DAVITA PCT EXAM | NEWEST 2026/2027
| PCT FINAL EXAM PREP
• Acute patients vascular access -✓✓ Usually have a CVC; follow policy and procedure
to prevent infections.
• Importance of knowing CKD cause -✓✓ To inquire about possible problems during
data collection and assessments.
• Kt/V: What is K? -✓✓ Clearance of urea.
• Factors that decrease K -✓✓ Not waiting 3-5 minutes after giving heparin with
treatment initiation to prevent clotting.
• Factors influencing V (volume) -✓✓ Sex, age, weight, height, amputations.
• Needle gauge and suggested BFR -✓✓ 17: 200-250, 16: 250-350, 15: 350-450, 14:
>450.
• Patient wants to get off early -✓✓ Educate and document, still draw lab on habitual
patients, MUST NOTIFY NURSE.
• Lab draw mistakes that falsely increase Kt/V -✓✓ Not waiting the full 15 seconds to
draw the BUN.
• Role of the PCT prior to treatment initiation -✓✓ DATA COLLECTION.
• Squeezing the BP cuff can damage the machine -✓✓ True.
• Reasons for documentation in medical record -✓✓ 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 -✓✓ Data collection: before initiation;
Assessment: 30 minutes into treatment.
• Post treatment data collection/assessments -✓✓ After treatment.
• Appropriate documentation by technician -✓✓ The patient has a large, dark bowel
movement at 1100.
| PCT FINAL EXAM PREP
• Acute patients vascular access -✓✓ Usually have a CVC; follow policy and procedure
to prevent infections.
• Importance of knowing CKD cause -✓✓ To inquire about possible problems during
data collection and assessments.
• Kt/V: What is K? -✓✓ Clearance of urea.
• Factors that decrease K -✓✓ Not waiting 3-5 minutes after giving heparin with
treatment initiation to prevent clotting.
• Factors influencing V (volume) -✓✓ Sex, age, weight, height, amputations.
• Needle gauge and suggested BFR -✓✓ 17: 200-250, 16: 250-350, 15: 350-450, 14:
>450.
• Patient wants to get off early -✓✓ Educate and document, still draw lab on habitual
patients, MUST NOTIFY NURSE.
• Lab draw mistakes that falsely increase Kt/V -✓✓ Not waiting the full 15 seconds to
draw the BUN.
• Role of the PCT prior to treatment initiation -✓✓ DATA COLLECTION.
• Squeezing the BP cuff can damage the machine -✓✓ True.
• Reasons for documentation in medical record -✓✓ 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 -✓✓ Data collection: before initiation;
Assessment: 30 minutes into treatment.
• Post treatment data collection/assessments -✓✓ After treatment.
• Appropriate documentation by technician -✓✓ The patient has a large, dark bowel
movement at 1100.
