NNCC CCHT Certification Exam Questions with Correct Answers Latest 2023 | 2024 (Graded A+)

NNCC CCHT Certification Exam Questions with Correct Answers Latest 2023 | 2024 (Graded A+) AAMI standard for conventional dialysis requires the total microbial count to be less than: 200 CFU/mL 2. abnormal levels of this electrolyte can cause cardiac arrhythmias and even death: Potassium 3. Acceptable interdialytic weight gains are: 3-5% of TW 4. The AAMI standard for endotoxin levels in conventional daily's are is: Less than 2 EU/mL 5. albumin is an important test that tells about the patient ------------status: nutritional 6. All of the follow are phosphate binders EXCEPT: Vitamin B12 7. numbness and tingling: Not a sign or symptom of an infected access 8. Asepsis: Absence of disease producing organisms 9. AAMI chemical analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested: Annually 10. A 58- year old patient who is blind comes to treatment accompanied by his wife. What approach should the dialysis tech use when interacting with the patient?: Describe the activities in the immediate environment 11. A dialysis technician observed a drop of blood on the surface of a patient's machine. What action should the tech take?: Clean the machine surface immediately 12. About one ounce (30 ml) fluid is on the floor: A dialysis technician observes all of the below on the treatment floor, which one poses an environment risk? 13. A females dialysis technician has been caring for a male patient for several months. The patient tells the dialysis tech that he is lonely and depressed. He asks the tech to go out to dinner with him. In addition to politely declining the patients invitation, what action should the dialysis technician take?: Refer the patient to the social worker 14. A fistula connects: an artery to a vein 15. A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer is: Vitamin B12 16. A mixed bed DI tank contains: cations and anions 17. Nephron is made up of: A glomerulus and a tubule system 2 / 12 18. A patient complains of pain at venous needle site. The dialysis technician observes there is swelling distal to the venous needle site and that the venous pressure is rising. The tech should suspect: An infiltration 19. A patient who is to receive their first dialysis treatment is prone to: dialysis disequilibrium syndrome 20. a patient tells the technician that the dietitian reviewed high-potassium foods with her. during the conversation she states she routinely eats the following food. which one is highest in potassium?: bananas 21. slow pulse of 54 beats/minute would indicate the patient has:: bradycardia 22. A reason why a dialysis technician is to be certified is:: It's a CMS requirement 23. A rise in transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during hemodialysis is indicative of: clotting in the extracorporeal circuit 24. A teammate asks you to document the normal saline he just gave to Mr. Smith. You would: never document something that someone else did 25. A true aneurysm can be dangerous because it: may rupture and cause the patient to bleed profusely 26. A patient's laboratory results indicate that the predialysis BUN level was lower than the post dialysis BUN level. When interpreting these findings the technician should seek the answer to which of these questions.: Was the post dialysis sample drawn correctly 27. a rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would indicate that the patient has:: - tachycardia 28. A patient's target weight is 154.0 lb (70 kg) and the patient's pre treatment weight is 158.4 lb (72 kg). For a four-hour treatment, how many mL/hour must the patient lose to reach dry weight?: 500 29. AAMI standard for conventional dialysate requires the total microbial count be less than: 100 CFU/mL 30. The AAMI standard for endotoxin levels in conventional dialysate is: less than two (2) EU/mL 31. Albumin is an important test that tells about the patients' status.: nutritional 32. All of the following are phosphate binders EXCEPT : 3 / 12 Renagel Phos-Lo Tums Vitamin B12: Vitamin B12 33. All of the following may be. signs and symptoms of an infected access EXCEPT : fever and swelling of the access numbness and tingling redness and warmth tenderness and drainage: Numbness and tingling 34. 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 35. Dialysate that is too hot will cause: hemolysis 36. Target weight is defined as the: weight at which the patient has no edema or fluid in the lungs and BP is normal. 37. 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 38. During a hemodialysis treatment, a patient says to the technician, 'Three hours of time have passed according to the clock on the wall, but the machineshows that only 2.5 hours have passed. What could be the problem?' The technician should understand that the: machine was in bypass for 30 minutes 39. Biohazardous waste includes any material exposed to:: blood 40. Decreasing the patient's prescribed blood flow rate affects the rate of: - diffusion 41. During a hemodialysis treatment, a patient's venous needle infiltrates. Which of these actions should the dialysis technician take first?: stop the blood pump 42. During hemodialysis a patient goes into cardiac arrest. The first action for the dialysis technician is: Call for assistance 43. Dialysate pH should be: Between 6.9 and 7.6 NNCC CCHT Certification Exam Questions with Correct Answers 4 / 12 44. 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 the venous line 45. during predialysis data collection, it would be best for the technician to ask the patient which of these questions?: How have you been since your last dialysis treatment? 46. During the hemodialysis treatment, a patient complains of feeling chilled. In addition to getting the patient a blanket, which of these actions should the technician take?: take the patient's temperature 47. during the set-up of a hemodialysis machine, the alarm test for conductivity fails. which of these actions should the dialysis technician take?: Notify the equipment technician