CCHT PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAtermsAindicatesAaAsolutionAthatAhasAtheAsameAconcentrationAofAsolutesAasAblood?A
-AcorrectAanswerA-isotonic
AApatient'sApotassiumAlevelsAhasAbeenArunningAhighAbetweenAdialysisAtreatment,AsoAtheApatientAhasAbeen
AworkingAwithAtheArenalAdieticianAtoArestrictApotassiumAinAtheAdiet.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAfruitsAshouldAt
heApatientAavoid?A-AcorrectAanswerA-bananas
DuringAosmosis,AwhichAofAtheAfollowingAmovementsAtakesAplace?A-AcorrectAanswerA-
fluidAmovesAfromAanAareaAofAlowerAconcentrationAtoAhigher.
AApatient'sAgranddaughterAcallsAtheAdialysisAcenterAandAasksAforAaAprogressAreportAonAherAfather,AwhoAisAa
ApatientAinAtheAcenter.ATheAtechnicianAshould.A-AcorrectAanswerA-
stateAthatApatientAinformationAcannotAbeAdivulged
IfAaAhematomaAformsAatAtheAaccessAsiteAwhereAaAneedleAinfiltrated,AtheAusualAinterventionAisAtoAapplyA-
AcorrectAanswerA-coldAcompresses
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAbyAaApatientAincreasesAtheAriskAofAbloodAclotsAinAaAvenousAaccess?A-
AcorrectAanswerA-wearingAaAtopAwithAveryAtight-AfittingAlongAsleeves
AApatientAisAveryAanxiousAduringAanAinitialAhemodialysisAtreatmentAandArequiresAextraAattention.AWhenAth
eAtreatmentAisAcompleted,AtheApatientAoffersAaA$20Atip.ATheAtechnicianAshouldA-AcorrectAanswerA-
politelyAdeclineAtheAtip
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAstatementsAbyAaAhemodialysisApatientAsuggestsAthatAtheApatientAneedsAmoreAedu
cation?A-AcorrectAanswerA-iAshouldAstayAonAaAlowAproteinAdiet.
TheAinnerApartAofAtheAkidneyAisAtheA-AcorrectAanswerA-medulla
AAnephronAisAcomprisedAofAaAglomerulusAandAaA-AcorrectAanswerA-tubule
,HowAmuchAurineAdoesAaApatientAwithAhealthyAkidneysAusuallyAexcreteAinA24Ahours?A-AcorrectAanswerA-
1000AtoA2000ml
WhenAremovingAsoiledAgloves,AtheAfirstAgloveAremovedAshouldAbe.A-AcorrectAanswerA-
graspedAinAtheAoppositeAglovedAhand
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAhormonesAisAproducedAbyAtheAkidneys?A-AcorrectAanswerA-erythropoietin
AtAwhichAstagesAofAchronicAkidneyAdiseaseAshouldAaApatientAbeingAdialysis?A-AcorrectAanswerA-5
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAaAgeneticAdisorderAthatAcanAleadAtoAkidneyAfailure?A-AcorrectAanswerA-
polycysticAkidneyAdisease
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAcomplainsAbyAaApatientAmayAbeAanAindicationAofAuremia?A-AcorrectAanswerA-itching
AApatientAwithAaAright-
sidedAradiocephalicAaAfistulaA(aboveAtheAwrist)AneedsAtoAhaveAbloodAtestAinAtheAlabAforAaAnumberAofAdiffer
entAlabAtest.ATheAbloodAshouldAbeAdrawnAfromAtheA-AcorrectAanswerA-leftAhand
WhenAsettingAupAhemodialysisAequipment,AtheAfourAthingAthatAneedAtoAbeAcheckedAareA[A1A]Adialysate,A[A2
]AextracorporealAcircuit,A[A3]AdialyzerAand,A[A4]A-AcorrectAanswerA-machineAalarm
Generally,AtheAoptimalAdialysateAflowArateAforAhemodialysisAshouldAbeA-AcorrectAanswerA-
1.5AtoA2AtimesAtheAbloodAflowArate
AApatientAisAreceivingAhemodialysisAwithAaAdialyzerAwithAanAultrafiltrationAcoefficientA[AkufA]AofA10AandAaAtr
ansmembraneApressureA[tmp]AofA100AmmAhg.AHowAmuchAfluidAshouldAtheApatientAloseAperAhourAofAtreat
mentA-AcorrectAanswerA-1000Aml
UnderAwhatAcircumstancesAcanAneedleAbeAreusedAforAhemodialysis?A-AcorrectAanswerA-
underAnoAcircumstances
, IfAaAemergencyA(AsuchAasAaAtornadoA)AoccursAandApatientsAneedAtoAbeAevacuated,AwhichAgroupAofApatientA
shouldAbeAdisconnectedAfromAdialysisAmachineAfirst?A-AcorrectAanswerA-
patientsAableAtoAambulateAindependently
ForApatientsAonAhemodialysisAa,A1AkgA(2.2Alb.)AIncreasedAinAweightAinA24AhoursAisAapproximatelyAequivalen
tAtoAfluidAretentionAofA-AcorrectAanswerA-1.0Al.
