FRESENIUS PCT REAL EXAM AND
PRACTICE TEST LATEST 2025
ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
280 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS A+ GRADE
"What must you do when leaving a dirty area and going to a clean area and get supplies? -
CORRECT ANSWER=> remove gloves and perform hand hygiene"
"What is the safe range when testing for dialysate pH? - CORRECT ANSWER=> 6.9 - 7.6"
"Dialysate with high conductivity will cause ______. Dialysate with low conductivity will cause
_______. - CORRECT ANSWER=> crenation, hemolysis"
"When is hand santizer okay to be used? - CORRECT ANSWER=> after leaving patient station"
"Where must hepatitis B positive patient be dialyzed? - CORRECT ANSWER=> isolation room"
"Where should be dialyze a hep B susceptible patient? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Outside the buffer
zone AWAY from the isolation room"
"What concentration of bleach should be used to clean a blood spill to clean a blood spill
greater than 10 mL. - CORRECT ANSWER=> 1:10"
"Which of the following statements is correct about clamps?
a. clamps must be soaked in 1:100 bleach solution for 20 minutes
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,b. clamps can be used for 30 minutes at a time
c. clamps do not require a doctor's order
d. two clamps can be used if a patient cannot hold both sites - CORRECT ANSWER=> clamps must
be soaked in 1:100 bleach solution for 20 minutes"
"What is the function of dialysis? - CORRECT ANSWER=> remove excess fluid and waste removal"
"You must apply a tourniquet before cannulating which type of access? - CORRECT ANSWER=>
fistula"
"What is the number one cause of chronic kidney disease? - CORRECT ANSWER=> diabetes"
"What is the term used for pre-treatment weight minus estimated dry weight? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> AW (available weight)"
"Arterial pressure should be no more than what? - CORRECT ANSWER=> - 250"
"Kinks in the blood line, a high dialysate temperature and low conductivity dialysate can cause
which complication? - CORRECT ANSWER=> hemolysis"
"If the needle infiltrates, what should do first? - CORRECT ANSWER=> stop the blood pump"
"Which machine alarms does not stop the blood pump? - CORRECT ANSWER=> conductivity"
"Which of the following occurs when the machine goes into bypass?
a. blood pump stops
b. RTD clock stops
c. cleaning continues
d. UF clock stops - CORRECT ANSWER=> RTD clock stops"
"Which of the following could cause air to enter the blood lines and dialyzer?
a. saline line double clamped
b. clots in venous chamber
c. tight connection between needles and bloodlines
d. low arterial chamber level - CORRECT ANSWER=> low arterial chamber level"
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, "What is defined of a measurement of how well a solution is able to carry an electrical charge? -
CORRECT ANSWER=> conductivity"
"Which of the following is incorrect about re-infusing blood during treatment termination:
a. arterial blood is returned before venous blood
b. staff members can leave the patient's chair side if the patient is alert
c. the blood bump should be set at 150 to 200 during re-infusion
d. if the saline bag empties it could cause an air embolism - CORRECT ANSWER=> staff members
can leave the patient's chair side if the patient is alert"
"What do you use to prime the circuit? - CORRECT ANSWER=> normal saline"
"Air in the dialyzer will cause what? - CORRECT ANSWER=> clotting"
"How much saline should be in the bag at ALL times? - CORRECT ANSWER=> 300 mL"
"Which of the following statements about the fistula needle safety is correct?
a. if a safety device is used, the needle does not have to go in a sharps container
b. the use of safety on needles is optional
c. safety devices should be engaged as needle is being removed
d. safety device should be engaged AFTER the needle has been removed - CORRECT ANSWER=>
safety devices should be engaged as needle is being removed"
"Why is a BUN taken pre and post treatment? - CORRECT ANSWER=> to evaluate the efficacy
patient's treatment"
"What should you do first when drawing a post BUN? - CORRECT ANSWER=> turn UF rate and
DFR off"
"During treatment, transducer protectors must be kept _____ and ________. - CORRECT
ANSWER=> dry, unclamped"
"Which of the following is true about sharps containers?
