DaVita's PCT OBJECTIVE
ASSESSMENT WITH COMPLETE
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
SOLUTIONS||A+ GRADED||100%
GUARANTEED PASS||UPDATED
2026/2027 SYLLABUS||
What can PCT's do to assist the social worker? - ANSWER ✓ Listen
Acknowledge
notify social worker
Four indicators of optimal nutrition status - ANSWER ✓ Appropriate appetite
and intake
Adequate fat stores in muscle mass
Stable desirable target weight
Albumin lower than 4.0
What's the importance of protein - ANSWER ✓ Maintain health
Fight infection
Prevent anemia
Build and maintain muscles
Heal wounds
Attain goal level of albumin 4.0
Ultrafiltration is defined as: - ANSWER ✓ Fluid pushed through the
semipermeable membrane
If a patient with acute kidney injury (AKI) dialyzes in the outpatient facility, one
task of the patient care teammates is to monitor blood pressure and weight closely.
,Why is this important? - ANSWER ✓ Hypovolemia and hypotensive episodes can
cause renal ischemia and can further damage the kidneys.
***The underlying cause of prerenal kidney failure is hypovolemia or poor
perfusion. Care must be taken to understand patients who are at high risk.
Your role in anemia management includes: - ANSWER ✓ Rinsing back as much
of the patient's blood as you can at the termination of each treatment.
During dialysis, the movement of bicarbonate from the dialysate into the blood: -
ANSWER ✓ The diffusion of bicarbonate helps the patient to achieve acid-base
balance by buffering the hydrogen ions.
The transport mechanism when particles move from an area of higher solute
concentration to an area of lower solute concentration is called: - ANSWER ✓
Diffusion
Convection: solutes dragged across SPM
Osmosis: low to high
TRUE OR FALSE:
Hemodialysis patients are at increased risk of contracting Hepatitis B. - ANSWER
✓ True, the virus can be transmitted from the use of multidose drug vials and
contamination of medical equipment. Dialysis patients are immuno-suppressed.
A common reason how Hepatitis B is transmitted from a patient to a healthcare
worker is: - ANSWER ✓ 1. Penetration of the skin by sharps
2. Contact of blood with broken skin or mucous membranes
If your facility dialyzes Hepatitis B positive patients, which assignment would
NOT be an appropriate patient care assignment? - ANSWER ✓ Caring for HBsAg
and Hepatitis B susceptible patients at the same time
Appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) should be worn whenever there
is potential for contact with blood or bodily fluids, hazardous chemicals,
contaminated equipment, and environmental surfaces. PPE includes: - ANSWER
✓ Gloves, gowns, mask and eye protection (full face shield or goggles).
,Handwashing at a designated clean sink should be performed for a minimum of: -
ANSWER ✓ 20 seconds
Contact transmission is the most important route through which infections are
spread. Contact transmission is defined as: - ANSWER ✓ Transmission of
microorganisms through healthcare workers hands.
Per the CDC, which is the most common factor contributing to bacteremias in
dialysis patients? - ANSWER ✓ The use of catheters for hemodialysis.
Teammates caring for a patient with active Clostridioides difficile (C-diff)
infection are required to: - ANSWER ✓ Perform frequent hand washing with
antimicrobial soap, as alcohol-based hand gels may not be effective to eliminate C.
Diff.
To prepare a 1:100 bleach solution, you would - ANSWER ✓ Add 1 part bleach,
99 parts water.
A 1:10 bleach solution is used to - ANSWER ✓ Clean up visible blood or gross
blood spills
According to Policy and Procedure, gowns: - ANSWER ✓ Must be fully snapped
up (or tied at the neck and waist) and wrists covered.
Why is a "strikethrough" of an external pressure transducer protector of concern? -
ANSWER ✓ Fluid could have entered the machine and contaminated the internal
pressure transducer protector providing a reservoir for microorganisms and causing
subsequent patient blood infections.
What is the safe range for dialysate pH? - ANSWER ✓ The desired pH range is
6.9-7.6.
