NNCC CCHT Certification Exam
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
AAMI standard for conventional dialysis requires the total microbial count to be less than -
CORRECT ANSWER - 200 CFU/mL
abnormal levels of this electrolyte can cause cardiac arrhythmias and even death - CORRECT
ANSWER - Potassium
Acceptable interdialytic weight gains are - CORRECT ANSWER - 3-5% of TW
The AAMI standard for endotoxin levels in conventional daily's are is - CORRECT
ANSWER - Less than 2 EU/mL
albumin is an important test that tells about the patient------------status - CORRECT
ANSWER - nutritional
All of the follow are phosphate binders EXCEPT - CORRECT ANSWER - Vitamin B12
numbness and tingling - CORRECT ANSWER - Not a sign or symptom of an infected
access
Asepsis - CORRECT ANSWER - Absence of disease producing organisms
AAMI chemical analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested - CORRECT
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? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER - Clean the machine surface immediately
About one ounce (30 ml) fluid is on the floor - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER - Refer the patient to the social worker
A fistula connects - CORRECT ANSWER - an artery to a vein
A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer is - CORRECT
ANSWER - Vitamin B12
A mixed bed DI tank contains - CORRECT ANSWER - cations and anions
Nephron is made up of - CORRECT ANSWER - A glomerulus and a tubule system
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 - CORRECT ANSWER - An infiltration
A patient who is to receive their first dialysis treatment is prone to - CORRECT
ANSWER - dialysis disequilibrium syndrome
, 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?
- CORRECT ANSWER - bananas
slow pulse of 54 beats/minute would indicate the patient has: - CORRECT ANSWER -
bradycardia
A reason why a dialysis technician is to be certified is: - CORRECT ANSWER - It's a
CMS requirement
A rise in transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during hemodialysis is indicative of -
CORRECT ANSWER - clotting in the extracorporeal circuit
A teammate asks you to document the normal saline he just gave to Mr. Smith. You would -
CORRECT ANSWER - never document something that someone else did
A true aneurysm can be dangerous because it - CORRECT ANSWER - may rupture and
cause the patient to bleed profusely
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. - CORRECT ANSWER - Was the post dialysis sample drawn
correctly
a rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would indicate that the patient has: - CORRECT
ANSWER - tachycardia
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? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 500
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
AAMI standard for conventional dialysis requires the total microbial count to be less than -
CORRECT ANSWER - 200 CFU/mL
abnormal levels of this electrolyte can cause cardiac arrhythmias and even death - CORRECT
ANSWER - Potassium
Acceptable interdialytic weight gains are - CORRECT ANSWER - 3-5% of TW
The AAMI standard for endotoxin levels in conventional daily's are is - CORRECT
ANSWER - Less than 2 EU/mL
albumin is an important test that tells about the patient------------status - CORRECT
ANSWER - nutritional
All of the follow are phosphate binders EXCEPT - CORRECT ANSWER - Vitamin B12
numbness and tingling - CORRECT ANSWER - Not a sign or symptom of an infected
access
Asepsis - CORRECT ANSWER - Absence of disease producing organisms
AAMI chemical analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested - CORRECT
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? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER - Clean the machine surface immediately
About one ounce (30 ml) fluid is on the floor - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER - Refer the patient to the social worker
A fistula connects - CORRECT ANSWER - an artery to a vein
A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer is - CORRECT
ANSWER - Vitamin B12
A mixed bed DI tank contains - CORRECT ANSWER - cations and anions
Nephron is made up of - CORRECT ANSWER - A glomerulus and a tubule system
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 - CORRECT ANSWER - An infiltration
A patient who is to receive their first dialysis treatment is prone to - CORRECT
ANSWER - dialysis disequilibrium syndrome
, 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?
- CORRECT ANSWER - bananas
slow pulse of 54 beats/minute would indicate the patient has: - CORRECT ANSWER -
bradycardia
A reason why a dialysis technician is to be certified is: - CORRECT ANSWER - It's a
CMS requirement
A rise in transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during hemodialysis is indicative of -
CORRECT ANSWER - clotting in the extracorporeal circuit
A teammate asks you to document the normal saline he just gave to Mr. Smith. You would -
CORRECT ANSWER - never document something that someone else did
A true aneurysm can be dangerous because it - CORRECT ANSWER - may rupture and
cause the patient to bleed profusely
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. - CORRECT ANSWER - Was the post dialysis sample drawn
correctly
a rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would indicate that the patient has: - CORRECT
ANSWER - tachycardia
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? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 500
