Davita PCT Final Exam questions and answers 2026\2027
A+ Grade
Arterial pressure high alarm causes?
- correct answer Seperation of tubing
How do you know numbing has taken effect?
- correct answer Blanching of the skin
What germ causes the most infections in hemodialysis patients?
- correct answer MRSA
True or false: Squeezing the BP cuff can damage the machine
- correct answer True
What are possible consequences of poor or incomplete documentation?
- correct answer Attack on your care
Chlorine in the water used for hemodialysis causes?
- correct answer Hemolysis (which releases potassium)
Importance of limiting phosphorus/ when to take binders?
- correct answer Tingling, bone damage, take with meal
What is the role of the PCT prior to treatment initiation?
- correct answer Data Collection
What is pericarditis?
- correct answer inflammation of the sac around the heart
,Why is wearing gloves so important?
- correct answer Decreases risk of hand contamination
Site rotation/healing time
- correct answer 14 days (2 weeks)
How long do we wait after administering the heparin bolus prior to treatment initation?
- correct answer 3-5 minutes
When do we test for hardness?
- correct answer At the end of each day
What to use for Dry, itchy skin
- correct answer hyper fatted soaps and lotions
What is the primary cause patients are anemic?
- correct answer Decreased production of erythropoietin
What factors influence v (volume)?
- correct answer sex, age, weight, height, amputations
What is the most important intervention you can do to prevent HAI's?
- correct answer Hand washing
What is included in pericarditis treatment?
- correct answer Decrease or stop heparin, give more frequent dialysis
What causes a pyrogen reaction?
- correct answer Endotoxins in the water
What is the most common transmission route for HAI's?
- correct answer Contact transmission
, 17: 200-250
16: 250-350
15: 350-450
14: >450
- correct answer Needle gauge and suggested BFR
What do you do if a patient wants to get off early?
- correct answer educate and document, still draw lab on habitual patients, MUST NOTIFY NURSE
Lab draw mistakes that would falsely increase Kt/V
- correct answer not waiting the full 15 seconds to draw the BUN
4 reasons we document in the medical record
- correct answer 1. proof that care was rendered
2. provides data continuity and planning of patient care
3. permanent legal record
4. communication tool
Pre-treatment patient data collection/assessment
- correct answer Data collection: before initiation
Assessment: 30 minutes into treatment
Post treatment data collection/assessments
- correct answer after treatment
-NOT DURING RINSEBACK
What are the six items included in charting administered medications?
- correct answer REASON FOR ADMINISTERING
What are the 5 W's to be used when completing an AOR?
- correct answer who should report an AOR
A+ Grade
Arterial pressure high alarm causes?
- correct answer Seperation of tubing
How do you know numbing has taken effect?
- correct answer Blanching of the skin
What germ causes the most infections in hemodialysis patients?
- correct answer MRSA
True or false: Squeezing the BP cuff can damage the machine
- correct answer True
What are possible consequences of poor or incomplete documentation?
- correct answer Attack on your care
Chlorine in the water used for hemodialysis causes?
- correct answer Hemolysis (which releases potassium)
Importance of limiting phosphorus/ when to take binders?
- correct answer Tingling, bone damage, take with meal
What is the role of the PCT prior to treatment initiation?
- correct answer Data Collection
What is pericarditis?
- correct answer inflammation of the sac around the heart
,Why is wearing gloves so important?
- correct answer Decreases risk of hand contamination
Site rotation/healing time
- correct answer 14 days (2 weeks)
How long do we wait after administering the heparin bolus prior to treatment initation?
- correct answer 3-5 minutes
When do we test for hardness?
- correct answer At the end of each day
What to use for Dry, itchy skin
- correct answer hyper fatted soaps and lotions
What is the primary cause patients are anemic?
- correct answer Decreased production of erythropoietin
What factors influence v (volume)?
- correct answer sex, age, weight, height, amputations
What is the most important intervention you can do to prevent HAI's?
- correct answer Hand washing
What is included in pericarditis treatment?
- correct answer Decrease or stop heparin, give more frequent dialysis
What causes a pyrogen reaction?
- correct answer Endotoxins in the water
What is the most common transmission route for HAI's?
- correct answer Contact transmission
, 17: 200-250
16: 250-350
15: 350-450
14: >450
- correct answer Needle gauge and suggested BFR
What do you do if a patient wants to get off early?
- correct answer educate and document, still draw lab on habitual patients, MUST NOTIFY NURSE
Lab draw mistakes that would falsely increase Kt/V
- correct answer not waiting the full 15 seconds to draw the BUN
4 reasons we document in the medical record
- correct answer 1. proof that care was rendered
2. provides data continuity and planning of patient care
3. permanent legal record
4. communication tool
Pre-treatment patient data collection/assessment
- correct answer Data collection: before initiation
Assessment: 30 minutes into treatment
Post treatment data collection/assessments
- correct answer after treatment
-NOT DURING RINSEBACK
What are the six items included in charting administered medications?
- correct answer REASON FOR ADMINISTERING
What are the 5 W's to be used when completing an AOR?
- correct answer who should report an AOR
