DAVITA PCT EXAM | NEWEST 2026/2027 | ACTUAL EXAM |
COMPLETE REAL EXAM QUESTIONS | CORRECT VERIFIED
150 QUESTIONS
• What do you need to consider in regards to acute patents vascular access? -✓✓
Usually have a CVC
- follow policy and procedure to prevent infections
• Why is it important to know what caused your patient's CKD? -✓✓ to inquire about
possible problems during data collection and assessments
• Kt/V: What is K? -✓✓ clearance of urea
• What treatment factors decrease K? -✓✓ not waiting 3-5 minutes after giving heparin
with treatment initiation to prevent clotting
• What factors influence V (volume)? -✓✓ sex, age, weight, height, amputations
• Needle gauge and suggested BFR -✓✓ 17: 200-250
16: 250-350
15: 350-450
14: >450
• What do you do if a patient wants to get off early? -✓✓ educate and document, still
draw lab on habitual patients, MUST NOTIFY NURSE
• Lab draw mistakes that would falsely increase Kt/V -✓✓ not waiting the full 15 seconds
to draw the BUN
• What is the role of the PCT prior to treatment initiation? -✓✓ DATA COLLECTION
• Squeezing the BP cuff can damage the machine: T/F -✓✓ True
• 4 reasons we document in the medical record -✓✓ 1. proof that care was rendered
2. provides data continuity and planning of patient care
3. permanent legal record
4. communication tool
• Pre-treatment patient data collection/assessment -✓✓ Data collection: before initiation
Assessment: 30 minutes into treatment
• Post treatment data collection/assessments -✓✓ after treatment
-NOT DURING RINSEBACK
, • What are possible consequences of poor or incomplete documentation -✓✓ attack on
your care
• What are the six items included in charting administered medications? -✓✓ REASON
FOR ADMINISTERING
• What are the 5 W's to be used when completing an AOR -✓✓ who should report an
AOR
what type of incident
when should it be reported
where should they be reported
why
• What are the four consequences of sodium loading during dialysis? -✓✓ Thirsty
Increase Fluid Intake
Increased intradialytic weight gain
Increased ultrafiltration rate
• What is the purpose of UF profiling? -✓✓ fit to the patient to prevent crashing and
allow for vascular refill
• Why do we measure the pH in the dialysate -✓✓ to verify acid-base balance is within
an acceptable range
• Conductivity and pH alarm causes -✓✓ no concentrate
improper bicarb
calcium or magnesium precipitate
line of filter occlusion from debris
improper calibration
• Temperature alarm causes -✓✓ lower temperature, increases BP
hemolysis occurs at 42 degrees calcium which releases potassium
• Power -✓✓ the appropriate intervention is to remove venous line from air detector
clamp before starting hand crank
• Arterial Pressure High alarm causes -✓✓ separation of tubing
• Venous pressure high alarm causes -✓✓ kink in tubing
infiltration
clotting in the venous drip chamber
COMPLETE REAL EXAM QUESTIONS | CORRECT VERIFIED
150 QUESTIONS
• What do you need to consider in regards to acute patents vascular access? -✓✓
Usually have a CVC
- follow policy and procedure to prevent infections
• Why is it important to know what caused your patient's CKD? -✓✓ to inquire about
possible problems during data collection and assessments
• Kt/V: What is K? -✓✓ clearance of urea
• What treatment factors decrease K? -✓✓ not waiting 3-5 minutes after giving heparin
with treatment initiation to prevent clotting
• What factors influence V (volume)? -✓✓ sex, age, weight, height, amputations
• Needle gauge and suggested BFR -✓✓ 17: 200-250
16: 250-350
15: 350-450
14: >450
• What do you do if a patient wants to get off early? -✓✓ educate and document, still
draw lab on habitual patients, MUST NOTIFY NURSE
• Lab draw mistakes that would falsely increase Kt/V -✓✓ not waiting the full 15 seconds
to draw the BUN
• What is the role of the PCT prior to treatment initiation? -✓✓ DATA COLLECTION
• Squeezing the BP cuff can damage the machine: T/F -✓✓ True
• 4 reasons we document in the medical record -✓✓ 1. proof that care was rendered
2. provides data continuity and planning of patient care
3. permanent legal record
4. communication tool
• Pre-treatment patient data collection/assessment -✓✓ Data collection: before initiation
Assessment: 30 minutes into treatment
• Post treatment data collection/assessments -✓✓ after treatment
-NOT DURING RINSEBACK
, • What are possible consequences of poor or incomplete documentation -✓✓ attack on
your care
• What are the six items included in charting administered medications? -✓✓ REASON
FOR ADMINISTERING
• What are the 5 W's to be used when completing an AOR -✓✓ who should report an
AOR
what type of incident
when should it be reported
where should they be reported
why
• What are the four consequences of sodium loading during dialysis? -✓✓ Thirsty
Increase Fluid Intake
Increased intradialytic weight gain
Increased ultrafiltration rate
• What is the purpose of UF profiling? -✓✓ fit to the patient to prevent crashing and
allow for vascular refill
• Why do we measure the pH in the dialysate -✓✓ to verify acid-base balance is within
an acceptable range
• Conductivity and pH alarm causes -✓✓ no concentrate
improper bicarb
calcium or magnesium precipitate
line of filter occlusion from debris
improper calibration
• Temperature alarm causes -✓✓ lower temperature, increases BP
hemolysis occurs at 42 degrees calcium which releases potassium
• Power -✓✓ the appropriate intervention is to remove venous line from air detector
clamp before starting hand crank
• Arterial Pressure High alarm causes -✓✓ separation of tubing
• Venous pressure high alarm causes -✓✓ kink in tubing
infiltration
clotting in the venous drip chamber
