FRESENIUS PCT REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS 100% VALID. GRADE A+ / PCT 2025
QUESTION: How long must you wash your hands? - ANSWER-40-60 seconds
QUESTION: How long must you sanitize your hands? - ANSWER-20-30 seconds
QUESTION: number one cause of chronic renal failure - ANSWER-diabetes
QUESTION: The first bleach solution used to clean a 10ml+ blood spill - ANSWER-1:10
QUESTION: the main route of transmission for hep B is exposure to - ANSWER-infected blood and bodily
fluids
QUESTION: When caring for a hep B positive patient, after disconnecting the bloodlines, the PCT must
perform which 3 actions before documenting? - ANSWER-remove gloves, sanitize hands, don new gloves
QUESTION: Patients who are hep B positive should be dialyzed in a ______ area on a _______ machine -
ANSWER-separate, dedicated
,QUESTION: what must the PCT do when going from a patient station to retrieve clean supplies? -
ANSWER-remove gloves and sanitize hands
QUESTION: You must wear a full face shield, or mask with goggles, when in an area with a risk of: -
ANSWER-blood spatter
QUESTION: what is dialysate comprised of - ANSWER-acid, bicarb, and RO water
QUESTION: what is the AAMI and what do they do - ANSWER-Association for the Advancement of
Medical Instrumentation, they give requirements for dialysis water
QUESTION: What is the AAMI allowable level for bleach in water? - ANSWER-≤ 0.1 ppm
QUESTION: what is the purpose of the diasafe filter - ANSWER-delivers ultrapure dialysate
QUESTION: What must you wash hands with soap and water - ANSWER-c.diff
hands visibly soiled
after restroom
before eating
, QUESTION: who can the buffer zone hold - ANSWER-patients whose antibodies are greater than 10
QUESTION: Air is removed from the extracorporeal circuit before initiating treatment because it may
cause ____ when trapped in the dialyzer. - ANSWER-clotting
QUESTION: the most likely cause of contamination of the extracorporeal circuit are _____ in the prime
bucket with _____ end caps - ANSWER-blood lines, open
QUESTION: A low-level arterial drip chamber can result in ____ entering the system causing an air
embolism or clotting - ANSWER-air
QUESTION: the ability of a substance to conduct an electrical charge - ANSWER-conductivity
QUESTION: When blood escapes from the dialyzer blood compartment into the dialysate fluid
compartment this is known as a - ANSWER-blood leak
QUESTION: Dialysate pH should be - ANSWER-6.9-7.6
QUESTION: How often is the dialysis machine cleaned with acid - ANSWER-daily to prevent bicarb
buildup
QUESTION: When should the alarm/pressure tests be performed - ANSWER-before each treatment
ANSWERS 100% VALID. GRADE A+ / PCT 2025
QUESTION: How long must you wash your hands? - ANSWER-40-60 seconds
QUESTION: How long must you sanitize your hands? - ANSWER-20-30 seconds
QUESTION: number one cause of chronic renal failure - ANSWER-diabetes
QUESTION: The first bleach solution used to clean a 10ml+ blood spill - ANSWER-1:10
QUESTION: the main route of transmission for hep B is exposure to - ANSWER-infected blood and bodily
fluids
QUESTION: When caring for a hep B positive patient, after disconnecting the bloodlines, the PCT must
perform which 3 actions before documenting? - ANSWER-remove gloves, sanitize hands, don new gloves
QUESTION: Patients who are hep B positive should be dialyzed in a ______ area on a _______ machine -
ANSWER-separate, dedicated
,QUESTION: what must the PCT do when going from a patient station to retrieve clean supplies? -
ANSWER-remove gloves and sanitize hands
QUESTION: You must wear a full face shield, or mask with goggles, when in an area with a risk of: -
ANSWER-blood spatter
QUESTION: what is dialysate comprised of - ANSWER-acid, bicarb, and RO water
QUESTION: what is the AAMI and what do they do - ANSWER-Association for the Advancement of
Medical Instrumentation, they give requirements for dialysis water
QUESTION: What is the AAMI allowable level for bleach in water? - ANSWER-≤ 0.1 ppm
QUESTION: what is the purpose of the diasafe filter - ANSWER-delivers ultrapure dialysate
QUESTION: What must you wash hands with soap and water - ANSWER-c.diff
hands visibly soiled
after restroom
before eating
, QUESTION: who can the buffer zone hold - ANSWER-patients whose antibodies are greater than 10
QUESTION: Air is removed from the extracorporeal circuit before initiating treatment because it may
cause ____ when trapped in the dialyzer. - ANSWER-clotting
QUESTION: the most likely cause of contamination of the extracorporeal circuit are _____ in the prime
bucket with _____ end caps - ANSWER-blood lines, open
QUESTION: A low-level arterial drip chamber can result in ____ entering the system causing an air
embolism or clotting - ANSWER-air
QUESTION: the ability of a substance to conduct an electrical charge - ANSWER-conductivity
QUESTION: When blood escapes from the dialyzer blood compartment into the dialysate fluid
compartment this is known as a - ANSWER-blood leak
QUESTION: Dialysate pH should be - ANSWER-6.9-7.6
QUESTION: How often is the dialysis machine cleaned with acid - ANSWER-daily to prevent bicarb
buildup
QUESTION: When should the alarm/pressure tests be performed - ANSWER-before each treatment
