CCHT exam Q's correctly answered 2023

CCHT exam Q's correctly answered 2023 AAMI Chemical Analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested: annually monthly semi-annually quarterly - correct answer annually 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? Avoid using phrases that refer to sight, such as "It looks like..." Describe the activities in the immediate environment Give instructions to his wife instead of him Touch the patient before speaking to him - correct answer Describe the activities in the immediate environment A dialysis technician observes a drop of blood on the surface of a patient's hemodialysis machine. Which of these actions should the dialysis technician take? Clean the machine surface at the end of treatment Clean the machine surface immediately Notify the equipment technician Notify the nurse - correct answer Clean the machine surface immediately A dialysis technician observes all of the below on the treatment floor, which one poses an environmental risk? About one ounce (30ml) fluid is on the floor A patient's family member is present during initiation of treatment Charts are lying on bedside tables The wheels of the hemodialysis machine are locked - correct answer About one ounce (30ml) fluid is on the floor 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 asks 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? No further action is needed Recommend an over-the-counter mood stimulant, such as St. John's Wort Refer the patient to the social worker Share the patient's need for socialization with other patients - correct answer Refer the patient to the social worker A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer is: creatinine. nitrogen. urea. vitamin B12. - correct answer vitamin B12. A fistula connects: a vein to a vein. an artery and a vein to synthetic material. an artery to an artery. an artery to a vein. - correct answer an artery to a vein. A nephron is made up of: A glomerulus and a tubule system The bladder and the ureters The cortex and a capsule The loop of Henle and the capillary ball - correct answer A glomerulus and a tubule system 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: a pseudoaneurysm. an Infiltration. recirculation. stenosis. - correct answer an Infiltration. A patient who is to receive their first dialysis treatment is prone to? Crenation Dialysis disequilibrium syndrome First use syndrome Steal syndrome - correct answer Dialysis disequilibrium syndrome A patient tells the technician that the dietitian reviewed high-potassium foods with her. During the conversation she states she routinely eats the following foods. Which one is highest in potassium? Bananas Ice Cream Pasta Rice - correct answer Bananas A slow pulse of 54 beats/minute would indicate the patient has: A normal rate An arrhythmia Bradycardia Tachycardia - correct answer Bradycardia A teammate asks you to document the normal saline he just gave to Mr. Smith. You would: ask what time he gave it and document it with his signature