CCHT Practice Test Exam
Albumin is a test about a patients _______ status - answer Nutritional
______ contributes to data collection used to measure quality outcomes - answer
Ensuring accurate documentation
What is the most accurate measurement of dialysis adequacy? - answer Kt/V
Biohazardous waste includes ... - answer Any material exposed to blood
The organization that has the goal to improve the care and outcomes of all individuals
with kidney disease - answer KDOQI, Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative
The organization that sets the standards for dialysis water quality - answer AAMI,
Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
A dialysis tech observes everything on the tx floor, what would be an environmental
risk? - answer About one ounce (30 ml) of fluid is on the floor
What is the most important activity a tech can perform to prevent the spread of
infectious disease in the dialysis unit? - answer Hand washing
Example of a food that is high in potassium - answer Bananas, oranges, spinach,
broccoli, potatoes, cucumbers....
Example of a food that is high in phosphorous - answer Dairy, meat, nuts, seafood,
whole grains...
What have low albumin levels in pts been linked to? - answer Higher hospitalization
and death rates
What is an acceptable interdialytic weight gain? - answer 3kg or 5% of EDW
The usual fluid allowance for a person with kidney failure is? - answer 1.0 to 1.5 liters
per day
Symptoms of hyperkalemia include? - answer Muscle weakness and numbness
Hyperkalemia - answer excessive potassium in the blood
, What is an indication that heparin dose may need to be decreased? - answer The pt
had surgery yesterday
What might be an indication a pt needs an increase in heparin dosage? - answer
Clotting in the extracoporeal circuit
What is the usual heparin sodium concentration for anticoagulation during tx? - answer
1,000u/ml
How is lidocaine administered? - answer Interdermally
What is a medication that doesn't dialyze easily? - answer Digoxin
Mr Jones goes to the store to buy laxatives for constipation, what medication should he
avoid? - answer Milk of magnesia
A pt needs 2000 units of heparin. The vial is 1000u/ml. How many mls do you draw? -
answer 2ml
Examples of phosphate binders - answer Renagel, Phos-lo, and Tums
What med is used to treat anemia? - answer Epogen
What med is used to improve calcium absorption? - answer Zemplar
If you document incorrectly on a pts chart, how do you correct it? - answer Draw a
line through it, date, time, signature/credentials with the word error
A female dialysis technician has been caring for a male patient for several months. The
patient tells the tech that he is lonely and depressed. He asked the technician to go out
to dinner with him. In addition to politely declining his invitation, which of these actions, if
any, should the tech take? - answer Refer the patient to the social worker
A staff member asks you to document the normal Celine he just gave to Mr. Tom. What
would you do? - answer Never document something that someone else did
Mr. Jones demonstrates how to wash his access. This is an example of which adult
learning principle? - answer Psychomotor
What is the dialysis tech role in patient education? - answer Reinforce information
provided by other staff
Who is the most important member of the patient care team? - answer The patient
What is the most important monitor in the dialysis setting? - answer Staff
Albumin is a test about a patients _______ status - answer Nutritional
______ contributes to data collection used to measure quality outcomes - answer
Ensuring accurate documentation
What is the most accurate measurement of dialysis adequacy? - answer Kt/V
Biohazardous waste includes ... - answer Any material exposed to blood
The organization that has the goal to improve the care and outcomes of all individuals
with kidney disease - answer KDOQI, Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative
The organization that sets the standards for dialysis water quality - answer AAMI,
Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
A dialysis tech observes everything on the tx floor, what would be an environmental
risk? - answer About one ounce (30 ml) of fluid is on the floor
What is the most important activity a tech can perform to prevent the spread of
infectious disease in the dialysis unit? - answer Hand washing
Example of a food that is high in potassium - answer Bananas, oranges, spinach,
broccoli, potatoes, cucumbers....
Example of a food that is high in phosphorous - answer Dairy, meat, nuts, seafood,
whole grains...
What have low albumin levels in pts been linked to? - answer Higher hospitalization
and death rates
What is an acceptable interdialytic weight gain? - answer 3kg or 5% of EDW
The usual fluid allowance for a person with kidney failure is? - answer 1.0 to 1.5 liters
per day
Symptoms of hyperkalemia include? - answer Muscle weakness and numbness
Hyperkalemia - answer excessive potassium in the blood
, What is an indication that heparin dose may need to be decreased? - answer The pt
had surgery yesterday
What might be an indication a pt needs an increase in heparin dosage? - answer
Clotting in the extracoporeal circuit
What is the usual heparin sodium concentration for anticoagulation during tx? - answer
1,000u/ml
How is lidocaine administered? - answer Interdermally
What is a medication that doesn't dialyze easily? - answer Digoxin
Mr Jones goes to the store to buy laxatives for constipation, what medication should he
avoid? - answer Milk of magnesia
A pt needs 2000 units of heparin. The vial is 1000u/ml. How many mls do you draw? -
answer 2ml
Examples of phosphate binders - answer Renagel, Phos-lo, and Tums
What med is used to treat anemia? - answer Epogen
What med is used to improve calcium absorption? - answer Zemplar
If you document incorrectly on a pts chart, how do you correct it? - answer Draw a
line through it, date, time, signature/credentials with the word error
A female dialysis technician has been caring for a male patient for several months. The
patient tells the tech that he is lonely and depressed. He asked the technician to go out
to dinner with him. In addition to politely declining his invitation, which of these actions, if
any, should the tech take? - answer Refer the patient to the social worker
A staff member asks you to document the normal Celine he just gave to Mr. Tom. What
would you do? - answer Never document something that someone else did
Mr. Jones demonstrates how to wash his access. This is an example of which adult
learning principle? - answer Psychomotor
What is the dialysis tech role in patient education? - answer Reinforce information
provided by other staff
Who is the most important member of the patient care team? - answer The patient
What is the most important monitor in the dialysis setting? - answer Staff
