DAVITA FINAL EXAM PRACTICE TEST :)
LATEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
100% VERIFIED GRADED A+
1. Duringmampowermfailure,mpriormtomreturningmthempatientsmbloodmandmpreformingmthemhan
dmcrankmproceduremyoumshouldmremovemthemvenousmbloodmlinemfrom
A. Thempatientsmvenousmaccess
B. Themairmdetectormclamp
C. Thembloodmpumpmrotor
D. Themdrainmbucketm-mCORRECTmANSWERmB.mThemairmdetectormclamp
2. WhichmofmthemfollowingmfactorsmwouldmdecreasemthemKmofmthemKt/Vmformula?
A. Increasedmbloodmflowmrate
B. Patientmreceivingmfullmtreatmentmtime
C. Correctmdialyzer
D. Inadequatemanticoagulationm-mCORRECTmANSWERmD.mInadequatemanticoagulation
3. Convectionmismdefinedmas:
A. Particlesmmovemfrommanmareamofmhighermsolutemconcmtomanmareamofmlowermsolutemc
on
B. Solutesmandmfluidmaremdraggedmacrossmthemsemipermeablemmembranem
C. Controlledmfluidmremovalmbymmanipulationmofmhydrostaticmpressure
D. Fluidmmovesmfrommanmareamofmlowermsolutemconmtomanmareamofmhighermsolutemconc
m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmB.mSolutesmandmfluidmaremdraggedmacrossmthemsemipermeabl
emmembrane
, 4. Whatmismthemappropriatembloodmflowmratemofm15mgaugedmneedlempermDaVitam
5. policy?
A. 150-250mml/min
B. 250-350mml/min
C. 350-450mml/min
D. >450mml/minm-mCORRECTmANSWERmC.m350-450mml/min
6. Whatm2mthingsmassistminmreplacingmfluidmremovedmandmpreventmclottingmduringmrecirculati
onmofmbloodminmthemextracorporealmcircuitmduringmtreatmentminterruption?
A. Salinemandmheparinm
B. Dialysatemandmsaline
C. HeparinmandmCathflowmActivase
D. SalinemandmCathflowmActivasem-mCORRECTmANSWERmA.mSalinemandmheparin
7. Themsignmthatmnumbingmhadmtakenmeffectmandmitmismtimemtomstopmsprayingmtopicalmanesthe
ticmonmthemvascularmaccessmcannulationmsitemismwhen?
A. Youmobservemfrostingmofmthemskin
B. Youmobservemreddeningmofmthemskin
C. Youmobservemblanchingmofmthemskin
D. Youmobservemcyanosismofmthemskinm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmC.mYoumobservemblanchingmofmthemskin
8. Themmostmcommonmcausemofmbacterialmbloodstreamminfectionminmdialysismpatientsmis:
A. Needleminsertionmsitemexposuremtomuncleanmenvironmentalmareas
B. ThemusemofmCVCmformhemodialysis
C. Poormneedlemsitemrotationmwhenmcannulatingmanminternalmvascularmaccess
LATEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
100% VERIFIED GRADED A+
1. Duringmampowermfailure,mpriormtomreturningmthempatientsmbloodmandmpreformingmthemhan
dmcrankmproceduremyoumshouldmremovemthemvenousmbloodmlinemfrom
A. Thempatientsmvenousmaccess
B. Themairmdetectormclamp
C. Thembloodmpumpmrotor
D. Themdrainmbucketm-mCORRECTmANSWERmB.mThemairmdetectormclamp
2. WhichmofmthemfollowingmfactorsmwouldmdecreasemthemKmofmthemKt/Vmformula?
A. Increasedmbloodmflowmrate
B. Patientmreceivingmfullmtreatmentmtime
C. Correctmdialyzer
D. Inadequatemanticoagulationm-mCORRECTmANSWERmD.mInadequatemanticoagulation
3. Convectionmismdefinedmas:
A. Particlesmmovemfrommanmareamofmhighermsolutemconcmtomanmareamofmlowermsolutemc
on
B. Solutesmandmfluidmaremdraggedmacrossmthemsemipermeablemmembranem
C. Controlledmfluidmremovalmbymmanipulationmofmhydrostaticmpressure
D. Fluidmmovesmfrommanmareamofmlowermsolutemconmtomanmareamofmhighermsolutemconc
m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmB.mSolutesmandmfluidmaremdraggedmacrossmthemsemipermeabl
emmembrane
, 4. Whatmismthemappropriatembloodmflowmratemofm15mgaugedmneedlempermDaVitam
5. policy?
A. 150-250mml/min
B. 250-350mml/min
C. 350-450mml/min
D. >450mml/minm-mCORRECTmANSWERmC.m350-450mml/min
6. Whatm2mthingsmassistminmreplacingmfluidmremovedmandmpreventmclottingmduringmrecirculati
onmofmbloodminmthemextracorporealmcircuitmduringmtreatmentminterruption?
A. Salinemandmheparinm
B. Dialysatemandmsaline
C. HeparinmandmCathflowmActivase
D. SalinemandmCathflowmActivasem-mCORRECTmANSWERmA.mSalinemandmheparin
7. Themsignmthatmnumbingmhadmtakenmeffectmandmitmismtimemtomstopmsprayingmtopicalmanesthe
ticmonmthemvascularmaccessmcannulationmsitemismwhen?
A. Youmobservemfrostingmofmthemskin
B. Youmobservemreddeningmofmthemskin
C. Youmobservemblanchingmofmthemskin
D. Youmobservemcyanosismofmthemskinm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmC.mYoumobservemblanchingmofmthemskin
8. Themmostmcommonmcausemofmbacterialmbloodstreamminfectionminmdialysismpatientsmis:
A. Needleminsertionmsitemexposuremtomuncleanmenvironmentalmareas
B. ThemusemofmCVCmformhemodialysis
C. Poormneedlemsitemrotationmwhenmcannulatingmanminternalmvascularmaccess