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CCHT PRACTICE EXAM| CERTIFIED
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS 2026
Psychomotor - correct-answer -Mr. Jones demonstrates how to wash his aces.
This is an example of which adult learning principle?
Milk of Magnesia - correct-answer -Mr. Jones suffers from constipation. He goes
to the drug store to buy a laxative. Mr Jones should avoid which medication?
Cognitive - correct-answer -Mr. Roberts verbalized how to hand crank his blood
pump in the event of an emergency. This is an example of which adult principle?
Notify the nurse of the need for an assessment - correct-answer -Mrs. Smith
arrives for dialysis treatment complaining of shortness of breath. Her pre dialysis
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weight is 4.7 kilograms above the last post treatment weight. The dialysis
technician reweighed and verified the weight. Which of the actions should the
dialysis technician take next?
5,540 mL - correct-answer -Mrs Smith dry weight is 62 kg. Her pretreatment
weight when she came in for treatment on Monday was 67 kg. The priming saline
amount is 240 mL, the rinseback amount is 200mL, fluid from medication is 100
mL, and she is not allowed any fluids during treatment. What is the total amount
of fluid weight to be removed during her treatment?
Trendelenburg position on left side - correct-answer -Ms Foster complains of
shortness of breath. While calling for the nurse the dialysis technician notices
there is air in the extracorporeal circuit she/he should place Ms Foster in:
Air - correct-answer -One reason that normal saline is used to rinse and prime the
extracorporeal circuit prior to treatment is to remove:
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7.0-7.25 - correct-answer -Normal body pH is
Time to mature - correct-answer -One disadvantage of a fistula is an increase in
Poor rotation of sites - correct-answer -One cause of aneurysms and
pseudoaneurysms is
Blood pump has stopped - correct-answer -The air detector alarms during
treatment. If the machine is working properly, the dialysis technician should
expect which of these events to have occurred?
Sterilant infusion - correct-answer -Pain at the venous needle site, along with
respiratory difficulty and chest pain could be an indicator of:
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Hypertension - correct-answer -One sign and symptom of fluid overload is
Hypo-osmole - correct-answer -Solutions that have a higher similarity than body
fluids are called?
Numbness and tingling - correct-answer -Symptoms of hyperkalemia (high
potassium) may include
Before treatment, after treatment, and after giving heparin - correct-answer -The
accuracy of lab results depends on adherence to proper lab draw technique. You
must ensure that labs are drawn:
CCHT PRACTICE EXAM| CERTIFIED
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS 2026
Psychomotor - correct-answer -Mr. Jones demonstrates how to wash his aces.
This is an example of which adult learning principle?
Milk of Magnesia - correct-answer -Mr. Jones suffers from constipation. He goes
to the drug store to buy a laxative. Mr Jones should avoid which medication?
Cognitive - correct-answer -Mr. Roberts verbalized how to hand crank his blood
pump in the event of an emergency. This is an example of which adult principle?
Notify the nurse of the need for an assessment - correct-answer -Mrs. Smith
arrives for dialysis treatment complaining of shortness of breath. Her pre dialysis
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weight is 4.7 kilograms above the last post treatment weight. The dialysis
technician reweighed and verified the weight. Which of the actions should the
dialysis technician take next?
5,540 mL - correct-answer -Mrs Smith dry weight is 62 kg. Her pretreatment
weight when she came in for treatment on Monday was 67 kg. The priming saline
amount is 240 mL, the rinseback amount is 200mL, fluid from medication is 100
mL, and she is not allowed any fluids during treatment. What is the total amount
of fluid weight to be removed during her treatment?
Trendelenburg position on left side - correct-answer -Ms Foster complains of
shortness of breath. While calling for the nurse the dialysis technician notices
there is air in the extracorporeal circuit she/he should place Ms Foster in:
Air - correct-answer -One reason that normal saline is used to rinse and prime the
extracorporeal circuit prior to treatment is to remove:
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7.0-7.25 - correct-answer -Normal body pH is
Time to mature - correct-answer -One disadvantage of a fistula is an increase in
Poor rotation of sites - correct-answer -One cause of aneurysms and
pseudoaneurysms is
Blood pump has stopped - correct-answer -The air detector alarms during
treatment. If the machine is working properly, the dialysis technician should
expect which of these events to have occurred?
Sterilant infusion - correct-answer -Pain at the venous needle site, along with
respiratory difficulty and chest pain could be an indicator of:
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Hypertension - correct-answer -One sign and symptom of fluid overload is
Hypo-osmole - correct-answer -Solutions that have a higher similarity than body
fluids are called?
Numbness and tingling - correct-answer -Symptoms of hyperkalemia (high
potassium) may include
Before treatment, after treatment, and after giving heparin - correct-answer -The
accuracy of lab results depends on adherence to proper lab draw technique. You
must ensure that labs are drawn:
