DAVITA PCT PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

DAVITA PCT PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026-2027

0.1 or less - CORRECT ANSWER -What is the minimum acceptable value for Total Chlorine?



a. Primary tank

b. Everyone

c. 30 mins

d. Yes - CORRECT ANSWER -What do you do if the first chlorine check is positive?

a. Where do you check?

b. Who do you tell?

c. How often do we check?

d. Is it safe to do dialysis?



less than or equal to 1 gv/gallon (ppm) - CORRECT ANSWER -
What is acceptable minimum # value of Water Hardness and can we do dialysis treatments with
hard water?



a. 200 - 250

b. 250- 350

c. 350 450

d. 450< - CORRECT ANSWER -
What is the DaVita acceptable maximum BFR (blood flow rate) ranges for these needle gauges (
knowing the MD may order differently)?

a. 17g

b. 16g

c. 15g

d. 14g

, t = Time (Length and frequency)



v = volume (age, sex, height, weight, and amputation) - CORRECT ANSWER -
What does the t stand for and the V stand for in the Kt/V lab value and what are we checking for
?



Chronic Kidney Failure: Dry, because their kidneys don't work to prevent hypertension



Acute Kidney Failure: Wet, because their kidneys kind of work to prevent hypotension -
CORRECT ANSWER -Regarding fluid removal:



Chronic Kidney Failure: Wet or Dry Why?


Acute Kidney Failure: Wet or Dry Why?



leading cause of death in dialysis patients - CORRECT ANSWER -
Why is hypotension (low BP) bad for our patients?



False - CORRECT ANSWER -In states where a "pre-
treatment" RN assessment is not required, PCTs are required to report abnormal findings before
starting a treatment, but an RN does not need to do their assessment pre-
treatment. (True or False)



Yes - CORRECT ANSWER -Are all pre-
treatment data and machine set up parameters required to be entered into Snappy before the t
reatment starts?(Yes or No)