA-AAnswer✓AAArapidApulseAofA104Abeats/minuteAwouldAindicateAthatAtheApatientAhas:
500A-
AAnswer✓AAApatient'sAdryAweightAisA154.0A(70kg)AandAtheApatient'sApreAtreatmentAweightAisA15
8.4.A(72kg).AForAaAfour-
AhourAtreatment,AhowAmanyAmL/AhourAmustAtheApatientAloseAtoAreachAdryAweight?
200ACFU/mLA-
AAnswer✓AAAMIAstandardsAforAtheAtotalAmicrobialAcountAofAdialysateAshallAnotAexceed:
3-5%AofAEDWA-AAnswer✓AAcceptableAinterdialyticAweightAgainsAare
LessAthanAtwoA(2)AEU/mLA-
AAnswer✓AAccordingAtoAAAMIAtheAstandardAlevelAforAendotoxinsAlevelsAis
4/15/2010A-
AAnswer✓AAccordingAtoAtheAnewAConditionsAforACoverage,AallAdialysisAtechniciansAareAtoAbeAcerti
fiedAbyAaAnationalAcertifyingAagencyAorAstateAspecificAcertificationAby:
NutritionalA-AAnswer✓AAlbuminAisAanAimportantAtestAthatAtellsAaboutAtheApatient's
VitaminAB12A-AAnswer✓AAllAofAtheAfollowingAareAphosphateAbindersAexcept:
numbnessAandAtinglingA-
AAnswer✓AAllAofAtheAfollowingAmayAbeAsignsAandAsymptomsAofAanAinfectedAaccessAexcept:
TheAabsenceAofAdiseaseAproducingAorganismsA-AAnswer✓AAsepsisAisAdefinedAas
1,385AmL/hrA-
AAnswer✓ABasedAonAMrsASmith'sAtotalAamountAofAfluidAtoAbeAremoved,AwhatAisAtheAultrafiltrati
onArateAperAhourA(mL/hr)AforAherA4AhourAtreatment?
, DiscardAtheAneedleA-
AAnswer✓ABeforeAaAhemodialysisAtreatment,AtheAtechnicianAremovesAtheAcapAfromAtheAfistulaAnee
dleAandAaccidentallyAtouchesAtheAchairAwithAtheAtipAofAtheAneedle.AWhichAofAtheseAactionsAshouldAt
heAtechnicianAtakeAfirst?
HemolysisA-AAnswer✓ADialysateAthatAisAtooAhotAwillAcause
WeightAatAwhichAtheApatientAhasAnoAedemaAorAfluidAinAtheAlungsAandABPAisAnormalA-
AAnswer✓ADryAweightAisAdefinedAasAthe
DisconnectionAofAtheAbloodlineA-
AAnswer✓ADuringAaAhemodialysisAtreatmentAtheAtechnicianArespondsAtoAaAlowAvenousApressureAa
larm.ATheAmostAlikelyAcauseAforAthisAalarmAis:
BloodA-AAnswer✓ABiohazardousAwasteAincludesAanyAmaterialAexposedAto:
DiffusionA-AAnswer✓ADecreasingAtheApatient'sAprescribedAbloodAflowArateAaffectsAtheArateAof
StopAtheApumpA-
AAnswer✓ADuringAaAhemodialysisAtreatment,AaApatient'sAvenousAneedleAinfiltrates.AWhichAofAthes
eAactionsAshouldAtheAdialysisAtechnicianAtakeAfirst?
BetweenA7.0AandA7.4A-AAnswer✓ADialysateApHAshouldAbe:
ClampAtheAvenousAlineA-
AAnswer✓ADuringAhemodialysis,AtheAairAdetectorAonAMs.AFoster'sAmachineAalarmsAandAfoamAisAv
isibleAinAtheAvenousAdropAchamber.ATheAimmediateAactionAofAtheAdialysisAtechnicianAshouldAbeAto:
HowAhaveAyouAbeenAsinceAyourAlastAdialysisAtreatment?A-
AAnswer✓ADuringApredialysisAdataAcollection,AitAwouldAbeAbestAforAtheAtechnicianAtoAaskAtheApat
ientAwhichAofAtheseAquestions?
TakeAtheApatient'sAtemperatureA-
AAnswer✓ADuringAtheAhemodialysisAtreatment,AaApatientAcomplainsAofAfeelingAchilled.AInAaddition
AtoAgettingAtheApatientAaAblanket,AwhichAofAtheseAactionsAshouldAtheAtechnicianAtake?
answers updated 2026
VitaminAB12A-
AAnswer✓AAAmarkerAusedAtoAdetermineAtheAmiddleAmoleculeAclearanceAofAaAdialyzerAis
CationsAandAanionsA-AAnswer✓AAAmixed-AbedADIAtankAcontains
AAglomerulusAandAaAtubuleAsystemA-AAnswer✓AAAnephronAisAmadeAupAof
AnAinfiltrationA-
AAnswer✓AAApatientAcomplainsAofApainAatAtheAvenousAneedleAsite.ATheAdialysisAtechnicianAobserv
esAthereAisAswellingAdistalAtoAtheAvenousAneedleAsiteAandAthatAtheAvenousApressureAisArising.ATheA
dialysisAtechnicianAshouldAsuspect
DialysisADisequilibriumASyndromeA-
AAnswer✓AAApatientAwhoAisAtoAreceiveAtheirAfirstAdialysisAtreatmentAisAproneAto?
bananasA-
AAnswer✓AAApatientAtellsAtheAtechnicianAthatAtheAdieticianAreviewedAhighApotassiumAfoodsAwithA
her.ADuringAtheAconversationAsheAstatesAsheAroutinelyAeatsAtheAfollowingAfoods.AWhichAoneAisAhigh
estAinApotassium?
