CCHT EVALUATION 2027 ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Creatinine - ✔✔A substance that is cleared from the body by healthy kidney is?
✔✔Whether other patients are having similar symptoms - ✔✔During a dialysis
treatment, a patient suddenly develops fever and chills. The initial action that should be
taken is to determine
✔✔Air detector - ✔✔Which of the following components of the dialysis machine is
designed to protect the patient from bubble/foam?
✔✔Remove disinfectant - ✔✔One purpose of priming the bloodlines and extracorporeal
circuit pre-dialysis is to?
✔✔Adequately rinseback as much of the patient's blood as possible at each treatment -
✔✔Which of the following actions can the dialysis technician take to help minimize
anemia?
✔✔7 days - ✔✔The hepatitis B virus is able to survive on environmental surfaces for as
long as:
✔✔Change the DNA of microbes so they die or cannot multiply - ✔✔A new technician is
being oriented to the water treatment system. The equipment technician explains that
the purpose of the ultraviolet (UV) light is to?
✔✔Falls - ✔✔For pain management, Mr Rivera is taking narcotic pills as prescribed by
his doctor. The dialysis technician knows that taking this medication puts Mr Rivera at
increases risk for
✔✔Time required to mature - ✔✔What is a disadvantage of an AV fistula as
hemodialysis access compared to other types of access?
, ✔✔Prevent prolonged bleeding - ✔✔A patient who has an arteriovenous fistula receives
a bonus dose of heparin at the beginning of a hemodialysis treatment and a continuous
heparin infusion during the treatment. The patient's heparin administration should be
terminated 30-60 minutes before the end of treatment in order to
✔✔Vascular surgeon - ✔✔A patient with a right Av fistula arrives at the dialysis facility
complaining of pain, tingling, and cold fingers in his right hand. The technician would
expect the nurse will notify which of the following physicians for possible corrective
action?
✔✔No additional precautions are necessary for the patient - ✔✔A patient is diagnosed
with hepatitis C beyond standard precautions. What additional measures. If any, should
be taken for the patient?
✔✔You don't have enough red blood cells to carry oxygen - ✔✔A patient tells the
technician. "The doctor told me I'm anemic what does that mean"? Which response by
the technician would be correct?
✔✔Two red blood cells - ✔✔In hemodialysis, the term anastomosis refers to the
connection of?
✔✔Blood returning to the patient - ✔✔Venous pressure is a result of resistance created
by the
✔✔Before each patient shift - ✔✔According to the standards of the Association for the
Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI), pre treatment water should be
checked for chloramines at which of these times?
✔✔The patient must receive dialysis in a hospital in a special isolation room - ✔✔A
patient on hemodialysis goes to the emergency department for persistent coughing and
fever. He is diagnosed with active tuberculosis (TB) which of the following actions would
the technician expect to be taken in regard to the patient's dialysis treatment?
✔✔Anaphylaxis (severe allergic reaction) - ✔✔Hives, itching, tightness of the chest and
respiratory distress may be signs and symptoms of:
✔✔Ultrafiltration - ✔✔Excess fluid is forced out of the blood and into the dialysate
during dialysis by which principle
✔✔6-8 weeks - ✔✔How long does it take a Fistula to mature
✔✔ annually - ✔✔AAMI Chemical Analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Creatinine - ✔✔A substance that is cleared from the body by healthy kidney is?
✔✔Whether other patients are having similar symptoms - ✔✔During a dialysis
treatment, a patient suddenly develops fever and chills. The initial action that should be
taken is to determine
✔✔Air detector - ✔✔Which of the following components of the dialysis machine is
designed to protect the patient from bubble/foam?
✔✔Remove disinfectant - ✔✔One purpose of priming the bloodlines and extracorporeal
circuit pre-dialysis is to?
✔✔Adequately rinseback as much of the patient's blood as possible at each treatment -
✔✔Which of the following actions can the dialysis technician take to help minimize
anemia?
✔✔7 days - ✔✔The hepatitis B virus is able to survive on environmental surfaces for as
long as:
✔✔Change the DNA of microbes so they die or cannot multiply - ✔✔A new technician is
being oriented to the water treatment system. The equipment technician explains that
the purpose of the ultraviolet (UV) light is to?
✔✔Falls - ✔✔For pain management, Mr Rivera is taking narcotic pills as prescribed by
his doctor. The dialysis technician knows that taking this medication puts Mr Rivera at
increases risk for
✔✔Time required to mature - ✔✔What is a disadvantage of an AV fistula as
hemodialysis access compared to other types of access?
, ✔✔Prevent prolonged bleeding - ✔✔A patient who has an arteriovenous fistula receives
a bonus dose of heparin at the beginning of a hemodialysis treatment and a continuous
heparin infusion during the treatment. The patient's heparin administration should be
terminated 30-60 minutes before the end of treatment in order to
✔✔Vascular surgeon - ✔✔A patient with a right Av fistula arrives at the dialysis facility
complaining of pain, tingling, and cold fingers in his right hand. The technician would
expect the nurse will notify which of the following physicians for possible corrective
action?
✔✔No additional precautions are necessary for the patient - ✔✔A patient is diagnosed
with hepatitis C beyond standard precautions. What additional measures. If any, should
be taken for the patient?
✔✔You don't have enough red blood cells to carry oxygen - ✔✔A patient tells the
technician. "The doctor told me I'm anemic what does that mean"? Which response by
the technician would be correct?
✔✔Two red blood cells - ✔✔In hemodialysis, the term anastomosis refers to the
connection of?
✔✔Blood returning to the patient - ✔✔Venous pressure is a result of resistance created
by the
✔✔Before each patient shift - ✔✔According to the standards of the Association for the
Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI), pre treatment water should be
checked for chloramines at which of these times?
✔✔The patient must receive dialysis in a hospital in a special isolation room - ✔✔A
patient on hemodialysis goes to the emergency department for persistent coughing and
fever. He is diagnosed with active tuberculosis (TB) which of the following actions would
the technician expect to be taken in regard to the patient's dialysis treatment?
✔✔Anaphylaxis (severe allergic reaction) - ✔✔Hives, itching, tightness of the chest and
respiratory distress may be signs and symptoms of:
✔✔Ultrafiltration - ✔✔Excess fluid is forced out of the blood and into the dialysate
during dialysis by which principle
✔✔6-8 weeks - ✔✔How long does it take a Fistula to mature
✔✔ annually - ✔✔AAMI Chemical Analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested
