DAVITA PCT FINAL EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 2025 | 2 DIFFERENT
VERSIONS | ALL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(ALREADY GRADED A+) | LATEST VERSIONS
Question 1
Why are dialysis patients at increased risk for acquiring a healthcare-associated infection (HAI)
at the facility?
A) They have better immune systems.
B) HAIs are the least common cause of death.
C) They are immunosuppressed, HAIs are the 2nd most common cause of death, and there is
prolonged access to their blood.
D) They are rarely exposed to germs.
E) They have short treatment times.
Correct Answer: C) they are immunosuppressed, it's 2nd most common cause of
death, we have prolonged access to their blood
Rationale: Immunosuppression weakens their ability to fight infection, HAIs are a
major mortality factor, and the repeated vascular access procedures provide a
direct portal of entry for pathogens.
Question 2
What is the most common route for transmitting HAIs?
A) Airborne
B) Droplet
C) Contact
D) Vector-borne
E) Foodborne
Correct Answer: C) contact
, Rationale: Direct or indirect contact, primarily via contaminated hands of healthcare
personnel or contaminated environmental surfaces, is the most frequent mode of
HAI transmission.
Question 3
What is the most important intervention against HAIs?
A) Wearing masks
B) Using gloves
C) Hand hygiene
D) Disinfecting surfaces
E) Isolating patients
Correct Answer: C) hand hygiene
Rationale: Meticulous hand hygiene by all healthcare personnel is consistently
recognized as the single most effective measure to prevent the spread of HAIs.
Question 4
What germ causes most infections in hemodialysis patients, and what is a key characteristic of
this germ?
A) E. coli, which dies quickly on surfaces.
B) MRSA, which can stay on surfaces for days, especially plastic and vinyl.
C) Staphylococcus aureus, which is easily killed by alcohol.
D) Candida albicans, which is airborne.
E) Pseudomonas, which only grows in water.
Correct Answer: B) MRSA, which can stay on surfaces for days, especially plastic and
vinyl
VERSIONS | ALL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(ALREADY GRADED A+) | LATEST VERSIONS
Question 1
Why are dialysis patients at increased risk for acquiring a healthcare-associated infection (HAI)
at the facility?
A) They have better immune systems.
B) HAIs are the least common cause of death.
C) They are immunosuppressed, HAIs are the 2nd most common cause of death, and there is
prolonged access to their blood.
D) They are rarely exposed to germs.
E) They have short treatment times.
Correct Answer: C) they are immunosuppressed, it's 2nd most common cause of
death, we have prolonged access to their blood
Rationale: Immunosuppression weakens their ability to fight infection, HAIs are a
major mortality factor, and the repeated vascular access procedures provide a
direct portal of entry for pathogens.
Question 2
What is the most common route for transmitting HAIs?
A) Airborne
B) Droplet
C) Contact
D) Vector-borne
E) Foodborne
Correct Answer: C) contact
, Rationale: Direct or indirect contact, primarily via contaminated hands of healthcare
personnel or contaminated environmental surfaces, is the most frequent mode of
HAI transmission.
Question 3
What is the most important intervention against HAIs?
A) Wearing masks
B) Using gloves
C) Hand hygiene
D) Disinfecting surfaces
E) Isolating patients
Correct Answer: C) hand hygiene
Rationale: Meticulous hand hygiene by all healthcare personnel is consistently
recognized as the single most effective measure to prevent the spread of HAIs.
Question 4
What germ causes most infections in hemodialysis patients, and what is a key characteristic of
this germ?
A) E. coli, which dies quickly on surfaces.
B) MRSA, which can stay on surfaces for days, especially plastic and vinyl.
C) Staphylococcus aureus, which is easily killed by alcohol.
D) Candida albicans, which is airborne.
E) Pseudomonas, which only grows in water.
Correct Answer: B) MRSA, which can stay on surfaces for days, especially plastic and
vinyl
