NNCC CCHT Certification Exam Review with Verified Solutions
AAMI standard for conventional dialysis - ANSWER✔✔-Requires total microbial count < 200
CFU/mL
Potassium - ANSWER✔✔-Abnormal levels can cause cardiac arrhythmias and death
Acceptable interdialytic weight gains - ANSWER✔✔-3-5% of TW
AAMI standard for endotoxin levels in conventional dialysis - ANSWER✔✔-Less than 2
EU/mL
Albumin - ANSWER✔✔-Important test for nutritional status
Phosphate binders - ANSWER✔✔-All except 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 - ANSWER✔✔-Tested annually
Approach when interacting with a blind patient - ANSWER✔✔-Describe the activities in the
immediate environment
Action when observing a drop of blood on the surface of a patient's machine - ANSWER✔✔-
Clean the machine surface immediately
Environmental risk on the treatment floor - ANSWER✔✔-About one ounce (30 ml) fluid on the
floor
AAMI standard for conventional dialysis - ANSWER✔✔-Requires total microbial count < 200
CFU/mL
Potassium - ANSWER✔✔-Abnormal levels can cause cardiac arrhythmias and death
Acceptable interdialytic weight gains - ANSWER✔✔-3-5% of TW
AAMI standard for endotoxin levels in conventional dialysis - ANSWER✔✔-Less than 2
EU/mL
Albumin - ANSWER✔✔-Important test for nutritional status
Phosphate binders - ANSWER✔✔-All except 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 - ANSWER✔✔-Tested annually
Approach when interacting with a blind patient - ANSWER✔✔-Describe the activities in the
immediate environment
Action when observing a drop of blood on the surface of a patient's machine - ANSWER✔✔-
Clean the machine surface immediately
Environmental risk on the treatment floor - ANSWER✔✔-About one ounce (30 ml) fluid on the
floor