AApatientAhasAbeenAadvisedAtoAavoidAfoodsAhighAinAphosphorus.AFoodAthatAtheApatientAshouldAbeAadvisedA
toAlimitAinclude.A-AcorrectAanswerA-dairyAproducts
AApatientAisAscheduledAforAserumAcreatinineAtestAandAasksAtheAtechnicianAaboutApreparationAtheAdayAbefo
reAtheAtest.ATheApatientAshouldAbeAadvisedAto.A-AcorrectAanswerA-avoidAexcessiveAexercise
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAethnicAgroupAisAmostAatAriskAforAdevelopmentAofAkidneyAfailure?A-
AcorrectAanswerA-africanAamerican
AApatientAhasAbuttonholeAtractsAforAaccess.AAfterAtheAaccessAisAcleanedAandApreppedAforAtreatment,AwhatA
isAtheAnextAstep?A-AcorrectAanswerA-useAaAcrabApicker/AasepticAtweezerAtoAremoveAtheAscabs
WithAbuttonholeAtracts,AtheAtechnicianAshouldAapplyApressureAasAtheAneedleAareAremovedAandAthenAforA-
AcorrectAanswerA-5AtoA10Aminutes
IfAaAbuttonholeAaccessAfrequentlyAhasAlongAclotsAthatAareAveryAdifficultAtoAremove,AtheAmostAlikelyAreasonA
isA-AcorrectAanswerA-failureAtoAuseA2-fingerAholdAforAneedleAremoval
AApatientAwhoAhadAanAavAfistulaAinAtheAforearmAdevelopedAanAaneurysmAandAhasAhadAtoAhaveAaAnewAavAfi
stulaAcreatedAinAtheAupperAarm.ATheApatientAhasAaAtemporaryAcatheterAinAplaceAforAdialysisAuntilAtheAfistul
aAhasAmatured.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAexerciseAmayAhelpAstrengthenAtheAavAfistula?A-AcorrectAanswerA-
bicepAcurl
WithAbuttonholeAaccessAsites,AwhatAshouldAtheAtechnicianAdoAtoApreventA''AhubbingA"A?A-AcorrectAanswerA-
leaveA1/16AthAtoA1/8AinchAofAtheAneedleAexposed
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAtermsAindicatesAaAsolutionAthatAhasAtheAsameAconcentrationAofAsolutesAasAblood?A
-AcorrectAanswerA-isotonic
AApatient'sApotassiumAlevelsAhasAbeenArunningAhighAbetweenAdialysisAtreatment,AsoAtheApatientAhasAbeen
AworkingAwithAtheArenalAdieticianAtoArestrictApotassiumAinAtheAdiet.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAfruitsAshouldAt
heApatientAavoid?A-AcorrectAanswerA-bananas
DuringAosmosis,AwhichAofAtheAfollowingAmovementsAtakesAplace?A-AcorrectAanswerA-
fluidAmovesAfromAanAareaAofAlowerAconcentrationAtoAhigher.
AApatient'sAgranddaughterAcallsAtheAdialysisAcenterAandAasksAforAaAprogressAreportAonAherAfather,AwhoAisAa
ApatientAinAtheAcenter.ATheAtechnicianAshould.A-AcorrectAanswerA-
stateAthatApatientAinformationAcannotAbeAdivulged
IfAaAhematomaAformsAatAtheAaccessAsiteAwhereAaAneedleAinfiltrated,AtheAusualAinterventionAisAtoAapplyA-
AcorrectAanswerA-coldAcompresses
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAbyAaApatientAincreasesAtheAriskAofAbloodAclotsAinAaAvenousAaccess?A-
AcorrectAanswerA-wearingAaAtopAwithAveryAtight-AfittingAlongAsleeves
AApatientAisAveryAanxiousAduringAanAinitialAhemodialysisAtreatmentAandArequiresAextraAattention.AWhenAth
eAtreatmentAisAcompleted,AtheApatientAoffersAaA$20Atip.ATheAtechnicianAshouldA-AcorrectAanswerA-
politelyAdeclineAtheAtip
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAstatementsAbyAaAhemodialysisApatientAsuggestsAthatAtheApatientAneedsAmoreAedu
cation?A-AcorrectAanswerA-iAshouldAstayAonAaAlowAproteinAdiet.
