NNCC CCHT CERTIFICATION EXAM
2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% PASS
AAMI standard for conventional dialysis requires the total microbial count to be less than -
ANS 200 CFU/mL
abnormal levels of this electrolyte can cause cardiac arrhythmias and even death -
ANS Potassium
Acceptable interdialytic weight gains are - ANS 3-5% of TW
The AAMI standard for endotoxin levels in conventional daily's are is - ANS Less than 2
EU/mL
albumin is an important test that tells about the patient------------status - ANS nutritional
All of the follow are phosphate binders EXCEPT - ANS Vitamin B12
numbness and tingling - ANS Not a sign or symptom of an infected access
Asepsis - ANS Absence of disease producing organisms
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,AAMI chemical analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested - ANS 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? - ANS 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? - ANS Clean the machine surface immediately
About one ounce (30 ml) fluid is on the floor - ANS 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? - ANS Refer the patient to the social worker
A fistula connects - ANS an artery to a vein
A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer is - ANS Vitamin B12
A mixed bed DI tank contains - ANS cations and anions
Nephron is made up of - ANS 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 - ANS An infiltration
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, A patient who is to receive their first dialysis treatment is prone to - ANS 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? - ANS bananas
slow pulse of 54 beats/minute would indicate the patient has: - ANS bradycardia
A reason why a dialysis technician is to be certified is: - ANS It's a CMS requirement
A rise in transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during hemodialysis is indicative of -
ANS clotting in the extracorporeal circuit
A teammate asks you to document the normal saline he just gave to Mr. Smith. You would -
ANS never document something that someone else did
A true aneurysm can be dangerous because it - ANS 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. - ANS Was the post dialysis sample drawn correctly
a rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would indicate that the patient has: - ANS 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? - ANS 500
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2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% PASS
AAMI standard for conventional dialysis requires the total microbial count to be less than -
ANS 200 CFU/mL
abnormal levels of this electrolyte can cause cardiac arrhythmias and even death -
ANS Potassium
Acceptable interdialytic weight gains are - ANS 3-5% of TW
The AAMI standard for endotoxin levels in conventional daily's are is - ANS Less than 2
EU/mL
albumin is an important test that tells about the patient------------status - ANS nutritional
All of the follow are phosphate binders EXCEPT - ANS Vitamin B12
numbness and tingling - ANS Not a sign or symptom of an infected access
Asepsis - ANS Absence of disease producing organisms
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,AAMI chemical analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested - ANS 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? - ANS 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? - ANS Clean the machine surface immediately
About one ounce (30 ml) fluid is on the floor - ANS 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? - ANS Refer the patient to the social worker
A fistula connects - ANS an artery to a vein
A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer is - ANS Vitamin B12
A mixed bed DI tank contains - ANS cations and anions
Nephron is made up of - ANS 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 - ANS An infiltration
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, A patient who is to receive their first dialysis treatment is prone to - ANS 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? - ANS bananas
slow pulse of 54 beats/minute would indicate the patient has: - ANS bradycardia
A reason why a dialysis technician is to be certified is: - ANS It's a CMS requirement
A rise in transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during hemodialysis is indicative of -
ANS clotting in the extracorporeal circuit
A teammate asks you to document the normal saline he just gave to Mr. Smith. You would -
ANS never document something that someone else did
A true aneurysm can be dangerous because it - ANS 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. - ANS Was the post dialysis sample drawn correctly
a rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would indicate that the patient has: - ANS 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? - ANS 500
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