CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
You'veAbeenAaskedAbyAtheAchargeAnurseAtoAcannulateAtheAnewAAVAfistulaAofAMr.ASmith,AbutAthe
ApatientAcomesAinA15AminutesAlateAandAit'sAtimeAtoAtakeAyourAbreak.ACanAyouAaskAaAfellowAPCTA
toAcannulateAMr.Smith?A-
AcorrectAanswersNo,AaAtaskAdelegatedAbyAtheAlicensedAnurseAtoAaAnon-
licensedAteammateAcannotAbeAre-delegated
WhatAisAtheApurposeAofAprofessionalAboundaries?A-
AcorrectAanswersTheyAkeepAtheArelationshipAbetweenAyourApatientAappropriateAandAsafe
DiscussingApersonalAproblemsAwithAyourApatientsA-
AcorrectAanswersConsideredAunprofessionalAbehavior
AttemptingAtoAremoveAaAlargeAamountAofAfluidAweightAgainAfromAtheApatient:A-
AcorrectAanswersCanAleadAtoAhypovolemiaAduringAtheAtreatmentAwhichAisAassociatedAwithAand
AincreasedAmortalityArate
WhenAsodiumAloadingAoccursAduringAtheAdialysisAtreatment:A-
AcorrectAanswersItAleadsAtoAanAincreaseAinAthirstAandAlargerAfluidAweightAgainsAwithAhypertensi
onAbetweenAtreatmentsAandAcanAcontributeAtoAheadachesAafterAtheAtreatment
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teAdarkAtheAlastAtwoAdaysAandAasksAisAthisAcouldAbeAcausedAbyAsomethingAsheAate.AYou:A-
AcorrectAanswersI'mAfromAtheAnurseAtoAassessAMrs.SweetlandApriorAtoAtreatment
HowAlongApriorAtoAinitiatingAtheAhemodialysisAtreatmentAshouldAtheAinitialAloadingAdoseAofAhe
parinAbeAadministeredAtoAtheApt?A-AcorrectAanswersAtAleastA3-5AminutesApriorAtoAtreatment
OverAtheAcounterAmedsA-
AcorrectAanswersDoAnotArequireAaAphysicianAorderAbyAshouldAbeAapprovedAbyAtheAnephrologist
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WhichAisAnotAacceptableAassignmentAforAaAPCTAworkingAinAaAfacilityAthatAcarsAforApatientsAwith
AHepABAinfectionA(HBV+)A-
AcorrectAanswersCaringAforAHBV+AandAsusceptibleApatientsAatAtheAsameAtime
WhichAstatementAisAtrueAregardingAfingernails?A-
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1:10AbleachAsolutionA-AcorrectAanswers1ApartAbleachA9ApartsAwater
CleaningAbloodApressureAcuffsAbetweenApatientsA-
AcorrectAanswersRemovesAmicroorganismsAsuchAasAMRSAAorAVRE
, CleaningAandAdisinfectingAprimingAbucketsAafterAeachAtreatmentA-
AcorrectAanswersIsArequiredAtoAdecreaseAgram-
negativeAbacterialAgrowthAwhichAmayAoccurAinAsolutionsAsuchAasAwater
TheAfootArestAofAaApatientsAchairAisAtornAandAtheAinnerAfoamAisAexposed.ACanAyouAstillAuseAit?A-
AcorrectAanswersNo,AtheAtornAsurfaceAnoAlongerAallowsAforAeffectiveAcleaning
HandAhygieneAisArequiredAwhenAremovingAglovesA-
AcorrectAanswersAlways,AglovesAhandsAcanAbecomeAcontaminatedAbyAmicroscopicAholesAinAthe
Agloves
MRSAAbacteriaAcanAsurviveAinAsurfacesAespecially:A-AcorrectAanswersVinylAandAplastic
WhatAisAtheAmostAcommonAinfectiousAcomplicationAinAhemodialysisApatients?A-
AcorrectAanswersVascularAaccessAinfections
WhatAisAtheAsingleAmostAimportantAinterventionAinApreventingAhealthcareAassociatedAinfection
s?A-AcorrectAanswersHandAhygiene
Mrs.AMurphy'sAheartArateAisAirregular.AWhichAmethodAofAtakingAherAbloodApressureAwillAproveA
theAmostAaccurateAreading?A-
AcorrectAanswersTakingAaAmanualAbloodApressureAisAmoreAaccurate
DuringAinitialAdataAcollection,AtheAPCTAnoticesAMs.MurphyAhasAanAirregularApulse.AWhichAofAth
eAfollowingAactionsAshouldAsheAtake?A-
AcorrectAanswersReportAtheAirregularApulseAtoAtheAnurseApriorAtoAinitiatingAtreatment
HowAdoAyouAdetermineAisAaAbloodApressureAcuffAisAtheArightAsizeAforAaApatient?A-
AcorrectAanswersWhenAwrappingAtheAcuffAaroundAtheApatientsAarm,AverifyAtheAindexAmarkAisA
withinAtheA"OKArange"Amarkings
Mrs.AJacksonAcomplainsAofAshortnessAofAbreath.AHerAPre-
dialysisAweightAisA4.7kgAoverAtheAlastApostAtreatmentAweight.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAs
houldAtheAPCTAtakeAfirst?A-
AcorrectAanswersInformAtheAnurseAtoAassessAtheApatientApriorAtoAtheAtreatmentAinitiation
Mr.FoxAcomesAforAtreatmentAafterAtheAlongAweekendAandAcomplainsAofAhavingAtroubleAmovin
g,AhisAlegsAfeelAparalyzedAandAhisAheadArateAisA39.ATheseAsymptomsAcouldAbeArelatedAto?A-
AcorrectAanswersElevatedAserumApotassium
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fAheArememberedAtoAbringAhisAbinder,AheArepliesAhe'llAbeAhomeAsoonAenoughAtoAtakeAtheAbind
er.AWhat'sAyourAresponse?A-
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ToAverifyAnoAanticoagulantAorAsalineAremainsAinAtheAcatheterAlimbApriorAtoAdrawingAaAlabAfromA
aACVCAyouAshould?A-