DAVITA PCT 2026 TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
MARKED A+
✔✔What is the primary cause patients are anemic? - ✔✔decreased production of
Erythropoietin
✔✔How can you print contributing to blood loss? - ✔✔adequate heparinization
✔✔What is pericarditis? - ✔✔inflammation of sac around the heart
✔✔What is included in pericarditis treatment? - ✔✔RESTRICTION OF HEPARIN
more/adequate dialysis
✔✔What to use for Dry, itchy skin - ✔✔hyper fatted soaps and lotions
✔✔Peripheral neuropathy - ✔✔educate patient about good shoes, look at feet, don't go
barefoot
-can't feel sores
✔✔What are the four key elements affected in CKD-MBD? - ✔✔calcium
phosphorus
parathyroid hormone
calcitriol (vitamin D)
✔✔What are symptoms of CKD-MBD in addition to bone disease? - ✔✔severe itching,
muscle weakness
CALCIFICATION OF SOFT TISSUE
✔✔What is your role in CKD-MBD management? - ✔✔encourage patients to take
binders with their food!
talks to patients and listen to them!
✔✔What does the acronym DARN stand for? - ✔✔Desire to change
Ability to understand
Reason to change
Need
✔✔What's the best way to help patients successfully change behaviors? - ✔✔Inspire
behavioral change through support, compassion and empathy
✔✔When should the communication style "Directing" be used? - ✔✔when training to
perform procedures
, ✔✔What are the three core communication skills to be used within the communication
styles? - ✔✔Asking Listening Informing
✔✔Righting Reflex - ✔✔Intervention of a healthcare practitioner who observes a patient
doing something detrimental to their health
✔✔Summarizing - ✔✔includes the main aspects of what was said during the
conversation
✔✔The 5 stages of grief - ✔✔Denial
Anger
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance
✔✔Is there an order to work through the five stages of grief? - ✔✔No
✔✔what is KDQOL 36 - ✔✔an assessment tool for the social worker to identify barriers
-the social worker compiles the results and develops goals with the patient
✔✔Who is the social worker available for? - ✔✔Caretakers struggling to meet demands
of the patient's treatment regime
✔✔Ultrafiltration - ✔✔(only fluid)
controlled fluid removal by manipulation of hydrostatic pressure
✔✔Convection - ✔✔(solutes and fluid)
solutes are dragged across the semipermeable membrane along with fluid
✔✔Diffusion - ✔✔(solutes)
particles move from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration
✔✔Osmosis - ✔✔(fluid only)
fluid moves from lower solute concentration to higher solute concentration
✔✔What are the kidney's endocrine functions? - ✔✔blood pressure control (Renin)
anemia (erythropoiesis)
activation of vitamin D3 and Ca Regulation (calcitriol)
✔✔What is the function of bicarbonate? - ✔✔acts as a buffer
-diffusion of the bicarb from the dialysate to the blood helps normalize body pH
✔✔The 4 indicators of optimal nutrition status - ✔✔1. protein (albumin) 4.0 or higher
2. stable/desirable target weight
MARKED A+
✔✔What is the primary cause patients are anemic? - ✔✔decreased production of
Erythropoietin
✔✔How can you print contributing to blood loss? - ✔✔adequate heparinization
✔✔What is pericarditis? - ✔✔inflammation of sac around the heart
✔✔What is included in pericarditis treatment? - ✔✔RESTRICTION OF HEPARIN
more/adequate dialysis
✔✔What to use for Dry, itchy skin - ✔✔hyper fatted soaps and lotions
✔✔Peripheral neuropathy - ✔✔educate patient about good shoes, look at feet, don't go
barefoot
-can't feel sores
✔✔What are the four key elements affected in CKD-MBD? - ✔✔calcium
phosphorus
parathyroid hormone
calcitriol (vitamin D)
✔✔What are symptoms of CKD-MBD in addition to bone disease? - ✔✔severe itching,
muscle weakness
CALCIFICATION OF SOFT TISSUE
✔✔What is your role in CKD-MBD management? - ✔✔encourage patients to take
binders with their food!
talks to patients and listen to them!
✔✔What does the acronym DARN stand for? - ✔✔Desire to change
Ability to understand
Reason to change
Need
✔✔What's the best way to help patients successfully change behaviors? - ✔✔Inspire
behavioral change through support, compassion and empathy
✔✔When should the communication style "Directing" be used? - ✔✔when training to
perform procedures
, ✔✔What are the three core communication skills to be used within the communication
styles? - ✔✔Asking Listening Informing
✔✔Righting Reflex - ✔✔Intervention of a healthcare practitioner who observes a patient
doing something detrimental to their health
✔✔Summarizing - ✔✔includes the main aspects of what was said during the
conversation
✔✔The 5 stages of grief - ✔✔Denial
Anger
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance
✔✔Is there an order to work through the five stages of grief? - ✔✔No
✔✔what is KDQOL 36 - ✔✔an assessment tool for the social worker to identify barriers
-the social worker compiles the results and develops goals with the patient
✔✔Who is the social worker available for? - ✔✔Caretakers struggling to meet demands
of the patient's treatment regime
✔✔Ultrafiltration - ✔✔(only fluid)
controlled fluid removal by manipulation of hydrostatic pressure
✔✔Convection - ✔✔(solutes and fluid)
solutes are dragged across the semipermeable membrane along with fluid
✔✔Diffusion - ✔✔(solutes)
particles move from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration
✔✔Osmosis - ✔✔(fluid only)
fluid moves from lower solute concentration to higher solute concentration
✔✔What are the kidney's endocrine functions? - ✔✔blood pressure control (Renin)
anemia (erythropoiesis)
activation of vitamin D3 and Ca Regulation (calcitriol)
✔✔What is the function of bicarbonate? - ✔✔acts as a buffer
-diffusion of the bicarb from the dialysate to the blood helps normalize body pH
✔✔The 4 indicators of optimal nutrition status - ✔✔1. protein (albumin) 4.0 or higher
2. stable/desirable target weight
