NNCC CCHT Certification Exam Questions & Answers Test QUESTIONS AN
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS |2026| ELABORATED &DETAILED ANSWERS!!
1. AAMI standard for conventional dialysis requires the 200 CFU/mL
total microbial count to be less than
2. abnormal levels of this electrolyte can cause cardiac Potassium
arrhythmias and even death
3. Acceptable interdialytic weight gains are 3-5% of TW
4. The AAMI standard for endotoxin levels in convention- Less than 2 EU/mL
al daily's are is
5. albumin is an important test that tells about the pa- nutritional
tient------------status
6. All of the follow are phosphate binders EXCEPT Vitamin B12
7. numbness and tingling Not a sign or symptom of
an infected access
8. Asepsis Absence of disease pro-
ducing organisms
9. AAMI chemical analysis of water used for hemodialy- Annually
sis is tested
10. A 58- year old patient who is blind comes to treatment Describe the activities in
accompanied by his wife. What approach should the the immediate environ-
dialysis tech use when interacting with the patient? ment
11. A dialysis technician observed a drop of blood on the Clean the machine surface
surface of a patient's machine. What action should the immediately
tech take?
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12. About one ounce (30 ml) fluid is on the floor A dialysis technician ob-
serves all of the below on
the treatment floor, which
one poses an environment
risk?
13. A females dialysis technician has been caring for a Refer the patient to the so-
male patient for several months. The patient tells the cial worker
dialysis tech that he is lonely and depressed. He asks
the tech to go out to dinner with him. In addition to
politely declining the patients invitation, what action
should the dialysis technician take?
14. A fistula connects an artery to a vein
15. A marker used to determine the middle molecule Vitamin B12
clearance of a dialyzer is
16. A mixed bed DI tank contains cations and anions
17. Nephron is made up of A glomerulus and a tubule
system
18. A patient complains of pain at venous needle site. The An infiltration
dialysis technician observes there is swelling distal to
the venous needle site and that the venous pressure
is rising. The tech should suspect
19. A patient who is to receive their first dialysis treatment dialysis disequilibrium
is prone to syndrome
20. a patient tells the technician that the dietitian re- bananas
viewed high-potassium foods with her. during the con-
, NNCC CCHT Certification Exam Questions & Answers Test QUESTIONS AN
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS |2026| ELABORATED &DETAILED ANSWERS!!
versation she states she routinely eats the following
food. which one is highest in potassium?
21. slow pulse of 54 beats/minute would indicate the pa- bradycardia
tient has:
22. A reason why a dialysis technician is to be certified is: It's a CMS requirement
23. A rise in transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyz- clotting in the extracorpo-
er during hemodialysis is indicative of real circuit
24. A teammate asks you to document the normal saline never document some-
he just gave to Mr. Smith. You would thing that someone else
did
25. A true aneurysm can be dangerous because it may rupture and cause
the patient to bleed pro-
fusely
26. A patient's laboratory results indicate that the predial- Was the post dialysis sam-
ysis BUN level was lower than the post dialysis BUN ple drawn correctly
level. When interpreting these findings the technician
should seek the answer to which of these questions.
27. a rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would indicate that tachycardia
the patient has:
28. A patient's target weight is 154.0 lb (70 kg) and the 500
patient's pre treatment weight is 158.4 lb (72 kg). For
a four-hour treatment, how many mL/hour must the
patient lose to reach dry weight?
29. 100 CFU/mL
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS |2026| ELABORATED &DETAILED ANSWERS!!
1. AAMI standard for conventional dialysis requires the 200 CFU/mL
total microbial count to be less than
2. abnormal levels of this electrolyte can cause cardiac Potassium
arrhythmias and even death
3. Acceptable interdialytic weight gains are 3-5% of TW
4. The AAMI standard for endotoxin levels in convention- Less than 2 EU/mL
al daily's are is
5. albumin is an important test that tells about the pa- nutritional
tient------------status
6. All of the follow are phosphate binders EXCEPT Vitamin B12
7. numbness and tingling Not a sign or symptom of
an infected access
8. Asepsis Absence of disease pro-
ducing organisms
9. AAMI chemical analysis of water used for hemodialy- Annually
sis is tested
10. A 58- year old patient who is blind comes to treatment Describe the activities in
accompanied by his wife. What approach should the the immediate environ-
dialysis tech use when interacting with the patient? ment
11. A dialysis technician observed a drop of blood on the Clean the machine surface
surface of a patient's machine. What action should the immediately
tech take?
, NNCC CCHT Certification Exam Questions & Answers Test QUESTIONS AN
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS |2026| ELABORATED &DETAILED ANSWERS!!
12. About one ounce (30 ml) fluid is on the floor A dialysis technician ob-
serves all of the below on
the treatment floor, which
one poses an environment
risk?
13. A females dialysis technician has been caring for a Refer the patient to the so-
male patient for several months. The patient tells the cial worker
dialysis tech that he is lonely and depressed. He asks
the tech to go out to dinner with him. In addition to
politely declining the patients invitation, what action
should the dialysis technician take?
14. A fistula connects an artery to a vein
15. A marker used to determine the middle molecule Vitamin B12
clearance of a dialyzer is
16. A mixed bed DI tank contains cations and anions
17. Nephron is made up of A glomerulus and a tubule
system
18. A patient complains of pain at venous needle site. The An infiltration
dialysis technician observes there is swelling distal to
the venous needle site and that the venous pressure
is rising. The tech should suspect
19. A patient who is to receive their first dialysis treatment dialysis disequilibrium
is prone to syndrome
20. a patient tells the technician that the dietitian re- bananas
viewed high-potassium foods with her. during the con-
, NNCC CCHT Certification Exam Questions & Answers Test QUESTIONS AN
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS |2026| ELABORATED &DETAILED ANSWERS!!
versation she states she routinely eats the following
food. which one is highest in potassium?
21. slow pulse of 54 beats/minute would indicate the pa- bradycardia
tient has:
22. A reason why a dialysis technician is to be certified is: It's a CMS requirement
23. A rise in transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyz- clotting in the extracorpo-
er during hemodialysis is indicative of real circuit
24. A teammate asks you to document the normal saline never document some-
he just gave to Mr. Smith. You would thing that someone else
did
25. A true aneurysm can be dangerous because it may rupture and cause
the patient to bleed pro-
fusely
26. A patient's laboratory results indicate that the predial- Was the post dialysis sam-
ysis BUN level was lower than the post dialysis BUN ple drawn correctly
level. When interpreting these findings the technician
should seek the answer to which of these questions.
27. a rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would indicate that tachycardia
the patient has:
28. A patient's target weight is 154.0 lb (70 kg) and the 500
patient's pre treatment weight is 158.4 lb (72 kg). For
a four-hour treatment, how many mL/hour must the
patient lose to reach dry weight?
29. 100 CFU/mL
