DaVita PCT Comprehensive Final Examination: Target Weight
Management, Vascular Access Assessment, Central Venous Catheter
Care, Blood Flow Rate Prescriptions, Needle Gauge Selection,
Arteriovenous Fistula Cannulation, Arteriovenous Graft Monitoring,
Outflow Stenosis Detection, Aneurysm Prevention, Hemostatic
Sponge Application, Topical Anesthetic Administration, Urea
Reduction Ratio Analysis, Kt/V Adequacy Measurement, Coagulation
Management, Laboratory Specimen Handling, Extracorporeal Circuit
Recirculation, Intradialytic Monitoring, Heparin Administration
Protocols, Acute Kidney Injury Management, Intra-Renal Failure
Causes, Fluid Volume Assessment, Hypovolemia Prevention Exam
Questions Verified and Provided with Complete A+ Graded Answers
Latest Updated 2026
The patients target weight is
Both a and B prescribed and determined by physicians order
What are the three steps included in the vascular access assessment?
look, listen, feel
Scrubbing of each hub as part of CVC care is done for:
15 seconds
,The nephrologist has prescribed a 400 blood flow rate (BFR) for your patient. You would
expect the physician order to also include
15 gauge needle for the prescribed BFR
You listen to your patient's arteriovenous graft (AVG) and hear a whistling sound.
Outflow stenosis
To prevent the formation of aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms the following should be
practiced
Good needle site rotation and complete needle site clotting techniques
The nephrologist has ordered the use of hemostatic sponges, such as Sure Seal, for your
patient. What is the correct procedure when using these sponges?
Flipping the arterial vascular access needle
The sign that numbing has taken effect and it is time to stop spraying topical anesthetic on the
vascular access cannulation sites is when
blanching of the skin
When a patient is prescribed topical anesthetic spray, the appropriate time to clean the
cannulation sites is
, is prior to applying spray
The nephrologist orders a blood flow rate (BR) of 450 ml/min for a patient with an established
AV Fistula. What needle gauge would be appropriate for this BFR?
The Urea Reduction Ratio calculates
the amt of urea removed during dialysis tx
Which of the following factors would influence the T"of the KtV formula?
Which of the following factors would decrease the K of the Kt/V formula?
Inadequate coagulation
When the lab receives a laboratory test tube with double labeling:
The double labed specimen will be rejected at the laboratory for pt safety
the blood flow rate is reduced to 100 ml/min for ______ before obtaining post dialysis blood
specimen for Kt/V
15 seconds
Management, Vascular Access Assessment, Central Venous Catheter
Care, Blood Flow Rate Prescriptions, Needle Gauge Selection,
Arteriovenous Fistula Cannulation, Arteriovenous Graft Monitoring,
Outflow Stenosis Detection, Aneurysm Prevention, Hemostatic
Sponge Application, Topical Anesthetic Administration, Urea
Reduction Ratio Analysis, Kt/V Adequacy Measurement, Coagulation
Management, Laboratory Specimen Handling, Extracorporeal Circuit
Recirculation, Intradialytic Monitoring, Heparin Administration
Protocols, Acute Kidney Injury Management, Intra-Renal Failure
Causes, Fluid Volume Assessment, Hypovolemia Prevention Exam
Questions Verified and Provided with Complete A+ Graded Answers
Latest Updated 2026
The patients target weight is
Both a and B prescribed and determined by physicians order
What are the three steps included in the vascular access assessment?
look, listen, feel
Scrubbing of each hub as part of CVC care is done for:
15 seconds
,The nephrologist has prescribed a 400 blood flow rate (BFR) for your patient. You would
expect the physician order to also include
15 gauge needle for the prescribed BFR
You listen to your patient's arteriovenous graft (AVG) and hear a whistling sound.
Outflow stenosis
To prevent the formation of aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms the following should be
practiced
Good needle site rotation and complete needle site clotting techniques
The nephrologist has ordered the use of hemostatic sponges, such as Sure Seal, for your
patient. What is the correct procedure when using these sponges?
Flipping the arterial vascular access needle
The sign that numbing has taken effect and it is time to stop spraying topical anesthetic on the
vascular access cannulation sites is when
blanching of the skin
When a patient is prescribed topical anesthetic spray, the appropriate time to clean the
cannulation sites is
, is prior to applying spray
The nephrologist orders a blood flow rate (BR) of 450 ml/min for a patient with an established
AV Fistula. What needle gauge would be appropriate for this BFR?
The Urea Reduction Ratio calculates
the amt of urea removed during dialysis tx
Which of the following factors would influence the T"of the KtV formula?
Which of the following factors would decrease the K of the Kt/V formula?
Inadequate coagulation
When the lab receives a laboratory test tube with double labeling:
The double labed specimen will be rejected at the laboratory for pt safety
the blood flow rate is reduced to 100 ml/min for ______ before obtaining post dialysis blood
specimen for Kt/V
15 seconds
