DAVITA PCT FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
Arterial pressure high alarm causes? - ANS Seperation of tubing
How do you know numbing has taken effect? - ANS Blanching of the skin
What germ causes the most infections in hemodialysis patients? - ANS MRSA
True or false: Squeezing the BP cuff can damage the machine - ANS True
What are possible consequences of poor or incomplete documentation? - ANS Attack on your
care
Chlorine in the water used for hemodialysis causes? - ANS Hemolysis (which releases
potassium)
Importance of limiting phosphorus/ when to take binders? - ANS Tingling, bone damage, take
with meal
What is the role of the PCT prior to treatment initiation? - ANS Data Collection
What is pericarditis? - ANS inflammation of the sac around the heart
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,Why is wearing gloves so important? - ANS Decreases risk of hand contamination
Site rotation/healing time - ANS 14 days (2 weeks)
How long do we wait after administering the heparin bolus prior to treatment initation? -
ANS 3-5 minutes
When do we test for hardness? - ANS At the end of each day
What to use for Dry, itchy skin - ANS hyper fatted soaps and lotions
What is the primary cause patients are anemic? - ANS Decreased production of
erythropoietin
What factors influence v (volume)? - ANS sex, age, weight, height, amputations
What is the most important intervention you can do to prevent HAI's? - ANS Hand washing
What is included in pericarditis treatment? - ANS Decrease or stop heparin, give more
frequent dialysis
What causes a pyrogen reaction? - ANS Endotoxins in the water
What is the most common transmission route for HAI's? - ANS Contact transmission
17: 200-250
16: 250-350
15: 350-450
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, 14: >450 - ANS Needle gauge and suggested BFR
What do you do if a patient wants to get off early? - ANS educate and document, still draw
lab on habitual patients, MUST NOTIFY NURSE
Lab draw mistakes that would falsely increase Kt/V - ANS not waiting the full 15 seconds to
draw the BUN
4 reasons we document in the medical record - ANS 1. proof that care was rendered
2. provides data continuity and planning of patient care
3. permanent legal record
4. communication tool
Pre-treatment patient data collection/assessment - ANS Data collection: before initiation
Assessment: 30 minutes into treatment
Post treatment data collection/assessments - ANS after treatment
-NOT DURING RINSEBACK
What are the six items included in charting administered medications? - ANS REASON FOR
ADMINISTERING
What are the 5 W's to be used when completing an AOR? - ANS who should report an AOR
what type of incident
when should it be reported
where should they be reported
why
What are the four consequences of sodium loading during dialysis? - ANS Thirsty
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AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
Arterial pressure high alarm causes? - ANS Seperation of tubing
How do you know numbing has taken effect? - ANS Blanching of the skin
What germ causes the most infections in hemodialysis patients? - ANS MRSA
True or false: Squeezing the BP cuff can damage the machine - ANS True
What are possible consequences of poor or incomplete documentation? - ANS Attack on your
care
Chlorine in the water used for hemodialysis causes? - ANS Hemolysis (which releases
potassium)
Importance of limiting phosphorus/ when to take binders? - ANS Tingling, bone damage, take
with meal
What is the role of the PCT prior to treatment initiation? - ANS Data Collection
What is pericarditis? - ANS inflammation of the sac around the heart
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
,Why is wearing gloves so important? - ANS Decreases risk of hand contamination
Site rotation/healing time - ANS 14 days (2 weeks)
How long do we wait after administering the heparin bolus prior to treatment initation? -
ANS 3-5 minutes
When do we test for hardness? - ANS At the end of each day
What to use for Dry, itchy skin - ANS hyper fatted soaps and lotions
What is the primary cause patients are anemic? - ANS Decreased production of
erythropoietin
What factors influence v (volume)? - ANS sex, age, weight, height, amputations
What is the most important intervention you can do to prevent HAI's? - ANS Hand washing
What is included in pericarditis treatment? - ANS Decrease or stop heparin, give more
frequent dialysis
What causes a pyrogen reaction? - ANS Endotoxins in the water
What is the most common transmission route for HAI's? - ANS Contact transmission
17: 200-250
16: 250-350
15: 350-450
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, 14: >450 - ANS Needle gauge and suggested BFR
What do you do if a patient wants to get off early? - ANS educate and document, still draw
lab on habitual patients, MUST NOTIFY NURSE
Lab draw mistakes that would falsely increase Kt/V - ANS not waiting the full 15 seconds to
draw the BUN
4 reasons we document in the medical record - ANS 1. proof that care was rendered
2. provides data continuity and planning of patient care
3. permanent legal record
4. communication tool
Pre-treatment patient data collection/assessment - ANS Data collection: before initiation
Assessment: 30 minutes into treatment
Post treatment data collection/assessments - ANS after treatment
-NOT DURING RINSEBACK
What are the six items included in charting administered medications? - ANS REASON FOR
ADMINISTERING
What are the 5 W's to be used when completing an AOR? - ANS who should report an AOR
what type of incident
when should it be reported
where should they be reported
why
What are the four consequences of sodium loading during dialysis? - ANS Thirsty
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