DAVITA PCT EXAM REVIEW GUIDE 2026
COMPLETE PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
●● Which statement is true about sinks used for handwashing?
A) Patients may not use sinks that are dedicated for teammate
handwashing, but should have their own sinks
B) Handwashing sinks may be used to discard clean solutions such as
left-over normal saline in a sterile bag
C) Handwashing sinks must be dedicated for handwashing purposes
only and should remain clean
D) Handwashing sinks may be used to discard bleach solution since the
solution kills germs and has the added benefit of disinfecting the sink.
Answer: C) Handwashing sinks must be dedicated for handwashing
purposes only and should remain clean
●● Which infectious disease requires frequent handwashing instead of
using alcohol based gels?. Answer: Active Clostridioides difficile
infection C. diff
●● Per the CDC, which is the most important route by which pathogens
are transmitted in health-care setting including dialysis centers?
A) Contact transmission
B) Airborne transmission
, C) Fecal-oral transmission
D) Vector-borne (flies, mites, etc.) transmission. Answer: A) 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?
A) Provide patient care within CMS Conditions of Coverage
B) Understand rationales for specific regulations as outlined in the
interpretive guidance
C) Assist in the development of policies and procedures
D) All the above. Answer: D) All the above
●● If your facility dialyzes Hepatitis B positive patients, which
assignment would NOT be an appropriate patient care assignment?
A) Caring for HBsAg positive and Hepatitis B immune patients at the
same time
B) Caring for HBsAg positive and Hepatitis B susceptible patients at the
same time
C) Caring for Hepatitis B susceptible patients and those in the process of
receiving the vaccination at the same time
D) Caring for Hepatitis B immune and susceptible patients at the same
time. Answer: B) Caring for HBsAg positive and Hepatitis B susceptible
patients at the same time
COMPLETE PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
●● Which statement is true about sinks used for handwashing?
A) Patients may not use sinks that are dedicated for teammate
handwashing, but should have their own sinks
B) Handwashing sinks may be used to discard clean solutions such as
left-over normal saline in a sterile bag
C) Handwashing sinks must be dedicated for handwashing purposes
only and should remain clean
D) Handwashing sinks may be used to discard bleach solution since the
solution kills germs and has the added benefit of disinfecting the sink.
Answer: C) Handwashing sinks must be dedicated for handwashing
purposes only and should remain clean
●● Which infectious disease requires frequent handwashing instead of
using alcohol based gels?. Answer: Active Clostridioides difficile
infection C. diff
●● Per the CDC, which is the most important route by which pathogens
are transmitted in health-care setting including dialysis centers?
A) Contact transmission
B) Airborne transmission
, C) Fecal-oral transmission
D) Vector-borne (flies, mites, etc.) transmission. Answer: A) 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?
A) Provide patient care within CMS Conditions of Coverage
B) Understand rationales for specific regulations as outlined in the
interpretive guidance
C) Assist in the development of policies and procedures
D) All the above. Answer: D) All the above
●● If your facility dialyzes Hepatitis B positive patients, which
assignment would NOT be an appropriate patient care assignment?
A) Caring for HBsAg positive and Hepatitis B immune patients at the
same time
B) Caring for HBsAg positive and Hepatitis B susceptible patients at the
same time
C) Caring for Hepatitis B susceptible patients and those in the process of
receiving the vaccination at the same time
D) Caring for Hepatitis B immune and susceptible patients at the same
time. Answer: B) Caring for HBsAg positive and Hepatitis B susceptible
patients at the same time
