NNCC CCHT Certification Exam

AAMI standard for conventional dialysis requires the total microbial count to be less than - Answer-200 CFU/mL abnormal levels of this electrolyte can cause cardiac arrhythmias and even death - Answer-Potassium Acceptable interdialytic weight gains are - Answer-3-5% of TW The AAMI standard for endotoxin levels in conventional daily's are is - Answer-Less than 2 EU/mL albumin is an important test that tells about the patient------------status - Answer-nutritional All of the follow are phosphate binders EXCEPT - Answer-Vitamin B12 numbness and tingling - Answer-Not a sign or symptom of an infected access Asepsis - Answer-Absence of disease producing organisms AAMI chemical analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested - Answer-Annually 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? - Answer-Describe the activities in the immediate environment A dialysis technician observed a drop of blood on the surface of a patient's machine. What action should the tech take? - Answer-Clean the machine surface immediately About one ounce (30 ml) fluid is on the floor - Answer-A dialysis technician observes all of the below on the treatment floor, which one poses an environment risk? 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? - Answer-Refer the patient to the social worker A fistula connects - Answer-an artery to a vein A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer is - Answer-