What is the correct procedure for residual bleach testing after chemical
disinfection of distribution loops and equipment fluid pathways? - ANSWER ✓
Residual bleach testing is performed after bleach disinfectant and prior to use.
Which is a true statement regarding the monitoring, testing, and verification of
conductivity prior to each patient treatment for all Fresenius machine models and
, the B Braun system? - ANSWER ✓ B Braun Conductivity: ENDLF, N/A->13.0-
15.5 range
Fresenius Conductivity: ?
To avoid bacterial proliferation (rapid reproduction) within the extracorporeal
circuit, once primed the recirculation of saline within the dialyzer and blood lines
should not exceed______ prior to initiating the hemodialysis treatment. -
ANSWER ✓ 2 hours
Machine alarm tests are performed: - ANSWER ✓ Before the initiation of each
patient treatment.
TRUE OR FALSE?
Procedures provide a step-by-step series of actions, processes, or measures to be
taken to implement or address a particular activity, system, or problem. -
ANSWER ✓ True
When using an automatic blood pressure cuff on a patient with an irregular
heartbeat - ANSWER ✓ The recorded blood pressure may be inaccurate.
This electrolyte plays a major role in muscle contraction and high or low levels
can lead to weakness or cardiac arrest. - ANSWER ✓ Potassium
Post-treatment, a patient complains of a headache and there was a noted
temperature increase to 98.8°F from the pre-treatment baseline of 96.6°F. What
follow up is required before patient discharge? - ANSWER ✓ This is considered a
fever which should be investigated
A post treatment patient assessment - ANSWER ✓ -Is completed to verify that
the patient is stable, to determine the patient's discharge status, and to evaluate the
effectiveness of the treatment plan.
-Is compared to the patient's pre treatment assessment findings
-Requires the licensed nurse to notify the physician as needed of changes in patient
status
For a patient who can stand, a post-treatment blood pressure reading of _______ is
considered an abnormal finding and should be reported to a licensed nurse, per
DaVita Policy - ANSWER ✓ Normal range: 120/80 mm Hg or less
ASSESSMENT WITH COMPLETE
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
SOLUTIONS||A+ GRADED||100%
GUARANTEED PASS||UPDATED
2026/2027 SYLLABUS||
What can PCT's do to assist the social worker? - ANSWER ✓ Listen
Acknowledge
notify social worker
Four indicators of optimal nutrition status - ANSWER ✓ Appropriate appetite
and intake
Adequate fat stores in muscle mass
Stable desirable target weight
Albumin lower than 4.0
What's the importance of protein - ANSWER ✓ Maintain health
Fight infection
Prevent anemia
Build and maintain muscles
Heal wounds
Attain goal level of albumin 4.0
Ultrafiltration is defined as: - ANSWER ✓ Fluid pushed through the
semipermeable membrane
If a patient with acute kidney injury (AKI) dialyzes in the outpatient facility, one
task of the patient care teammates is to monitor blood pressure and weight closely.
,Why is this important? - ANSWER ✓ Hypovolemia and hypotensive episodes can
cause renal ischemia and can further damage the kidneys.
***The underlying cause of prerenal kidney failure is hypovolemia or poor
perfusion. Care must be taken to understand patients who are at high risk.
Your role in anemia management includes: - ANSWER ✓ Rinsing back as much
of the patient's blood as you can at the termination of each treatment.
During dialysis, the movement of bicarbonate from the dialysate into the blood: -
ANSWER ✓ The diffusion of bicarbonate helps the patient to achieve acid-base
balance by buffering the hydrogen ions.
The transport mechanism when particles move from an area of higher solute
concentration to an area of lower solute concentration is called: - ANSWER ✓
Diffusion
Convection: solutes dragged across SPM
Osmosis: low to high
TRUE OR FALSE:
Hemodialysis patients are at increased risk of contracting Hepatitis B. - ANSWER
✓ True, the virus can be transmitted from the use of multidose drug vials and
contamination of medical equipment. Dialysis patients are immuno-suppressed.
