DAVITA PCT FINAL EXAM | QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ | LATEST
2025/2026 GUIDE
What is important when monitoring wait and blood pressure for a cute
patients
- Correct Answer - Keep patient wet to avoid hypotensive episodes
What do you need to consider in regards to acute patient vascular
access
- Correct Answer - Follow p&p to prevent infections
Why is it important to know what caused your patient CKD?
- Correct Answer - To inquire about possible problems during data
collection and assessments
What is the K in KT/V?
- Correct Answer - Clearance of urea
What treatment factors decrease K
- Correct Answer - not waiting 3-5 minutes after giving heparin with
treatment initiation to prevent clotting
What factors influence volume
- Correct Answer - sex, age, weight, height, amputations
What do you do if a patient wants to get off early
, - Correct Answer - educate and document, still draw lab on habitual
patients, MUST NOTIFY NURSE
Lab draw mistakes that would falsely increase Kt/V
- Correct Answer - not waiting the full 15 seconds to draw the BUN
What is the role of the PCT prior to treatment initiation?
- Correct Answer - data collection
Reasons for documenting in the medical record
- Correct Answer - 1)Proof that Care was rendered
2)Provide data continuity and planning of patient care
3) permanent, legal record
4) communication tool
Pre-treatment. Patient data collection an assessment.
- Correct Answer - Data collection before initiation assessment 30
minutes into treatment
Post treatment data collection assessments
- Correct Answer - After treatment not during rinse back
What are possible consequences of poor or incomplete documentation?
- Correct Answer - attack on your care
What are the six items included in charting administered medications?
- Correct Answer - Reason for administering
What are the 5W's to be used when completing an a OR
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ | LATEST
2025/2026 GUIDE
What is important when monitoring wait and blood pressure for a cute
patients
- Correct Answer - Keep patient wet to avoid hypotensive episodes
What do you need to consider in regards to acute patient vascular
access
- Correct Answer - Follow p&p to prevent infections
Why is it important to know what caused your patient CKD?
- Correct Answer - To inquire about possible problems during data
collection and assessments
What is the K in KT/V?
- Correct Answer - Clearance of urea
What treatment factors decrease K
- Correct Answer - not waiting 3-5 minutes after giving heparin with
treatment initiation to prevent clotting
What factors influence volume
- Correct Answer - sex, age, weight, height, amputations
What do you do if a patient wants to get off early
, - Correct Answer - educate and document, still draw lab on habitual
patients, MUST NOTIFY NURSE
Lab draw mistakes that would falsely increase Kt/V
- Correct Answer - not waiting the full 15 seconds to draw the BUN
What is the role of the PCT prior to treatment initiation?
- Correct Answer - data collection
Reasons for documenting in the medical record
- Correct Answer - 1)Proof that Care was rendered
2)Provide data continuity and planning of patient care
3) permanent, legal record
4) communication tool
Pre-treatment. Patient data collection an assessment.
- Correct Answer - Data collection before initiation assessment 30
minutes into treatment
Post treatment data collection assessments
- Correct Answer - After treatment not during rinse back
What are possible consequences of poor or incomplete documentation?
- Correct Answer - attack on your care
What are the six items included in charting administered medications?
- Correct Answer - Reason for administering
What are the 5W's to be used when completing an a OR
