NNCC CCHT Certification Exam edition
'Dwell time' in peritoneal dialysis is defined as: - ANSWER-The amount of time the
peritoneal fluid remains in the abdomen
A 30 year old male new to hemodialysis, is scheduled for treatments at 6:00 AM three
times a week. He tells the technician "I've walked a mile every morning for years. I
guess I'll have to give that up now." Which of the responses by the technician would be
best – Answer-
A 58- year old patient who is blind comes to treatment accompanied by his wife.
What approach should the dialysis tech use when interacting with the patient? -
ANSWER-Describe the activities in the immediate environment
A central venous catheter may be used as a vascular access when a - ANSWER-
Patient has inadequate blood vessels in the limbs
A decrease in transmembrane pressure in a high flux dialyzer during hemodialysis is
indicative of - ANSWER-Clotting of the extra corporeal circuit
A dialysis technician observed a drop of blood on the surface of a patient's machine.
What action should the tech take? - ANSWER-Clean the machine surface immediately
A females dialysis technician has been caring for a male patient for several months. The
patient tells the dialysis tech that he is lonely and depressed. He asks the tech to go out
to dinner with him. In addition to politely declining the patients invitation, what action
should the dialysis technician take? - ANSWER-Refer the patient to the social worker
A fistula connects - ANSWER-an artery to a vein
A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer is - ANSWER-
Vitamin B12
, A medication that dialyzes off easily is - ANSWER-Digoxin
A mixed bed DI tank contains - ANSWER-cations and anions
A patient asks the dialysis technician "why am I getting vitamin D therapy?" What
should the tech tell the patient - ANSWER-Vitamin d is needed for healthy bones
A patient asks the technician " what does uremia mean?" The technicians response
should be based on the understanding that uremia is - ANSWER-An increase of wastes
in the blood
A patient asks the technician why a high venous pressure alarm is sounding. The
technician should explain that a high venous pressure alarm might indicate a -
ANSWER-Clotting of the blood in the access
A patient complains of pain at venous needle site. The dialysis technician observes
there is swelling distal to the venous needle site and that the venous pressure is rising.
The tech should suspect a -An infiltration
a patient tells the technician that the dietitian reviewed high-potassium foods with her.
during the conversation she - ANSWER states she routinely eats the following food.
which one is highest in potassium? -bananas
A patient who has diabetes mellitus should be observed for signs of low blood sugar
which include - ANSWER-Anxiety and confusion
A patient who is to receive their first dialysis treatment is prone to - ANSWER-dialysis
disequilibrium syndrome
A patient's laboratory results indicate that the predialysis BUN level was lower than the
post dialysis BUN level. When interpreting these findings the technician should seek the
answer to which of these questions. - ANSWER-Was the post dialysis sample drawn
correctly
A patient's target weight is 154.0 lb (70 kg) and the patient's pre treatment weight is
158.4 lb (72 kg). For a four-hour treatment, how many mL/hour must the patient lose to
reach dry weight? - ANSWER-500
a rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would indicate that the patient has: - ANSWER-
tachycardia
'Dwell time' in peritoneal dialysis is defined as: - ANSWER-The amount of time the
peritoneal fluid remains in the abdomen
A 30 year old male new to hemodialysis, is scheduled for treatments at 6:00 AM three
times a week. He tells the technician "I've walked a mile every morning for years. I
guess I'll have to give that up now." Which of the responses by the technician would be
best – Answer-
A 58- year old patient who is blind comes to treatment accompanied by his wife.
What approach should the dialysis tech use when interacting with the patient? -
ANSWER-Describe the activities in the immediate environment
A central venous catheter may be used as a vascular access when a - ANSWER-
Patient has inadequate blood vessels in the limbs
A decrease in transmembrane pressure in a high flux dialyzer during hemodialysis is
indicative of - ANSWER-Clotting of the extra corporeal circuit
A dialysis technician observed a drop of blood on the surface of a patient's machine.
What action should the tech take? - ANSWER-Clean the machine surface immediately
A females dialysis technician has been caring for a male patient for several months. The
patient tells the dialysis tech that he is lonely and depressed. He asks the tech to go out
to dinner with him. In addition to politely declining the patients invitation, what action
should the dialysis technician take? - ANSWER-Refer the patient to the social worker
A fistula connects - ANSWER-an artery to a vein
A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer is - ANSWER-
Vitamin B12
, A medication that dialyzes off easily is - ANSWER-Digoxin
A mixed bed DI tank contains - ANSWER-cations and anions
A patient asks the dialysis technician "why am I getting vitamin D therapy?" What
should the tech tell the patient - ANSWER-Vitamin d is needed for healthy bones
A patient asks the technician " what does uremia mean?" The technicians response
should be based on the understanding that uremia is - ANSWER-An increase of wastes
in the blood
A patient asks the technician why a high venous pressure alarm is sounding. The
technician should explain that a high venous pressure alarm might indicate a -
ANSWER-Clotting of the blood in the access
A patient complains of pain at venous needle site. The dialysis technician observes
there is swelling distal to the venous needle site and that the venous pressure is rising.
The tech should suspect a -An infiltration
a patient tells the technician that the dietitian reviewed high-potassium foods with her.
during the conversation she - ANSWER states she routinely eats the following food.
which one is highest in potassium? -bananas
A patient who has diabetes mellitus should be observed for signs of low blood sugar
which include - ANSWER-Anxiety and confusion
A patient who is to receive their first dialysis treatment is prone to - ANSWER-dialysis
disequilibrium syndrome
A patient's laboratory results indicate that the predialysis BUN level was lower than the
post dialysis BUN level. When interpreting these findings the technician should seek the
answer to which of these questions. - ANSWER-Was the post dialysis sample drawn
correctly
A patient's target weight is 154.0 lb (70 kg) and the patient's pre treatment weight is
158.4 lb (72 kg). For a four-hour treatment, how many mL/hour must the patient lose to
reach dry weight? - ANSWER-500
a rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would indicate that the patient has: - ANSWER-
tachycardia
