DaVita Examination| Questions and Answers|
Updated|2025-2026|
Q. What complication would you expect to see if a patient is exposed to chlorine/chloramines?
✓ Hemolysis
Q. You are performing the first chlorine/chloramine testing of the day after the RO has been
running for 10 minutes. Performing the test at this time
✓ Could result in a false negative test
Q. At what time do you perform water hardness testing?
✓ At the end of each treatment day
Q. What is your immediate response to a final water quality alarm on the treatment floor?
✓ Place all machines into bypass
Q. What are the benefits of peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis?
✓ Home-based
✓ Flexible schedule
✓ Fewer dietary restrictions
Q. The two types of peritoneal dialysis are
✓ CAPD and CCPD
Q. Procedure when using hemostatic sponges such as Sure Seal?
✓ Remove the hemostatic sponge after hemostasis has been achieved and dress the needle
site with a band-aid or gauze
Q. Why should a patient be in a comfortable supine position when performing pre-dialysis CVC
care?
✓ The supine position increases pressure within central veins and diminishes the risk of an
air embolism
Q. Flipping the arterial vascular access needle?
✓ It is not necessary since all arterial needles now have a back eye
, Q. A new AVF has received its post op exam and meets KDOQI's rule of 6s, which NFACT
cannulator would the AVF
✓ Advanced cannula
Q. AV graft and hearing a whistling sound could be indicative of?
✓ An outflow stenosis
Q. KDOQI rule of 6s?
✓ Provides guidelines for the use of the new AV fistula
Q. To prevent the formation of aneurysms in pseudo-aneurysms, the following should be
practiced:
✓ Good needle site rotation in complete needle site clotting techniques
Q. During cannulation of all AV fistulas
✓ A tourniquet is to be applied to increase vein engorgement and stabilize the vessel
Q. What is an important action before returning a patient's blood using the hand crank in the
event of a power failure?
✓ Remove the venous line from the line clamp
Q. What problems will cause a more negative (high-pressure alarm) pre-pump arterial pressure
✓ Kinking of the arterial blood line between the vascular access in the arterial monitor
Q. What problems will cause an increase in venous pressure
✓ Clotting of the Venus drip chamber
Q. Which statement is true regarding the "reason of prudence" standard of care
✓ When supervising patient care technicians and other non-licensed personnel, it is the
responsibility of the licensed nurse to ensure these teammates also meet the standard of
care
Q. Performing a procedure "your way" rather than following DaVita's policy and procedures:
✓ Can lead to civil liability in the event of an adverse patient outcome
Q. A surveyor asks you a question. Which of the following statements would be a good answer?
✓ I do not know the answer, but I will find out
Q. A surveyor discovers that the chlorine checks have not been done correctly. what kind of
deficiency would the surveyor give the facility?
Updated|2025-2026|
Q. What complication would you expect to see if a patient is exposed to chlorine/chloramines?
✓ Hemolysis
Q. You are performing the first chlorine/chloramine testing of the day after the RO has been
running for 10 minutes. Performing the test at this time
✓ Could result in a false negative test
Q. At what time do you perform water hardness testing?
✓ At the end of each treatment day
Q. What is your immediate response to a final water quality alarm on the treatment floor?
✓ Place all machines into bypass
Q. What are the benefits of peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis?
✓ Home-based
✓ Flexible schedule
✓ Fewer dietary restrictions
Q. The two types of peritoneal dialysis are
✓ CAPD and CCPD
Q. Procedure when using hemostatic sponges such as Sure Seal?
✓ Remove the hemostatic sponge after hemostasis has been achieved and dress the needle
site with a band-aid or gauze
Q. Why should a patient be in a comfortable supine position when performing pre-dialysis CVC
care?
✓ The supine position increases pressure within central veins and diminishes the risk of an
air embolism
Q. Flipping the arterial vascular access needle?
✓ It is not necessary since all arterial needles now have a back eye
, Q. A new AVF has received its post op exam and meets KDOQI's rule of 6s, which NFACT
cannulator would the AVF
✓ Advanced cannula
Q. AV graft and hearing a whistling sound could be indicative of?
✓ An outflow stenosis
Q. KDOQI rule of 6s?
✓ Provides guidelines for the use of the new AV fistula
Q. To prevent the formation of aneurysms in pseudo-aneurysms, the following should be
practiced:
✓ Good needle site rotation in complete needle site clotting techniques
Q. During cannulation of all AV fistulas
✓ A tourniquet is to be applied to increase vein engorgement and stabilize the vessel
Q. What is an important action before returning a patient's blood using the hand crank in the
event of a power failure?
✓ Remove the venous line from the line clamp
Q. What problems will cause a more negative (high-pressure alarm) pre-pump arterial pressure
✓ Kinking of the arterial blood line between the vascular access in the arterial monitor
Q. What problems will cause an increase in venous pressure
✓ Clotting of the Venus drip chamber
Q. Which statement is true regarding the "reason of prudence" standard of care
✓ When supervising patient care technicians and other non-licensed personnel, it is the
responsibility of the licensed nurse to ensure these teammates also meet the standard of
care
Q. Performing a procedure "your way" rather than following DaVita's policy and procedures:
✓ Can lead to civil liability in the event of an adverse patient outcome
Q. A surveyor asks you a question. Which of the following statements would be a good answer?
✓ I do not know the answer, but I will find out
Q. A surveyor discovers that the chlorine checks have not been done correctly. what kind of
deficiency would the surveyor give the facility?
