Davita PCT Final Exam Complete Study
Guide 2026/ 2027 with Practice
Questions and Solutions|| LATEST
VERSION
Intra-renal causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Sepsis, trauma, drugs, anaphylaxis, and acute glomeruloephetis
Knowing what caused your patients kidney failure
Help anticipate the treatment and what to expect
A patient with acute kidney injury (AKI) dialyzes in the out-patient facility. With
regards to the patients target weight, why is being "wet" better than being dry?
Being wet helps avoid hypovolemia and hypotensive episodes
The excretory function of the kidney include:
To normalize electrolytes, remove waste, provide acid base balance
Acid concentrate replaces the excretory function of normal kidney function by
Normalizing electrolytes, remove waste, and remove fluid through ultrafiltration
Ultrafiltration is defined as
fluid pushed by pressure through a semipermeable membrane
the endocrine functions of the kidneys are
Renin and erythropoietin secretion activation of vitamin D
Dialysis replaces only ____ percent of normal kidney function
15%
, You are assisting a patient to step onto the scale by holding the patient's hand.
Such a casual contact
No gloves but hand hygiene required
Which statement is true about sinks used for handwashing?
Hand washing sinks must be dedicated for handwashing purposes only and should
remain clean
The most common infectious complication for hemodialysis patients is:
The use of Central Venous Catheter (CVC)
What is one method surveyors use to verify infection control training and
education?
Documentation of infection control training in the teammates file or transcript
Which infectious disease require frequent handwashing instead of using alcohol-
based hand gels?
C-Diff
Per the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) which is the most
important route by which pathogens are transmitted in health-care settings
including dialysis centers?
Contact Transmission
V-tags cite deficiencies, provide interpretive guidance, and provide a condition
that must be met for each regulation. How can knowledge of V-tags affect the
practice of patient care providers?
ALL OF THE ABOVE
Why is meticulous hand hygiene so important in healthcare?
Guide 2026/ 2027 with Practice
Questions and Solutions|| LATEST
VERSION
Intra-renal causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Sepsis, trauma, drugs, anaphylaxis, and acute glomeruloephetis
Knowing what caused your patients kidney failure
Help anticipate the treatment and what to expect
A patient with acute kidney injury (AKI) dialyzes in the out-patient facility. With
regards to the patients target weight, why is being "wet" better than being dry?
Being wet helps avoid hypovolemia and hypotensive episodes
The excretory function of the kidney include:
To normalize electrolytes, remove waste, provide acid base balance
Acid concentrate replaces the excretory function of normal kidney function by
Normalizing electrolytes, remove waste, and remove fluid through ultrafiltration
Ultrafiltration is defined as
fluid pushed by pressure through a semipermeable membrane
the endocrine functions of the kidneys are
Renin and erythropoietin secretion activation of vitamin D
Dialysis replaces only ____ percent of normal kidney function
15%
, You are assisting a patient to step onto the scale by holding the patient's hand.
Such a casual contact
No gloves but hand hygiene required
Which statement is true about sinks used for handwashing?
Hand washing sinks must be dedicated for handwashing purposes only and should
remain clean
The most common infectious complication for hemodialysis patients is:
The use of Central Venous Catheter (CVC)
What is one method surveyors use to verify infection control training and
education?
Documentation of infection control training in the teammates file or transcript
Which infectious disease require frequent handwashing instead of using alcohol-
based hand gels?
C-Diff
Per the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) which is the most
important route by which pathogens are transmitted in health-care settings
including dialysis centers?
Contact Transmission
V-tags cite deficiencies, provide interpretive guidance, and provide a condition
that must be met for each regulation. How can knowledge of V-tags affect the
practice of patient care providers?
ALL OF THE ABOVE
Why is meticulous hand hygiene so important in healthcare?