It'sAaAnewAFederalAregulationA-
AAnswer✓AAAreasonAwhyAaAdialysisAtechnicianAisAtoAbeAcertifiedAis
ClottingAofAextracorporealAcircuitA-
AAnswer✓AAAriseAinAtransmembraneApressureAinAaAlowAfluxAdialyzerAduringAhemodialysisAisAindi
cativeAof
NeverAdocumentAsomethingAthatAsomeoneAelseAdidA-
AAnswer✓AAAteammateAasksAyouAtoAdocumentAtheAnormalAsalineAheAjustAgaveAtoAMr.ASmith.AYo
uAwould:
MayAruptureAandAcauseAtheApatientAtoAbleedAprofuselyA-
AAnswer✓AAAtrueAaneurysmAcanAbeAdangerousAbecauseAit
,WasAtheApredialysisAsampleAdrawnAfromAtheAvenousAport?A-
AAnswer✓AAApatient'sAlaboratoryAresultsAindicateAthatAtheApredialysisABUNAlevelAwasAlowerAthan
AtheApostAdialysisABUNAlevel.AWhenAinterpretingAtheseAfindingsAtheAtechnicianAshouldAseekAtheAAn
swer✓AtoAwhichAofAtheseAquestions?
TachycardiaA-AAnswer✓AAArapidApulseAofA104Abeats/minuteAwouldAindicateAthatAtheApatientAhas:
500A-
AAnswer✓AAApatient'sAdryAweightAisA154.0A(70kg)AandAtheApatient'sApreAtreatmentAweightAisA15
8.4.A(72kg).AForAaAfour-
AhourAtreatment,AhowAmanyAmL/AhourAmustAtheApatientAloseAtoAreachAdryAweight?
200ACFU/mLA-
AAnswer✓AAAMIAstandardsAforAtheAtotalAmicrobialAcountAofAdialysateAshallAnotAexceed:
3-5%AofAEDWA-AAnswer✓AAcceptableAinterdialyticAweightAgainsAare
LessAthanAtwoA(2)AEU/mLA-
AAnswer✓AAccordingAtoAAAMIAtheAstandardAlevelAforAendotoxinsAlevelsAis
4/15/2010A-
AAnswer✓AAccordingAtoAtheAnewAConditionsAforACoverage,AallAdialysisAtechniciansAareAtoAbeAcerti
fiedAbyAaAnationalAcertifyingAagencyAorAstateAspecificAcertificationAby:
NutritionalA-AAnswer✓AAlbuminAisAanAimportantAtestAthatAtellsAaboutAtheApatient's
VitaminAB12A-AAnswer✓AAllAofAtheAfollowingAareAphosphateAbindersAexcept:
numbnessAandAtinglingA-
AAnswer✓AAllAofAtheAfollowingAmayAbeAsignsAandAsymptomsAofAanAinfectedAaccessAexcept:
TheAabsenceAofAdiseaseAproducingAorganismsA-AAnswer✓AAsepsisAisAdefinedAas
1,385AmL/hrA-
AAnswer✓ABasedAonAMrsASmith'sAtotalAamountAofAfluidAtoAbeAremoved,AwhatAisAtheAultrafiltrati
onArateAperAhourA(mL/hr)AforAherA4AhourAtreatment?
, DiscardAtheAneedleA-
AAnswer✓ABeforeAaAhemodialysisAtreatment,AtheAtechnicianAremovesAtheAcapAfromAtheAfistulaAnee
dleAandAaccidentallyAtouchesAtheAchairAwithAtheAtipAofAtheAneedle.AWhichAofAtheseAactionsAshouldAt
heAtechnicianAtakeAfirst?
HemolysisA-AAnswer✓ADialysateAthatAisAtooAhotAwillAcause
WeightAatAwhichAtheApatientAhasAnoAedemaAorAfluidAinAtheAlungsAandABPAisAnormalA-
AAnswer✓ADryAweightAisAdefinedAasAthe
DisconnectionAofAtheAbloodlineA-
AAnswer✓ADuringAaAhemodialysisAtreatmentAtheAtechnicianArespondsAtoAaAlowAvenousApressureAa
larm.ATheAmostAlikelyAcauseAforAthisAalarmAis:
BloodA-AAnswer✓ABiohazardousAwasteAincludesAanyAmaterialAexposedAto:
DiffusionA-AAnswer✓ADecreasingAtheApatient'sAprescribedAbloodAflowArateAaffectsAtheArateAof
StopAtheApumpA-
AAnswer✓ADuringAaAhemodialysisAtreatment,AaApatient'sAvenousAneedleAinfiltrates.AWhichAofAthes
eAactionsAshouldAtheAdialysisAtechnicianAtakeAfirst?
BetweenA7.0AandA7.4A-AAnswer✓ADialysateApHAshouldAbe:
ClampAtheAvenousAlineA-
AAnswer✓ADuringAhemodialysis,AtheAairAdetectorAonAMs.AFoster'sAmachineAalarmsAandAfoamAisAv
isibleAinAtheAvenousAdropAchamber.ATheAimmediateAactionAofAtheAdialysisAtechnicianAshouldAbeAto:
HowAhaveAyouAbeenAsinceAyourAlastAdialysisAtreatment?A-
AAnswer✓ADuringApredialysisAdataAcollection,AitAwouldAbeAbestAforAtheAtechnicianAtoAaskAtheApat
ientAwhichAofAtheseAquestions?
TakeAtheApatient'sAtemperatureA-
AAnswer✓ADuringAtheAhemodialysisAtreatment,AaApatientAcomplainsAofAfeelingAchilled.AInAaddition
AtoAgettingAtheApatientAaAblanket,AwhichAofAtheseAactionsAshouldAtheAtechnicianAtake?