A common reason how Hepatitis B is transmitted from a patient to a healthcare
worker is: - ANSWER ✓ 1. Penetration of the skin by sharps
2. Contact of blood with broken skin or mucous membranes
If your facility dialyzes Hepatitis B positive patients, which assignment would
NOT be an appropriate patient care assignment? - ANSWER ✓ Caring for HBsAg
and Hepatitis B susceptible patients at the same time
Appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) should be worn whenever there
is potential for contact with blood or bodily fluids, hazardous chemicals,
contaminated equipment, and environmental surfaces. PPE includes: - ANSWER
✓ Gloves, gowns, mask and eye protection (full face shield or goggles).
,Handwashing at a designated clean sink should be performed for a minimum of: -
ANSWER ✓ 20 seconds
Contact transmission is the most important route through which infections are
spread. Contact transmission is defined as: - ANSWER ✓ Transmission of
microorganisms through healthcare workers hands.
Per the CDC, which is the most common factor contributing to bacteremias in
dialysis patients? - ANSWER ✓ The use of catheters for hemodialysis.
Teammates caring for a patient with active Clostridioides difficile (C-diff)
infection are required to: - ANSWER ✓ Perform frequent hand washing with
antimicrobial soap, as alcohol-based hand gels may not be effective to eliminate C.
Diff.
To prepare a 1:100 bleach solution, you would - ANSWER ✓ Add 1 part bleach,
99 parts water.
A 1:10 bleach solution is used to - ANSWER ✓ Clean up visible blood or gross
blood spills
According to Policy and Procedure, gowns: - ANSWER ✓ Must be fully snapped
up (or tied at the neck and waist) and wrists covered.
Why is a "strikethrough" of an external pressure transducer protector of concern? -
ANSWER ✓ Fluid could have entered the machine and contaminated the internal
pressure transducer protector providing a reservoir for microorganisms and causing
subsequent patient blood infections.
What is the safe range for dialysate pH? - ANSWER ✓ The desired pH range is
6.9-7.6.
What is the correct procedure for residual bleach testing after chemical
disinfection of distribution loops and equipment fluid pathways? - ANSWER ✓
Residual bleach testing is performed after bleach disinfectant and prior to use.
Which is a true statement regarding the monitoring, testing, and verification of
conductivity prior to each patient treatment for all Fresenius machine models and
, the B Braun system? - ANSWER ✓ B Braun Conductivity: ENDLF, N/A->13.0-
15.5 range
Fresenius Conductivity: ?
To avoid bacterial proliferation (rapid reproduction) within the extracorporeal
circuit, once primed the recirculation of saline within the dialyzer and blood lines
should not exceed______ prior to initiating the hemodialysis treatment. -
ANSWER ✓ 2 hours
Machine alarm tests are performed: - ANSWER ✓ Before the initiation of each
patient treatment.
TRUE OR FALSE?
Procedures provide a step-by-step series of actions, processes, or measures to be
taken to implement or address a particular activity, system, or problem. -
ANSWER ✓ True
When using an automatic blood pressure cuff on a patient with an irregular
heartbeat - ANSWER ✓ The recorded blood pressure may be inaccurate.
This electrolyte plays a major role in muscle contraction and high or low levels
can lead to weakness or cardiac arrest. - ANSWER ✓ Potassium
Post-treatment, a patient complains of a headache and there was a noted
temperature increase to 98.8°F from the pre-treatment baseline of 96.6°F. What
follow up is required before patient discharge? - ANSWER ✓ This is considered a
fever which should be investigated
A post treatment patient assessment - ANSWER ✓ -Is completed to verify that
the patient is stable, to determine the patient's discharge status, and to evaluate the
effectiveness of the treatment plan.
-Is compared to the patient's pre treatment assessment findings
-Requires the licensed nurse to notify the physician as needed of changes in patient
status
For a patient who can stand, a post-treatment blood pressure reading of _______ is
considered an abnormal finding and should be reported to a licensed nurse, per
DaVita Policy - ANSWER ✓ Normal range: 120/80 mm Hg or less
