DAVITA ANNUAL COMPETENCY
FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT SOLUTIONS||A+
GRADED||100% GUARANTEED
PASS||UPDATED 2026/2027
SYLLABUS||
1. Which of the following is most likely to cause a high venous pressure alarm?
- ANSWER ✓ Kinking of the venous blood line
2. Which of the following symptoms would indicate a need to increase the
target weight? - ANSWER ✓ Hypotension and cramping
3. Which organization establishes the standards and recomendations for
dialyzer - ANSWER ✓ Aami
4. The unusual heperin sodium concentration for anticoagulation is: -
ANSWER ✓ 1000
5. Water moves across a membrane from an area of lower solute concentration
to an area of higher solute concentration by which principle - ANSWER ✓
osmosis
6. Which organization establishes the standards and recommendations for
dialyzer reprocessing? - ANSWER ✓ AAMI
7. The water softener removes - ANSWER ✓ calcium and magnesium
8. Which of the following might indicate the need to increase heparin? -
ANSWER ✓ clotting in the extracorporeal circuit
9. Which of the following is considered to be safe water for dialysis? -
ANSWER ✓ Dialysis quality water
,10.Total chlorine levels in the water are tested - ANSWER ✓ Before each
patient shift and every four hours
11.Which of the following is not a possible cause of an increased temperature
pre dialysis? - ANSWER ✓ the patient has fluid overload
12.Which of the following is used to prevent air in the bloodlines? - ANSWER
✓ Tighten all connections
13.Which of the following is a cause of hypotension during and after dialysis
treatment?
A. Over the counter medicine
B. Patient forgetting to take their blood pressure pills
C. Removing too much fluid
D. Uremia - ANSWER ✓ Removing too much fluid
14.What are the typical signs of fluid overload? - ANSWER ✓ edema and
shortness of breath
15.Which learning domain is knowledge based? - ANSWER ✓ Cognitive
16.Which of these types of vascular accesses has the fewest complications?
A. A Scribner shunt
B. A Synthetic graft
C. A subclavian catheter
D. An arteriovenous fistula - ANSWER ✓ An arteriovenous fistula
17.Ultrafiltration is influenced by - ANSWER ✓ Transmembrane pressure
18.the purpose of using counter-current flow is to - ANSWER ✓ Increase the
rate of waste removal
19.The part of the cell wall of bacteria that, when released, can cause fever in
hemodialysis patients - ANSWER ✓ endotoxin
20.The substance that may be added to the municipal drinking water to make it
clearer - ANSWER ✓ Aluminum
,21.The organization that sets the standards for dialysis water quality is called -
ANSWER ✓ AAMI
22.The usual fluid allowance for a person with kidney failure is - ANSWER ✓
1.0 to 1.5 liters per day
23.Which of the following is NOT a symptom of uremia?
