DaVita PCT Master Certification Examination: Hemodialysis
Principles, Ultrafiltration, Diffusion, Dialysate Safety, Water
Treatment, Reverse Osmosis, Vascular Access Management,
Cannulation Techniques, Kt/V Analysis, Anticoagulation, Infection
Prevention, Hemolysis Recognition, Emergency Response, Patient
Assessment, Clinical Documentation, Renal Physiology, Electrolyte
Management, Potassium Disorders, Mineral and Bone Disease,
Nutritional Assessment, Fluid Balance, Target Weight
Determination, Blood Pressure Monitoring, Quality Improvement,
Survey Readiness, Regulatory Compliance, Psychosocial Care,
Health Literacy, Dialysis Adequacy, Alarm Troubleshooting, Patient
Safety, Professional Standards, and Kidney Failure Management
Exam Questions Verified and Provided with Complete A+ Graded
Answers Latest Updated 2026
Albumin is an important test that tells about the patient ____ status
Nutritional
During a hemodialysis treatment the technician responds to a low venous pressure alarm. The
most likely cause for this alarm is:
Disconnection of the bloodline
All of the following are phosphate binders EXCEPT:
Vitamin B12
,A semipermeable membrane is a porous barrier that:
Allows for only certain sized particles to cross
Abnormal levels of this electrolyte can cause cardiac arrhythmias and even death.
Potassium
Before a hemodialysis treatment , the technician removes the cap from the fistula needle and
accidentally touches the chair with the tip of the needle. Which of these actions should the
technician take first?
discard the needle
A 58- year old patient who is blind comes to treatment accompanied by his wife. Which of
these approaches should the dialysis technician use when interacting with the patient?
Describe the activities in the immediate environment
A patient complains of pain at the venous needle site. The dialysis technician observes there
is swelling distal to the venous needle site and that the venous pressure is rising. The dialysis
technician should suspect..
an infiltration
A rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would indicate that the patient has:
tachycardia(fast heart rate)
,A rise in transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during hemodialysis is an indicative
of:
Clotting of the extracorporeal circuit
During pre dialysis data collection, it would be best for the technician to ask the patient which
of these questions?
How have you been since your last tx
Dialysate that is too hot will cause
hemolysis
During hemodialysis, the air detector on Ms. Foster's machine alarms and foam is visible in
the venous drip chamber. The immediate action of the dialysis technician should be to:
Clamp venous line
A female dialysis technician has been caring for a male patient for several months. The patient
tells the dialysis technician that he is lonely and depressed. He asked the dialysis technician to
go out to dinner with him. In addition to politely declining the patient's invitation, which of
these actions, if any, should the dialysis technician take?
Refer to a social worker
A teammate asks you to document the normal saline he just gave to Mr. Smith. You would:
, Never document someone elses.
Asepsis is defined as:
the absence of disease producing organism
AAMI standard for conventional dialysate requires the total microbial count be less than
100 cfu/ml
A nephron is made up of:
glomerulus and tubule
During a hemodialysis treatment, a patient's venous needle infiltrates. Which of these actions
should the dialysis technician take first?
stop the blood pump
Biohazardous waste includes any material exposed to:
blood
All of the following may be signs and symptoms of an infected access EXCEPT:
numbness and tingling
Principles, Ultrafiltration, Diffusion, Dialysate Safety, Water
Treatment, Reverse Osmosis, Vascular Access Management,
Cannulation Techniques, Kt/V Analysis, Anticoagulation, Infection
Prevention, Hemolysis Recognition, Emergency Response, Patient
Assessment, Clinical Documentation, Renal Physiology, Electrolyte
Management, Potassium Disorders, Mineral and Bone Disease,
Nutritional Assessment, Fluid Balance, Target Weight
Determination, Blood Pressure Monitoring, Quality Improvement,
Survey Readiness, Regulatory Compliance, Psychosocial Care,
Health Literacy, Dialysis Adequacy, Alarm Troubleshooting, Patient
Safety, Professional Standards, and Kidney Failure Management
Exam Questions Verified and Provided with Complete A+ Graded
Answers Latest Updated 2026
Albumin is an important test that tells about the patient ____ status
Nutritional
During a hemodialysis treatment the technician responds to a low venous pressure alarm. The
most likely cause for this alarm is:
Disconnection of the bloodline
All of the following are phosphate binders EXCEPT:
Vitamin B12
,A semipermeable membrane is a porous barrier that:
Allows for only certain sized particles to cross
Abnormal levels of this electrolyte can cause cardiac arrhythmias and even death.
Potassium
Before a hemodialysis treatment , the technician removes the cap from the fistula needle and
accidentally touches the chair with the tip of the needle. Which of these actions should the
technician take first?
discard the needle
A 58- year old patient who is blind comes to treatment accompanied by his wife. Which of
these approaches should the dialysis technician use when interacting with the patient?
Describe the activities in the immediate environment
A patient complains of pain at the venous needle site. The dialysis technician observes there
is swelling distal to the venous needle site and that the venous pressure is rising. The dialysis
technician should suspect..
an infiltration
A rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would indicate that the patient has:
tachycardia(fast heart rate)
,A rise in transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during hemodialysis is an indicative
of:
Clotting of the extracorporeal circuit
During pre dialysis data collection, it would be best for the technician to ask the patient which
of these questions?
How have you been since your last tx
Dialysate that is too hot will cause
hemolysis
During hemodialysis, the air detector on Ms. Foster's machine alarms and foam is visible in
the venous drip chamber. The immediate action of the dialysis technician should be to:
Clamp venous line
A female dialysis technician has been caring for a male patient for several months. The patient
tells the dialysis technician that he is lonely and depressed. He asked the dialysis technician to
go out to dinner with him. In addition to politely declining the patient's invitation, which of
these actions, if any, should the dialysis technician take?
Refer to a social worker
A teammate asks you to document the normal saline he just gave to Mr. Smith. You would:
, Never document someone elses.
Asepsis is defined as:
the absence of disease producing organism
AAMI standard for conventional dialysate requires the total microbial count be less than
100 cfu/ml
A nephron is made up of:
glomerulus and tubule
During a hemodialysis treatment, a patient's venous needle infiltrates. Which of these actions
should the dialysis technician take first?
stop the blood pump
Biohazardous waste includes any material exposed to:
blood
All of the following may be signs and symptoms of an infected access EXCEPT:
numbness and tingling
