NNCC CCHT Certification Exam QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS WITH STUDY GUIDE LATEST (BRAND NEW!!)
1. AAMI standard for conventional dialysis requires the total microbial count to
be less than: 200 CFU/mL
2. abnormal levels of this electrolyte can cause cardiac arrhythmias and even
death: Potassium
3. Acceptable interdialytic weight gains are: 3-5% of TW
4. The AAMI standard for endotoxin levels in conventional daily's are is: Less than
2 EU/mL
5. albumin is an important test that tells about the patient------------status: nutri-
tional
6. All of the follow are phosphate binders EXCEPT: Vitamin B12
7. numbness and tingling: Not a sign or symptom of an infected access
8. Asepsis: Absence of disease producing organisms
9. AAMI chemical analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested: Annually
10. A 58- year old patient who is blind comes to treatment accompanied by his
wife. What approach should the dialysis tech use when interacting with the
patient?: Describe the activities in the immediate environment
11. A dialysis technician observed a drop of blood on the surface of a patient's
machine. What action should the tech take?: Clean the machine surface immediately
12. About one ounce (30 ml) fluid is on the floor: A dialysis technician observes all of the below
on the treatment floor, which one poses an environment risk?
13. A females dialysis technician has been caring for a male patient for several
months. The patient tells the dialysis tech that he is lonely and depressed. He
asks the tech to go out to dinner with him. In addition to politely declining the
,patients invitation, what action should the dialysis technician take?: Refer the patient
to the social worker
14. A fistula connects: an artery to a vein
15. A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer
is: Vitamin B12
16. A mixed bed DI tank contains: cations and anions
17. Nephron is made up of: A glomerulus and a tubule system
, 18. A patient complains of pain at venous needle site. The dialysis technician
observes there is swelling distal to the venous needle site and that the venous
pressure is rising. The tech should suspect: An infiltration
19. A patient who is to receive their first dialysis treatment is prone to: dialysis
disequilibrium syndrome
20. a patient tells the technician that the dietitian reviewed high-potassium
foods with her. during the conversation she states she routinely eats the fol-
lowing food. which one is highest in potassium?: bananas
21. slow pulse of 54 beats/minute would indicate the patient has:: bradycardia
22. A reason why a dialysis technician is to be certified is:: It's a CMS requirement
23. A rise in transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during hemodialysis
is indicative of: clotting in the extracorporeal circuit
24. A teammate asks you to document the normal saline he just gave to Mr.
Smith. You would: never document something that someone else did
25. A true aneurysm can be dangerous because it: may rupture and cause the patient to bleed
profusely
26. A patient's laboratory results indicate that the predialysis BUN level was
lower than the post dialysis BUN level. When interpreting these findings the
technician should seek the answer to which of these questions.: Was the post dialysis
sample drawn correctly
27. a rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would indicate that the patient has:: tachy-
cardia
28. A patient's target weight is 154.0 lb (70 kg) and the patient's pre treatment
weight is 158.4 lb (72 kg). For a four-hour treatment, how many mL/hour must
the patient lose to reach dry weight?: 500
29. AAMI standard for conventional dialysate requires the total microbial count
be less than: 100 CFU/mL
30. The AAMI standard for endotoxin levels in conventional dialysate is: less than two
(2) EU/mL
31. Albumin is an important test that tells about the patients' status.-
ANSWERS WITH STUDY GUIDE LATEST (BRAND NEW!!)
1. AAMI standard for conventional dialysis requires the total microbial count to
be less than: 200 CFU/mL
2. abnormal levels of this electrolyte can cause cardiac arrhythmias and even
death: Potassium
3. Acceptable interdialytic weight gains are: 3-5% of TW
4. The AAMI standard for endotoxin levels in conventional daily's are is: Less than
2 EU/mL
5. albumin is an important test that tells about the patient------------status: nutri-
tional
6. All of the follow are phosphate binders EXCEPT: Vitamin B12
7. numbness and tingling: Not a sign or symptom of an infected access
8. Asepsis: Absence of disease producing organisms
9. AAMI chemical analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested: Annually
10. A 58- year old patient who is blind comes to treatment accompanied by his
wife. What approach should the dialysis tech use when interacting with the
patient?: Describe the activities in the immediate environment
11. A dialysis technician observed a drop of blood on the surface of a patient's
machine. What action should the tech take?: Clean the machine surface immediately
12. About one ounce (30 ml) fluid is on the floor: A dialysis technician observes all of the below
on the treatment floor, which one poses an environment risk?
13. A females dialysis technician has been caring for a male patient for several
months. The patient tells the dialysis tech that he is lonely and depressed. He
asks the tech to go out to dinner with him. In addition to politely declining the
,patients invitation, what action should the dialysis technician take?: Refer the patient
to the social worker
14. A fistula connects: an artery to a vein
15. A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer
is: Vitamin B12
16. A mixed bed DI tank contains: cations and anions
17. Nephron is made up of: A glomerulus and a tubule system
, 18. A patient complains of pain at venous needle site. The dialysis technician
observes there is swelling distal to the venous needle site and that the venous
pressure is rising. The tech should suspect: An infiltration
19. A patient who is to receive their first dialysis treatment is prone to: dialysis
disequilibrium syndrome
20. a patient tells the technician that the dietitian reviewed high-potassium
foods with her. during the conversation she states she routinely eats the fol-
lowing food. which one is highest in potassium?: bananas
21. slow pulse of 54 beats/minute would indicate the patient has:: bradycardia
22. A reason why a dialysis technician is to be certified is:: It's a CMS requirement
23. A rise in transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during hemodialysis
is indicative of: clotting in the extracorporeal circuit
24. A teammate asks you to document the normal saline he just gave to Mr.
Smith. You would: never document something that someone else did
25. A true aneurysm can be dangerous because it: may rupture and cause the patient to bleed
profusely
26. A patient's laboratory results indicate that the predialysis BUN level was
lower than the post dialysis BUN level. When interpreting these findings the
technician should seek the answer to which of these questions.: Was the post dialysis
sample drawn correctly
27. a rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would indicate that the patient has:: tachy-
cardia
28. A patient's target weight is 154.0 lb (70 kg) and the patient's pre treatment
weight is 158.4 lb (72 kg). For a four-hour treatment, how many mL/hour must
the patient lose to reach dry weight?: 500
29. AAMI standard for conventional dialysate requires the total microbial count
be less than: 100 CFU/mL
30. The AAMI standard for endotoxin levels in conventional dialysate is: less than two
(2) EU/mL
31. Albumin is an important test that tells about the patients' status.-