A. Elevated hematocrit
B. Decreased ability to concentrate
C. Itching
D. Lack of appetite - ANSWER ✓ Elevated hematocrit
24.A 58-year old patient who is blind comes to treatment accompanied by his
wife. Which of these approaches should the dialysis technician use when
interacting with the patient? - ANSWER ✓ Describe the activities in the
immediate enviroment
25.A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer is -
ANSWER ✓ Urea
26.Ms. Foster complains of shortness of breath .While calling for the nurse the
tech notices there is air in the extracorpeal circuit he/she should place the pt
in - ANSWER ✓ trendelenburg left side
27.A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer is -
ANSWER ✓ Vitamin B12
28.Hypokalemia - ANSWER ✓ low potassium
29.AAMI - ANSWER ✓ Association for the Advancement of Medical
Instrumentation
30.What is your main priority when returning a patient's blood with the hand
crank during a power outage? - ANSWER ✓ . You must be vigilant in
watching for air in the blood line
, 31.What is the acceptable limit for Total Chlorine in the water leaving the
carbon filter? - ANSWER ✓ 0.1 mg/L or less
32.n what position should you place a patient who experiences intradialytic
hypotension? - ANSWER ✓ Flat supine
33.14g needle - ANSWER ✓ >450 BFR
34.15g needle - ANSWER ✓ 350 - 450 bfr
35.16g needle - ANSWER ✓ 250 - 350 bfr
36.17g needle - ANSWER ✓ 200 - 250 bfr
37.The national standard, based on the KDOQI (Kidney disease outcomes
quality initiative) guidelines, for the urea reduction rate is a ratio greater
than: - ANSWER ✓ 65%
38.short frequent hemodialysis treatment in patients with high BUN ( blood
urea nitrogen ) are performed to prevent - ANSWER ✓ Dialysis
disequillibrium syndrome
The venous needle in an AV Fistula - ANSWER ✓ Should be placed antegrade
Which of the following actions would increase diffusion during dialysis? -
ANSWER ✓ using a bath that has greater concentration
You have documented incorrectly on a patient's chart. How do you correct this? -
ANSWER ✓ Draw a line through. write error. intial/data entry
A decrease in transmembrane pressure in a high flux dialyzer during hemodialysis
is indicative of - ANSWER ✓ clotting
ExSept - ANSWER ✓ 60/2
Alcohol - ANSWER ✓ 4 prep pads
60/15
FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT SOLUTIONS||A+
GRADED||100% GUARANTEED
PASS||UPDATED 2026/2027
SYLLABUS||
1. Which of the following is most likely to cause a high venous pressure alarm?
- ANSWER ✓ Kinking of the venous blood line
2. Which of the following symptoms would indicate a need to increase the
target weight? - ANSWER ✓ Hypotension and cramping
3. Which organization establishes the standards and recomendations for
dialyzer - ANSWER ✓ Aami
4. The unusual heperin sodium concentration for anticoagulation is: -
ANSWER ✓ 1000
5. Water moves across a membrane from an area of lower solute concentration
to an area of higher solute concentration by which principle - ANSWER ✓
osmosis
6. Which organization establishes the standards and recommendations for
dialyzer reprocessing? - ANSWER ✓ AAMI
7. The water softener removes - ANSWER ✓ calcium and magnesium
8. Which of the following might indicate the need to increase heparin? -
ANSWER ✓ clotting in the extracorporeal circuit
9. Which of the following is considered to be safe water for dialysis? -
ANSWER ✓ Dialysis quality water
,10.Total chlorine levels in the water are tested - ANSWER ✓ Before each
patient shift and every four hours
11.Which of the following is not a possible cause of an increased temperature
pre dialysis? - ANSWER ✓ the patient has fluid overload
12.Which of the following is used to prevent air in the bloodlines? - ANSWER
✓ Tighten all connections
13.Which of the following is a cause of hypotension during and after dialysis
treatment?
A. Over the counter medicine
B. Patient forgetting to take their blood pressure pills
C. Removing too much fluid
D. Uremia - ANSWER ✓ Removing too much fluid
14.What are the typical signs of fluid overload? - ANSWER ✓ edema and
shortness of breath
15.Which learning domain is knowledge based? - ANSWER ✓ Cognitive
16.Which of these types of vascular accesses has the fewest complications?
A. A Scribner shunt
B. A Synthetic graft
C. A subclavian catheter
D. An arteriovenous fistula - ANSWER ✓ An arteriovenous fistula
17.Ultrafiltration is influenced by - ANSWER ✓ Transmembrane pressure
18.the purpose of using counter-current flow is to - ANSWER ✓ Increase the
rate of waste removal
19.The part of the cell wall of bacteria that, when released, can cause fever in
hemodialysis patients - ANSWER ✓ endotoxin
20.The substance that may be added to the municipal drinking water to make it
clearer - ANSWER ✓ Aluminum
,21.The organization that sets the standards for dialysis water quality is called -
ANSWER ✓ AAMI
22.The usual fluid allowance for a person with kidney failure is - ANSWER ✓
1.0 to 1.5 liters per day
23.Which of the following is NOT a symptom of uremia?
A. Elevated hematocrit
B. Decreased ability to concentrate
C. Itching
D. Lack of appetite - ANSWER ✓ Elevated hematocrit
24.A 58-year old patient who is blind comes to treatment accompanied by his
wife. Which of these approaches should the dialysis technician use when
interacting with the patient? - ANSWER ✓ Describe the activities in the
immediate enviroment
25.A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer is -
ANSWER ✓ Urea
26.Ms. Foster complains of shortness of breath .While calling for the nurse the
tech notices there is air in the extracorpeal circuit he/she should place the pt
in - ANSWER ✓ trendelenburg left side
27.A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer is -
ANSWER ✓ Vitamin B12
28.Hypokalemia - ANSWER ✓ low potassium
29.AAMI - ANSWER ✓ Association for the Advancement of Medical
Instrumentation
30.What is your main priority when returning a patient's blood with the hand
crank during a power outage? - ANSWER ✓ . You must be vigilant in
watching for air in the blood line
, 31.What is the acceptable limit for Total Chlorine in the water leaving the
carbon filter? - ANSWER ✓ 0.1 mg/L or less
32.n what position should you place a patient who experiences intradialytic
hypotension? - ANSWER ✓ Flat supine
33.14g needle - ANSWER ✓ >450 BFR
34.15g needle - ANSWER ✓ 350 - 450 bfr
35.16g needle - ANSWER ✓ 250 - 350 bfr
36.17g needle - ANSWER ✓ 200 - 250 bfr
37.The national standard, based on the KDOQI (Kidney disease outcomes
quality initiative) guidelines, for the urea reduction rate is a ratio greater
than: - ANSWER ✓ 65%
38.short frequent hemodialysis treatment in patients with high BUN ( blood
urea nitrogen ) are performed to prevent - ANSWER ✓ Dialysis
disequillibrium syndrome
The venous needle in an AV Fistula - ANSWER ✓ Should be placed antegrade
Which of the following actions would increase diffusion during dialysis? -
ANSWER ✓ using a bath that has greater concentration
You have documented incorrectly on a patient's chart. How do you correct this? -
ANSWER ✓ Draw a line through. write error. intial/data entry
A decrease in transmembrane pressure in a high flux dialyzer during hemodialysis
is indicative of - ANSWER ✓ clotting
ExSept - ANSWER ✓ 60/2
Alcohol - ANSWER ✓ 4 prep pads
60/15