a. they do not require a lid
b. unused needles do not have to be placed in a sharps container
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PRACTICE TEST LATEST 2025
ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
280 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS A+ GRADE
"What must you do when leaving a dirty area and going to a clean area and get supplies? -
CORRECT ANSWER=> remove gloves and perform hand hygiene"
"What is the safe range when testing for dialysate pH? - CORRECT ANSWER=> 6.9 - 7.6"
"Dialysate with high conductivity will cause ______. Dialysate with low conductivity will cause
_______. - CORRECT ANSWER=> crenation, hemolysis"
"When is hand santizer okay to be used? - CORRECT ANSWER=> after leaving patient station"
"Where must hepatitis B positive patient be dialyzed? - CORRECT ANSWER=> isolation room"
"Where should be dialyze a hep B susceptible patient? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Outside the buffer
zone AWAY from the isolation room"
"What concentration of bleach should be used to clean a blood spill to clean a blood spill
greater than 10 mL. - CORRECT ANSWER=> 1:10"
"Which of the following statements is correct about clamps?
a. clamps must be soaked in 1:100 bleach solution for 20 minutes
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,b. clamps can be used for 30 minutes at a time
c. clamps do not require a doctor's order
d. two clamps can be used if a patient cannot hold both sites - CORRECT ANSWER=> clamps must
be soaked in 1:100 bleach solution for 20 minutes"
"What is the function of dialysis? - CORRECT ANSWER=> remove excess fluid and waste removal"
"You must apply a tourniquet before cannulating which type of access? - CORRECT ANSWER=>
fistula"
"What is the number one cause of chronic kidney disease? - CORRECT ANSWER=> diabetes"
"What is the term used for pre-treatment weight minus estimated dry weight? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> AW (available weight)"
"Arterial pressure should be no more than what? - CORRECT ANSWER=> - 250"
"Kinks in the blood line, a high dialysate temperature and low conductivity dialysate can cause
which complication? - CORRECT ANSWER=> hemolysis"
"If the needle infiltrates, what should do first? - CORRECT ANSWER=> stop the blood pump"
"Which machine alarms does not stop the blood pump? - CORRECT ANSWER=> conductivity"
"Which of the following occurs when the machine goes into bypass?
a. blood pump stops
b. RTD clock stops
c. cleaning continues
d. UF clock stops - CORRECT ANSWER=> RTD clock stops"
"Which of the following could cause air to enter the blood lines and dialyzer?
a. saline line double clamped
b. clots in venous chamber
c. tight connection between needles and bloodlines
d. low arterial chamber level - CORRECT ANSWER=> low arterial chamber level"
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, "What is defined of a measurement of how well a solution is able to carry an electrical charge? -
CORRECT ANSWER=> conductivity"
"Which of the following is incorrect about re-infusing blood during treatment termination:
a. arterial blood is returned before venous blood
b. staff members can leave the patient's chair side if the patient is alert
c. the blood bump should be set at 150 to 200 during re-infusion
d. if the saline bag empties it could cause an air embolism - CORRECT ANSWER=> staff members
can leave the patient's chair side if the patient is alert"
"What do you use to prime the circuit? - CORRECT ANSWER=> normal saline"
"Air in the dialyzer will cause what? - CORRECT ANSWER=> clotting"
"How much saline should be in the bag at ALL times? - CORRECT ANSWER=> 300 mL"
"Which of the following statements about the fistula needle safety is correct?
a. if a safety device is used, the needle does not have to go in a sharps container
b. the use of safety on needles is optional
c. safety devices should be engaged as needle is being removed
d. safety device should be engaged AFTER the needle has been removed - CORRECT ANSWER=>
safety devices should be engaged as needle is being removed"
"Why is a BUN taken pre and post treatment? - CORRECT ANSWER=> to evaluate the efficacy
patient's treatment"
"What should you do first when drawing a post BUN? - CORRECT ANSWER=> turn UF rate and
DFR off"
"During treatment, transducer protectors must be kept _____ and ________. - CORRECT
ANSWER=> dry, unclamped"
"Which of the following is true about sharps containers?
a. they do not require a lid
b. unused needles do not have to be placed in a sharps container
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