DAVITA FINAL COMPETENCY EXAM
GRADE A+ COMPLETE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS (2026/2027) PASS
GUARANTEE
1. Ifmampatientmwithmacutemkidneyminjurym(AKI)mdialyzesminmthemoutpatientmfacility,monemtaskm
ofmthempatientmcaremteammatesmismtommonitormbloodmpressurem(BP)mandmweightmclosely.m
Whymismthismimportant?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmHypovolemiamandmhypotensivemepisodesmcanmcausemrenalmischemiam
andmcanmfurthermdamagemthemkidneys
2. Chronicmkidneymdiseasemcanmhavemit'smoriginmpre-renal(Before),mintra-
renal(During),mormpostmrenal(after).mWhichmofmthemfollowingmconditionsmismanmintra-
renalmcausemofmCKD?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmHypotension
3. KnowingmwhatmcausedmyourmpatientsmCKD...m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmIsmimportantmbecausemthemunderlyingmdiseasemcouldmcausemhealthmc
omplicationsmthatmcanmimpactmthemdialysismtreatment
4. WhichmofmthemfollowingmfactorsmwouldminfluencemthemKmofmthemKt/VmFormula?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmBloodmVolumemprocessedm(BVP)
5. Itmismimportantmthatmpatientsmstaymformtheirmentiremtreatmentmtimembecausemadequatemdi
alysismreplaces...m-mCORRECTmANSWERmLessmthanm15%mofmnormalmkidneymfunction
6. Waitingmonlymfivemsecondsmbetweenmloweringmthembloodmpumpmspeedmandmdrawingmthem
postmtreatmentmbloodmsamplemcould...m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmCausemthemKt/Vmreadingmtombemfalselymhigh
, 7. WhenmamPCTmdocumentsmthemextentmofmampatientsmedema,mformexamplemasm+3...m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemPCTmismperformingmanmassessment,mwhichmismnotmlegallymallowe
d
8. Whenmampatientmhasmanmirregularmheartbeat...m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemautomatedmoscillometricmBPmreadingmmaymnotmbemaccurate
9. Ampatientmpresentsmwithmanmelevatedmtemperaturemaftermtheminitiationmofmdialysis.mThismis
mmostmlikelymduemto...m-mCORRECTmANSWERmAmPyrogenicmreaction
10. Whenmismampre-
treatmentmassessmentmbymthemlicensedmnursemrequired?mCheckmallmthatmapply!m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmA)mWhenmitmismmandatedmbymthemstate
11. B)mWhenmthemPCTmperformingmamdatamcollectionmnoticesmabnormalmfindings
12. C)mWhenmthempatientmreportsmunusualmsymptomsmtomthemnursempriormtomtreatmentminitiat
ion
13. D)mWhenmthemnursemobservesmunusualmbehaviorsminmampatientmenteringmthemtreatmentmfl
oor.
14. Ifmampatientmhadmanmadversemreactionmwithinmthemfirstmcouplemminutesmofmtreatmentmafte
rmtreatmentminitiation,myetmnompre-
treatmentmdatamhasmbeenmenteredmintomthemcomputer...m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmTheremismnomproofmthatmpre-
treatmentmsafetymchecksmweremcompletedmormthatmthempatientmhadmbeenmproperlymassess
ed.
15. WhichmifmthemfollowingmismamDatamCollection?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmHeartmRate:m72
16. Whymarem'thirstmcontrolmandmlimitingminterdialyticmweightmgains'mamsharedmresponsibilitym
betweenmthemhealthcaremteammandmthempatient?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmCaregiversmcanmcontributemtomsodiummloadingmduringmdialysismcausin
gmincreasedmthirstmandmfluidmintakembetweenmtreatments
GRADE A+ COMPLETE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS (2026/2027) PASS
GUARANTEE
1. Ifmampatientmwithmacutemkidneyminjurym(AKI)mdialyzesminmthemoutpatientmfacility,monemtaskm
ofmthempatientmcaremteammatesmismtommonitormbloodmpressurem(BP)mandmweightmclosely.m
Whymismthismimportant?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmHypovolemiamandmhypotensivemepisodesmcanmcausemrenalmischemiam
andmcanmfurthermdamagemthemkidneys
2. Chronicmkidneymdiseasemcanmhavemit'smoriginmpre-renal(Before),mintra-
renal(During),mormpostmrenal(after).mWhichmofmthemfollowingmconditionsmismanmintra-
renalmcausemofmCKD?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmHypotension
3. KnowingmwhatmcausedmyourmpatientsmCKD...m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmIsmimportantmbecausemthemunderlyingmdiseasemcouldmcausemhealthmc
omplicationsmthatmcanmimpactmthemdialysismtreatment
4. WhichmofmthemfollowingmfactorsmwouldminfluencemthemKmofmthemKt/VmFormula?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmBloodmVolumemprocessedm(BVP)
5. Itmismimportantmthatmpatientsmstaymformtheirmentiremtreatmentmtimembecausemadequatemdi
alysismreplaces...m-mCORRECTmANSWERmLessmthanm15%mofmnormalmkidneymfunction
6. Waitingmonlymfivemsecondsmbetweenmloweringmthembloodmpumpmspeedmandmdrawingmthem
postmtreatmentmbloodmsamplemcould...m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmCausemthemKt/Vmreadingmtombemfalselymhigh
, 7. WhenmamPCTmdocumentsmthemextentmofmampatientsmedema,mformexamplemasm+3...m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemPCTmismperformingmanmassessment,mwhichmismnotmlegallymallowe
d
8. Whenmampatientmhasmanmirregularmheartbeat...m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemautomatedmoscillometricmBPmreadingmmaymnotmbemaccurate
9. Ampatientmpresentsmwithmanmelevatedmtemperaturemaftermtheminitiationmofmdialysis.mThismis
mmostmlikelymduemto...m-mCORRECTmANSWERmAmPyrogenicmreaction
10. Whenmismampre-
treatmentmassessmentmbymthemlicensedmnursemrequired?mCheckmallmthatmapply!m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmA)mWhenmitmismmandatedmbymthemstate
11. B)mWhenmthemPCTmperformingmamdatamcollectionmnoticesmabnormalmfindings
12. C)mWhenmthempatientmreportsmunusualmsymptomsmtomthemnursempriormtomtreatmentminitiat
ion
13. D)mWhenmthemnursemobservesmunusualmbehaviorsminmampatientmenteringmthemtreatmentmfl
oor.
14. Ifmampatientmhadmanmadversemreactionmwithinmthemfirstmcouplemminutesmofmtreatmentmafte
rmtreatmentminitiation,myetmnompre-
treatmentmdatamhasmbeenmenteredmintomthemcomputer...m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmTheremismnomproofmthatmpre-
treatmentmsafetymchecksmweremcompletedmormthatmthempatientmhadmbeenmproperlymassess
ed.
15. WhichmifmthemfollowingmismamDatamCollection?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmHeartmRate:m72
16. Whymarem'thirstmcontrolmandmlimitingminterdialyticmweightmgains'mamsharedmresponsibilitym
betweenmthemhealthcaremteammandmthempatient?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmCaregiversmcanmcontributemtomsodiummloadingmduringmdialysismcausin
gmincreasedmthirstmandmfluidmintakembetweenmtreatments