TheAinnerApartAofAtheAkidneyAisAtheA-AcorrectAanswerA-medulla
AAnephronAisAcomprisedAofAaAglomerulusAandAaA-AcorrectAanswerA-tubule
,HowAmuchAurineAdoesAaApatientAwithAhealthyAkidneysAusuallyAexcreteAinA24Ahours?A-AcorrectAanswerA-
1000AtoA2000ml
WhenAremovingAsoiledAgloves,AtheAfirstAgloveAremovedAshouldAbe.A-AcorrectAanswerA-
graspedAinAtheAoppositeAglovedAhand
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAhormonesAisAproducedAbyAtheAkidneys?A-AcorrectAanswerA-erythropoietin
AtAwhichAstagesAofAchronicAkidneyAdiseaseAshouldAaApatientAbeingAdialysis?A-AcorrectAanswerA-5
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAaAgeneticAdisorderAthatAcanAleadAtoAkidneyAfailure?A-AcorrectAanswerA-
polycysticAkidneyAdisease
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAcomplainsAbyAaApatientAmayAbeAanAindicationAofAuremia?A-AcorrectAanswerA-itching
AApatientAwithAaAright-
sidedAradiocephalicAaAfistulaA(aboveAtheAwrist)AneedsAtoAhaveAbloodAtestAinAtheAlabAforAaAnumberAofAdiffer
entAlabAtest.ATheAbloodAshouldAbeAdrawnAfromAtheA-AcorrectAanswerA-leftAhand
WhenAsettingAupAhemodialysisAequipment,AtheAfourAthingAthatAneedAtoAbeAcheckedAareA[A1A]Adialysate,A[A2
]AextracorporealAcircuit,A[A3]AdialyzerAand,A[A4]A-AcorrectAanswerA-machineAalarm
Generally,AtheAoptimalAdialysateAflowArateAforAhemodialysisAshouldAbeA-AcorrectAanswerA-
1.5AtoA2AtimesAtheAbloodAflowArate
AApatientAisAreceivingAhemodialysisAwithAaAdialyzerAwithAanAultrafiltrationAcoefficientA[AkufA]AofA10AandAaAtr
ansmembraneApressureA[tmp]AofA100AmmAhg.AHowAmuchAfluidAshouldAtheApatientAloseAperAhourAofAtreat
mentA-AcorrectAanswerA-1000Aml
UnderAwhatAcircumstancesAcanAneedleAbeAreusedAforAhemodialysis?A-AcorrectAanswerA-
underAnoAcircumstances
, IfAaAemergencyA(AsuchAasAaAtornadoA)AoccursAandApatientsAneedAtoAbeAevacuated,AwhichAgroupAofApatientA
shouldAbeAdisconnectedAfromAdialysisAmachineAfirst?A-AcorrectAanswerA-
patientsAableAtoAambulateAindependently
ForApatientsAonAhemodialysisAa,A1AkgA(2.2Alb.)AIncreasedAinAweightAinA24AhoursAisAapproximatelyAequivalen
tAtoAfluidAretentionAofA-AcorrectAanswerA-1.0Al.
AApatientAhasAbeenAadvisedAtoAavoidAfoodsAhighAinAphosphorus.AFoodAthatAtheApatientAshouldAbeAadvisedA
toAlimitAinclude.A-AcorrectAanswerA-dairyAproducts
AApatientAisAscheduledAforAserumAcreatinineAtestAandAasksAtheAtechnicianAaboutApreparationAtheAdayAbefo
reAtheAtest.ATheApatientAshouldAbeAadvisedAto.A-AcorrectAanswerA-avoidAexcessiveAexercise
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAethnicAgroupAisAmostAatAriskAforAdevelopmentAofAkidneyAfailure?A-
AcorrectAanswerA-africanAamerican
AApatientAhasAbuttonholeAtractsAforAaccess.AAfterAtheAaccessAisAcleanedAandApreppedAforAtreatment,AwhatA
isAtheAnextAstep?A-AcorrectAanswerA-useAaAcrabApicker/AasepticAtweezerAtoAremoveAtheAscabs
WithAbuttonholeAtracts,AtheAtechnicianAshouldAapplyApressureAasAtheAneedleAareAremovedAandAthenAforA-
AcorrectAanswerA-5AtoA10Aminutes
IfAaAbuttonholeAaccessAfrequentlyAhasAlongAclotsAthatAareAveryAdifficultAtoAremove,AtheAmostAlikelyAreasonA
isA-AcorrectAanswerA-failureAtoAuseA2-fingerAholdAforAneedleAremoval
AApatientAwhoAhadAanAavAfistulaAinAtheAforearmAdevelopedAanAaneurysmAandAhasAhadAtoAhaveAaAnewAavAfi
stulaAcreatedAinAtheAupperAarm.ATheApatientAhasAaAtemporaryAcatheterAinAplaceAforAdialysisAuntilAtheAfistul
aAhasAmatured.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAexerciseAmayAhelpAstrengthenAtheAavAfistula?A-AcorrectAanswerA-
bicepAcurl
WithAbuttonholeAaccessAsites,AwhatAshouldAtheAtechnicianAdoAtoApreventA''AhubbingA"A?A-AcorrectAanswerA-
leaveA1/16AthAtoA1/8AinchAofAtheAneedleAexposed