NNCC CCHT Certification Exam
AAMI standard for conventional dialysis requires the total microbial count to be less
than - answer 200 CFU/mL
abnormal levels of this electrolyte can cause cardiac arrhythmias and even death -
answer Potassium
Acceptable interdialytic weight gains are - answer 3-5% of TW
The AAMI standard for endotoxin levels in conventional daily's are is - answer Less
than 2 EU/mL
albumin is an important test that tells about the patient------------status - answer
nutritional
All of the follow are phosphate binders EXCEPT - answer Vitamin B12
numbness and tingling - answer Not a sign or symptom of an infected access
Asepsis - answer Absence of disease producing organisms
AAMI chemical analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested - answer Annually
A 58- year old patient who is blind comes to treatment accompanied by his wife. What
approach should the dialysis tech use when interacting with the patient? - answer
Describe the activities in the immediate environment
A dialysis technician observed a drop of blood on the surface of a patient's machine.
What action should the tech take? - answer Clean the machine surface immediately
About one ounce (30 ml) fluid is on the floor - answer A dialysis technician observes
all of the below on the treatment floor, which one poses an environment risk?
A females dialysis technician has been caring for a male patient for several months. The
patient tells the 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? - answer Refer the patient to the social worker
A fistula connects - answer an artery to a vein
, A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer is - answer
Vitamin B12
A mixed bed DI tank contains - answer cations and anions
Nephron is made up of - answer A glomerulus and a tubule system
A patient complains of pain at venous needle site. The dialysis technician observes
there is swelling distal to the venous needle site and that the venous pressure is rising.
The tech should suspect - answer An infiltration
A patient who is to receive their first dialysis treatment is prone to - answer dialysis
disequilibrium syndrome
a patient tells the technician that the dietitian reviewed high-potassium foods with her.
during the conversation she states she routinely eats the following food. which one is
highest in potassium? - answer bananas
slow pulse of 54 beats/minute would indicate the patient has: - answer bradycardia
A reason why a dialysis technician is to be certified is: - answer It's a CMS
requirement
A rise in transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during hemodialysis is indicative
of - answer clotting in the extracorporeal circuit
A teammate asks you to document the normal saline he just gave to Mr. Smith. You
would - answer never document something that someone else did
A true aneurysm can be dangerous because it - answer may rupture and cause the
patient to bleed profusely
A patient's laboratory results indicate that the predialysis BUN level was lower than the
post dialysis BUN level. When interpreting these findings the technician should seek the
answer to which of these questions. - answer Was the post dialysis sample drawn
correctly
a rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would indicate that the patient has: - answer
tachycardia
A patient's target weight is 154.0 lb (70 kg) and the 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? - answer 500
AAMI standard for conventional dialysate requires the total microbial count be less than
- answer 100 CFU/mL
AAMI standard for conventional dialysis requires the total microbial count to be less
than - answer 200 CFU/mL
abnormal levels of this electrolyte can cause cardiac arrhythmias and even death -
answer Potassium
Acceptable interdialytic weight gains are - answer 3-5% of TW
The AAMI standard for endotoxin levels in conventional daily's are is - answer Less
than 2 EU/mL
albumin is an important test that tells about the patient------------status - answer
nutritional
All of the follow are phosphate binders EXCEPT - answer Vitamin B12
numbness and tingling - answer Not a sign or symptom of an infected access
Asepsis - answer Absence of disease producing organisms
AAMI chemical analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested - answer Annually
A 58- year old patient who is blind comes to treatment accompanied by his wife. What
approach should the dialysis tech use when interacting with the patient? - answer
Describe the activities in the immediate environment
A dialysis technician observed a drop of blood on the surface of a patient's machine.
What action should the tech take? - answer Clean the machine surface immediately
About one ounce (30 ml) fluid is on the floor - answer A dialysis technician observes
all of the below on the treatment floor, which one poses an environment risk?
A females dialysis technician has been caring for a male patient for several months. The
patient tells the 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? - answer Refer the patient to the social worker
A fistula connects - answer an artery to a vein
, A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer is - answer
Vitamin B12
A mixed bed DI tank contains - answer cations and anions
Nephron is made up of - answer A glomerulus and a tubule system
A patient complains of pain at venous needle site. The dialysis technician observes
there is swelling distal to the venous needle site and that the venous pressure is rising.
The tech should suspect - answer An infiltration
A patient who is to receive their first dialysis treatment is prone to - answer dialysis
disequilibrium syndrome
a patient tells the technician that the dietitian reviewed high-potassium foods with her.
during the conversation she states she routinely eats the following food. which one is
highest in potassium? - answer bananas
slow pulse of 54 beats/minute would indicate the patient has: - answer bradycardia
A reason why a dialysis technician is to be certified is: - answer It's a CMS
requirement
A rise in transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during hemodialysis is indicative
of - answer clotting in the extracorporeal circuit
A teammate asks you to document the normal saline he just gave to Mr. Smith. You
would - answer never document something that someone else did
A true aneurysm can be dangerous because it - answer may rupture and cause the
patient to bleed profusely
A patient's laboratory results indicate that the predialysis BUN level was lower than the
post dialysis BUN level. When interpreting these findings the technician should seek the
answer to which of these questions. - answer Was the post dialysis sample drawn
correctly
a rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would indicate that the patient has: - answer
tachycardia
A patient's target weight is 154.0 lb (70 kg) and the 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? - answer 500
AAMI standard for conventional dialysate requires the total microbial count be less than
- answer 100 CFU/mL
