PCT DAVITA (RN)FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) LATEST UPDATE 2026

PCT DAVITA (RN)FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) LATEST 2026
When dialyzing a patient with acute kidney injury, one task of the patient
care teammates is to monitor blood pressure and weight closely. Why is it
important? - correct answer ✅hypovolemia and hypotensive episodes can
cause renal ischemia and can further damage the kidneys.


CKD can have its origin pre-renal , intra-renalm or post renal. Which of the
following conditions is an intra-renal cause of CKD - correct answer ✅HTN.


Knowing what caused your patient's CKD - correct answer ✅is important
because the underlying disease could cause health complications that can
impact the dialysis treatment.


When a PCT documents the extent of a patient's edema, for example as +3 -
correct answer ✅the PCT is preforming an assessment which is not allowed
legally.


When a patient has an irregular heartbeat, - correct answer ✅the
automatic BP reading may not be accurate.


Which of the following is a data collection - correct answer ✅HR 72.


at what time should the post treatment data collection be completed -
correct answer ✅after the treatment has been completed.

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the A in smart communication stands for - correct answer ✅actual-
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just report the facts.
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which of the following events is defined as a near miss - correct answer
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✅the wrong dialyzer was set up and primed for a patient, but it was caught bef
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ore dialysis was initiated and the dialyzer was replaced.
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using the approach is one way to fill out an REM -
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correct answer ✅SBAR.
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What is your main priority when returning a patient's blood with the hand cra
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nk during a power outage? -
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correct answer ✅you must be vigilant in watching for air in the blood lines.
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what problem will cause an increase in the patient's VP - correct answer
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✅a clot in the venous drip chamber.
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Which blood test must be performed at regular intervals on patients susceptibl
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e to HPB - correct answer ✅HBsAg.
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who is accountable for appropriate patient and teammate scheduling in the ac
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ute setting - correct answer ✅
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ailable HPB surveillance test is a HBsAb of 8. What are the machine disinfection
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requirements after dialyzing this patient? - correct answer
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✅the machine must be heat disinfected at the end of each day.
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What is the most common factor contributing to bacteremia in dialysis patients
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? - correct answer ✅use of catheters for HD.
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which infectious disease requires frequent hand washing instead of using alc
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correct answer ✅active clostridioides difficile infection.
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What precautions must be used when handling lab specimens? -
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correct answer ✅universal precautions.
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waiting only five seconds between lowering the blood pump speed and drawi
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ng the post treatment blood sample could -
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correct answer ✅cause the post treatment BUN reading to be falsely low (wai
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which may cause a decrease in the hemoglobin of a patient with ESRD -
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correct answer ✅infection/inflammation.
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fluid overload and HTN lead to LVH, this means - correct answer
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✅hypotensive episodes are more likely to occur during the dialysis treatment. sd sd sd sd sd sd sd sd sd sd




your role in CKD-MBD management includes -
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correct answer ✅reminding the patient who is eating a snack during dialysis t
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o take his phosphate binder.
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