NNCC CCHT Certification Exam
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AAMI standard for conventional dialysis requires the total microbial count to be less than -
CORRECT ANSWERS 200 CFU/mL
abnormal levels of this electrolyte can cause cardiac arrhythmias and even death - CORRECT
ANSWERS Potassium
Acceptable interdialytic weight gains are - CORRECT ANSWERS 3-5% of TW
The AAMI standard for endotoxin levels in conventional daily's are is - CORRECT ANSWERS
Less than 2 EU/mL
albumin is an important test that tells about the patient------------status - CORRECT ANSWERS
nutritional
All of the follow are phosphate binders EXCEPT - CORRECT ANSWERS Vitamin B12
numbness and tingling - CORRECT ANSWERS Not a sign or symptom of an infected access
Asepsis - CORRECT ANSWERS Absence of disease producing organisms
AAMI chemical analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested - CORRECT ANSWERS
Annually
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? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Describe the activities in the immediate environment
,NNCC CCHT Certification Exam
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A dialysis technician observed a drop of blood on the surface of a patient's machine. What action
should the tech take? - CORRECT ANSWERS Clean the machine surface immediately
About one ounce (30 ml) fluid is on the floor - CORRECT ANSWERS A dialysis technician
observes all of the below on the treatment floor, which one poses an environment risk?
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? - CORRECT ANSWERS Refer the patient to the social worker
A fistula connects - CORRECT ANSWERS an artery to a vein
A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer is - CORRECT ANSWERS
Vitamin B12
A mixed bed DI tank contains - CORRECT ANSWERS cations and anions
Nephron is made up of - CORRECT ANSWERS A glomerulus and a tubule system
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 -
CORRECT ANSWERS An infiltration
A patient who is to receive their first dialysis treatment is prone to - CORRECT ANSWERS
dialysis disequilibrium syndrome
, NNCC CCHT Certification Exam
180Questions and Answers Guide
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a patient tells the technician that the dietitian reviewed high-potassium foods with her. during the
conversation she states she routinely eats the following food. which one is highest in potassium? -
CORRECT ANSWERS bananas
slow pulse of 54 beats/minute would indicate the patient has: - CORRECT ANSWERS
bradycardia
A reason why a dialysis technician is to be certified is: - CORRECT ANSWERS It's a CMS
requirement
A rise in transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during hemodialysis is indicative of -
CORRECT ANSWERS clotting in the extracorporeal circuit
A teammate asks you to document the normal saline he just gave to Mr. Smith. You would -
CORRECT ANSWERS never document something that someone else did
A true aneurysm can be dangerous because it - CORRECT ANSWERS may rupture and cause
the patient to bleed profusely
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. - CORRECT ANSWERS Was the post dialysis sample drawn correctly
a rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would indicate that the patient has: - CORRECT ANSWERS
tachycardia
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? -
CORRECT ANSWERS 500
180Questions and Answers Guide
(Guaranteed Succes) Latest 2025
AAMI standard for conventional dialysis requires the total microbial count to be less than -
CORRECT ANSWERS 200 CFU/mL
abnormal levels of this electrolyte can cause cardiac arrhythmias and even death - CORRECT
ANSWERS Potassium
Acceptable interdialytic weight gains are - CORRECT ANSWERS 3-5% of TW
The AAMI standard for endotoxin levels in conventional daily's are is - CORRECT ANSWERS
Less than 2 EU/mL
albumin is an important test that tells about the patient------------status - CORRECT ANSWERS
nutritional
All of the follow are phosphate binders EXCEPT - CORRECT ANSWERS Vitamin B12
numbness and tingling - CORRECT ANSWERS Not a sign or symptom of an infected access
Asepsis - CORRECT ANSWERS Absence of disease producing organisms
AAMI chemical analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested - CORRECT ANSWERS
Annually
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? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Describe the activities in the immediate environment
,NNCC CCHT Certification Exam
180Questions and Answers Guide
(Guaranteed Succes) Latest 2025
A dialysis technician observed a drop of blood on the surface of a patient's machine. What action
should the tech take? - CORRECT ANSWERS Clean the machine surface immediately
About one ounce (30 ml) fluid is on the floor - CORRECT ANSWERS A dialysis technician
observes all of the below on the treatment floor, which one poses an environment risk?
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? - CORRECT ANSWERS Refer the patient to the social worker
A fistula connects - CORRECT ANSWERS an artery to a vein
A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer is - CORRECT ANSWERS
Vitamin B12
A mixed bed DI tank contains - CORRECT ANSWERS cations and anions
Nephron is made up of - CORRECT ANSWERS A glomerulus and a tubule system
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 -
CORRECT ANSWERS An infiltration
A patient who is to receive their first dialysis treatment is prone to - CORRECT ANSWERS
dialysis disequilibrium syndrome
, NNCC CCHT Certification Exam
180Questions and Answers Guide
(Guaranteed Succes) Latest 2025
a patient tells the technician that the dietitian reviewed high-potassium foods with her. during the
conversation she states she routinely eats the following food. which one is highest in potassium? -
CORRECT ANSWERS bananas
slow pulse of 54 beats/minute would indicate the patient has: - CORRECT ANSWERS
bradycardia
A reason why a dialysis technician is to be certified is: - CORRECT ANSWERS It's a CMS
requirement
A rise in transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during hemodialysis is indicative of -
CORRECT ANSWERS clotting in the extracorporeal circuit
A teammate asks you to document the normal saline he just gave to Mr. Smith. You would -
CORRECT ANSWERS never document something that someone else did
A true aneurysm can be dangerous because it - CORRECT ANSWERS may rupture and cause
the patient to bleed profusely
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. - CORRECT ANSWERS Was the post dialysis sample drawn correctly
a rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would indicate that the patient has: - CORRECT ANSWERS
tachycardia
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? -
CORRECT ANSWERS 500
