DaVita PCT training exam Question and
Answer (2026/2027) | Newest Version |
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• If a patient with acute kidney injury (AKI) dialyzes in the outpatient facility, one
task of the patient care teammates is to monitor blood pressure and weight
closely. Why is this important? -✓✓ Hypovolemia and hypotensive episodes can
cause renal ischemia and can further damage the kidneys.
***The underlying cause of prerenal kidney failure is hypovolemia or poor
perfusion. Care must be taken to understand patients who are at high risk.
• Your role in anemia management includes: -✓✓ Rinsing back as much of the
patient's blood as you can at the termination of each treatment.
• During dialysis, the movement of bicarbonate from the dialysate into the blood:
-✓✓ The diffusion of bicarbonate helps the patient to achieve acid-base balance
by buffering the hydrogen ions.
• The transport mechanism when particles move from an area of higher solute
concentration to an area of lower solute concentration is called: -✓✓ Diffusion
Convection: solutes dragged across SPM
Osmosis: low to high
• TRUE OR FALSE:
, Hemodialysis patients are at increased risk of contracting Hepatitis B. -✓✓ True,
the virus can be transmitted from the use of multidose drug vials and
contamination of medical equipment. Dialysis patients are immuno-suppressed.
• A common reason how Hepatitis B is transmitted from a patient to a healthcare
worker is: -✓✓ 1. Penetration of the skin by sharps
2. Contact of blood with broken skin or mucous membranes
• If your facility dialyzes Hepatitis B positive patients, which assignment would
NOT be an appropriate patient care assignment? -✓✓ Caring for HBsAg and
Hepatitis B susceptible patients at the same time
• Appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) should be worn whenever
there is potential for contact with blood or bodily fluids, hazardous chemicals,
contaminated equipment, and environmental surfaces. PPE includes: -✓✓ Gloves,
gowns, mask and eye protection (full face shield or goggles).
• Handwashing at a designated clean sink should be performed for a minimum of:
-✓✓ 20 seconds
• Contact transmission is the most important route through which infections are
spread. Contact transmission is defined as: -✓✓ Transmission of microorganisms
through healthcare workers hands.
• Per the CDC, which is the most common factor contributing to bacteremias in
dialysis patients? -✓✓ The use of catheters for hemodialysis.
Answer (2026/2027) | Newest Version |
A+ Verified
• If a patient with acute kidney injury (AKI) dialyzes in the outpatient facility, one
task of the patient care teammates is to monitor blood pressure and weight
closely. Why is this important? -✓✓ Hypovolemia and hypotensive episodes can
cause renal ischemia and can further damage the kidneys.
***The underlying cause of prerenal kidney failure is hypovolemia or poor
perfusion. Care must be taken to understand patients who are at high risk.
• Your role in anemia management includes: -✓✓ Rinsing back as much of the
patient's blood as you can at the termination of each treatment.
• During dialysis, the movement of bicarbonate from the dialysate into the blood:
-✓✓ The diffusion of bicarbonate helps the patient to achieve acid-base balance
by buffering the hydrogen ions.
• The transport mechanism when particles move from an area of higher solute
concentration to an area of lower solute concentration is called: -✓✓ Diffusion
Convection: solutes dragged across SPM
Osmosis: low to high
• TRUE OR FALSE:
, Hemodialysis patients are at increased risk of contracting Hepatitis B. -✓✓ True,
the virus can be transmitted from the use of multidose drug vials and
contamination of medical equipment. Dialysis patients are immuno-suppressed.
• A common reason how Hepatitis B is transmitted from a patient to a healthcare
worker is: -✓✓ 1. Penetration of the skin by sharps
2. Contact of blood with broken skin or mucous membranes
• If your facility dialyzes Hepatitis B positive patients, which assignment would
NOT be an appropriate patient care assignment? -✓✓ Caring for HBsAg and
Hepatitis B susceptible patients at the same time
• Appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) should be worn whenever
there is potential for contact with blood or bodily fluids, hazardous chemicals,
contaminated equipment, and environmental surfaces. PPE includes: -✓✓ Gloves,
gowns, mask and eye protection (full face shield or goggles).
• Handwashing at a designated clean sink should be performed for a minimum of:
-✓✓ 20 seconds
• Contact transmission is the most important route through which infections are
spread. Contact transmission is defined as: -✓✓ Transmission of microorganisms
through healthcare workers hands.
• Per the CDC, which is the most common factor contributing to bacteremias in
dialysis patients? -✓✓ The use of catheters for hemodialysis.
