NNCC CCHT Certification Exam 2026
Questions and Answers
AAMI standard for conventional dialysis requires the total microbial count to be
less than - Correct answer-200 CFU/mL
abnormal levels of this electrolyte can cause cardiac arrhythmias and even death -
Correct answer-Potassium
Acceptable interdialytic weight gains are - Correct answer-3-5% of TW
The AAMI standard for endotoxin levels in conventional daily's are is - Correct
answer-Less than 2 EU/mL
albumin is an important test that tells about the patient------------status - Correct
answer-nutritional
All of the follow are phosphate binders EXCEPT - Correct answer-Vitamin B12
numbness and tingling - Correct answer-Not a sign or symptom of an infected
access
Asepsis - Correct answer-Absence of disease producing organisms
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,AAMI chemical analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested - Correct answer-
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 answer-Describe the activities in the immediate environment
A dialysis technician observed a drop of blood on the surface of a patient's
machine. What action should the tech take? - Correct answer-Clean the machine
surface immediately
About one ounce (30 ml) fluid is on the floor - Correct answer-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 answer-Refer
the patient to the social worker
A fistula connects - Correct answer-an artery to a vein
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, A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer is -
Correct answer-Vitamin B12
A mixed bed DI tank contains - Correct answer-cations and anions
Nephron is made up of - Correct answer-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 answer-An infiltration
A patient who is to receive their first dialysis treatment is prone to - Correct
answer-dialysis disequilibrium syndrome
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 answer-bananas
slow pulse of 54 beats/minute would indicate the patient has: - Correct answer-
bradycardia
A reason why a dialysis technician is to be certified is: - Correct answer-It's a CMS
requirement
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Questions and Answers
AAMI standard for conventional dialysis requires the total microbial count to be
less than - Correct answer-200 CFU/mL
abnormal levels of this electrolyte can cause cardiac arrhythmias and even death -
Correct answer-Potassium
Acceptable interdialytic weight gains are - Correct answer-3-5% of TW
The AAMI standard for endotoxin levels in conventional daily's are is - Correct
answer-Less than 2 EU/mL
albumin is an important test that tells about the patient------------status - Correct
answer-nutritional
All of the follow are phosphate binders EXCEPT - Correct answer-Vitamin B12
numbness and tingling - Correct answer-Not a sign or symptom of an infected
access
Asepsis - Correct answer-Absence of disease producing organisms
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,AAMI chemical analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested - Correct answer-
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 answer-Describe the activities in the immediate environment
A dialysis technician observed a drop of blood on the surface of a patient's
machine. What action should the tech take? - Correct answer-Clean the machine
surface immediately
About one ounce (30 ml) fluid is on the floor - Correct answer-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 answer-Refer
the patient to the social worker
A fistula connects - Correct answer-an artery to a vein
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, A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer is -
Correct answer-Vitamin B12
A mixed bed DI tank contains - Correct answer-cations and anions
Nephron is made up of - Correct answer-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 answer-An infiltration
A patient who is to receive their first dialysis treatment is prone to - Correct
answer-dialysis disequilibrium syndrome
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 answer-bananas
slow pulse of 54 beats/minute would indicate the patient has: - Correct answer-
bradycardia
A reason why a dialysis technician is to be certified is: - Correct answer-It's a CMS
requirement
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