DAVITA PCT TRAINING
EXAM
1. What is the primary role of a PCT in a dialysis clinic?
A) Administer medications independently
B) Assist patients with dialysis and provide basic care
C) Diagnose kidney disease
D) Manage the clinic’s finances
Answer: B) Assist patients with dialysis and provide basic care
2. How often should vital signs be checked during hemodialysis?
A) Only at the start of treatment
B) Every 15–30 minutes, as per clinic policy
C) Once a week
D) Only if the patient feels unwell
Answer: B) Every 15–30 minutes, as per clinic policy
3. Which of the following is an example of standard infection control in dialysis?
A) Using gloves and washing hands before and after patient contact
B) Wearing gloves only when handling blood
C) Disinfecting machines weekly
D) Allowing patients to share personal supplies
Answer: A) Using gloves and washing hands before and after patient contact
,4. What should a PCT do if a patient’s blood pressure drops significantly during
dialysis?
A) Stop treatment immediately and leave the patient
B) Notify the nurse and follow standing orders for hypotension
C) Increase the dialysis machine speed
D) Ignore it
Answer: B) Notify the nurse and follow standing orders for hypotension
5. A patient complains of cramping during dialysis. What is the first step?
A) Document and continue treatment
B) Notify the nurse and follow protocols (e.g., slow ultrafiltration, provide comfort
measures)
C) Increase fluid removal
D) Ask the patient to walk around
Answer: B) Notify the nurse and follow protocols
6. Which of the following is a symptom of disequilibrium syndrome during dialysis?
A) Headache, nausea, restlessness
B) Hypertension
C) High urine output
D) Clear skin
Answer: A) Headache, nausea, restlessness
7. When should hand hygiene be performed?
A) Before and after patient contact, after glove removal, before procedures
B) Only at the beginning of the shift
C) Only when hands are visibly dirty
D) Once per hour
, Answer: A) Before and after patient contact, after glove removal, before procedures
8. What is the correct action if the dialysis machine alarms during treatment?
A) Ignore it
B) Notify the nurse immediately and troubleshoot as trained
C) Turn off the machine
D) Remove the patient from the chair
Answer: B) Notify the nurse immediately and troubleshoot as trained
9. Why is proper patient identification important?
A) To ensure the right patient receives the correct treatment
B) For insurance purposes only
C) It is optional if the patient is familiar
D) To save time
Answer: A) To ensure the right patient receives the correct treatment
10. Which vascular access is used most commonly for hemodialysis?
A) Arteriovenous (AV) fistula
B) Peripheral IV
C) Central line for medications only
D) Subcutaneous port
Answer: A) Arteriovenous (AV) fistula
11. A PCT notices a patient’s vascular access site is bleeding after dialysis. What is the
first step?
A) Apply direct pressure and notify the nurse
B) Ignore it
C) Remove the needle and continue treatment
EXAM
1. What is the primary role of a PCT in a dialysis clinic?
A) Administer medications independently
B) Assist patients with dialysis and provide basic care
C) Diagnose kidney disease
D) Manage the clinic’s finances
Answer: B) Assist patients with dialysis and provide basic care
2. How often should vital signs be checked during hemodialysis?
A) Only at the start of treatment
B) Every 15–30 minutes, as per clinic policy
C) Once a week
D) Only if the patient feels unwell
Answer: B) Every 15–30 minutes, as per clinic policy
3. Which of the following is an example of standard infection control in dialysis?
A) Using gloves and washing hands before and after patient contact
B) Wearing gloves only when handling blood
C) Disinfecting machines weekly
D) Allowing patients to share personal supplies
Answer: A) Using gloves and washing hands before and after patient contact
,4. What should a PCT do if a patient’s blood pressure drops significantly during
dialysis?
A) Stop treatment immediately and leave the patient
B) Notify the nurse and follow standing orders for hypotension
C) Increase the dialysis machine speed
D) Ignore it
Answer: B) Notify the nurse and follow standing orders for hypotension
5. A patient complains of cramping during dialysis. What is the first step?
A) Document and continue treatment
B) Notify the nurse and follow protocols (e.g., slow ultrafiltration, provide comfort
measures)
C) Increase fluid removal
D) Ask the patient to walk around
Answer: B) Notify the nurse and follow protocols
6. Which of the following is a symptom of disequilibrium syndrome during dialysis?
A) Headache, nausea, restlessness
B) Hypertension
C) High urine output
D) Clear skin
Answer: A) Headache, nausea, restlessness
7. When should hand hygiene be performed?
A) Before and after patient contact, after glove removal, before procedures
B) Only at the beginning of the shift
C) Only when hands are visibly dirty
D) Once per hour
, Answer: A) Before and after patient contact, after glove removal, before procedures
8. What is the correct action if the dialysis machine alarms during treatment?
A) Ignore it
B) Notify the nurse immediately and troubleshoot as trained
C) Turn off the machine
D) Remove the patient from the chair
Answer: B) Notify the nurse immediately and troubleshoot as trained
9. Why is proper patient identification important?
A) To ensure the right patient receives the correct treatment
B) For insurance purposes only
C) It is optional if the patient is familiar
D) To save time
Answer: A) To ensure the right patient receives the correct treatment
10. Which vascular access is used most commonly for hemodialysis?
A) Arteriovenous (AV) fistula
B) Peripheral IV
C) Central line for medications only
D) Subcutaneous port
Answer: A) Arteriovenous (AV) fistula
11. A PCT notices a patient’s vascular access site is bleeding after dialysis. What is the
first step?
A) Apply direct pressure and notify the nurse
B) Ignore it
C) Remove the needle and continue treatment
