FRESENIUS PCT ACTUAL 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Which of the following statements about the fistula needle safety is correct?
a. if a safety device is used, the needle does not have to go in a sharps container
b. the use of safety on needles is optional
c. safety devices should be engaged as needle is being removed
d. safety device should be engaged AFTER the needle has been removed - ✔✔safety
devices should be engaged as needle is being removed
✔✔Why is a BUN taken pre and post treatment? - ✔✔to evaluate the efficacy patient's
treatment
✔✔What should you do first when drawing a post BUN? - ✔✔turn UF rate and DFR off
✔✔During treatment, transducer protectors must be kept _____ and ________. -
✔✔dry, unclamped
✔✔Which of the following is true about sharps containers?
a. they do not require a lid
b. unused needles do not have to be placed in a sharps container
c. they can be shaken to condense content
d. they should be emptied when they are 2/3 to 3/4 full - ✔✔they should be emptied
when they are 2/3 to 3/4 full
✔✔Which vascular access needle can be placed WITH the flow of blood?
a. venous needle only
b. both arterial and venous needle
c. neither arterial or venous
d. arterial needle only - ✔✔both arterial and venous needle
✔✔What do you use to prime the circuit with? - ✔✔normal saline
✔✔What is the safe range of pH for dialysate? - ✔✔6.9 - 7.6
✔✔Which of the following is included in Fresenius Medical Care's mission statement?
a. developing the best dialysis products
b. increasing financial stability of the company
c. adopting the practices of other successful medical facilities
d. improving the quality of life of patients - ✔✔improving the quality of life of patients
, ✔✔Calculate the target weight for a patient with the following pre-treatment information:
EDW: 75.5 kg
Pre-treatment weight: 77.0 kg
Prime: 500 mL - ✔✔77.0 kg - 75.5 kg = 1.5 + .5 = 2
✔✔Which of the following is correct regarding machine disinfection:
a. heat disinfection is completed weekly
b. acid disinfection is completed daily
c. bleach disinfection is completed daily
d. heat disinfection is completed bi-weekly - ✔✔acid disinfection is completed daily
✔✔Which vascular access needle can be placed against the flow of blood? - ✔✔arterial
needle
✔✔ Which of the following would keep KECN values stable during treatment:
a. missed heparin dose
b. BFR set as prescribed
c. clotting in dialyzer
d. poor arterial flow from the access - ✔✔BFR set as prescribed
✔✔What should you do with a sharps container in the event of a flood? - ✔✔lock, seal
and place them in a bio-hazard storage room
✔✔What type of access has the lowest complication rate? - ✔✔fistula
✔✔What must you do when using the emergency hand crank during a power outage? -
✔✔check to ensure 300 mLs of normal saline is in the bag
✔✔What term is used to define a failure to follow established procedure, treatment
prescription, or an event that causes patient injury or death? - ✔✔adverse event
✔✔What does a near miss do? - ✔✔Helps identify a risk to patient safety and reduce
the risk of patient injury.
✔✔A patient begins to experience faintness, double vision and clammy hands. What is
the cause? - ✔✔hypotension
✔✔What is the path of the urine flow through the urinary tract? - ✔✔Urine flows from the
kidneys to the ureters to the bladder to the urethra.
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Which of the following statements about the fistula needle safety is correct?
a. if a safety device is used, the needle does not have to go in a sharps container
b. the use of safety on needles is optional
c. safety devices should be engaged as needle is being removed
d. safety device should be engaged AFTER the needle has been removed - ✔✔safety
devices should be engaged as needle is being removed
✔✔Why is a BUN taken pre and post treatment? - ✔✔to evaluate the efficacy patient's
treatment
✔✔What should you do first when drawing a post BUN? - ✔✔turn UF rate and DFR off
✔✔During treatment, transducer protectors must be kept _____ and ________. -
✔✔dry, unclamped
✔✔Which of the following is true about sharps containers?
a. they do not require a lid
b. unused needles do not have to be placed in a sharps container
c. they can be shaken to condense content
d. they should be emptied when they are 2/3 to 3/4 full - ✔✔they should be emptied
when they are 2/3 to 3/4 full
✔✔Which vascular access needle can be placed WITH the flow of blood?
a. venous needle only
b. both arterial and venous needle
c. neither arterial or venous
d. arterial needle only - ✔✔both arterial and venous needle
✔✔What do you use to prime the circuit with? - ✔✔normal saline
✔✔What is the safe range of pH for dialysate? - ✔✔6.9 - 7.6
✔✔Which of the following is included in Fresenius Medical Care's mission statement?
a. developing the best dialysis products
b. increasing financial stability of the company
c. adopting the practices of other successful medical facilities
d. improving the quality of life of patients - ✔✔improving the quality of life of patients
, ✔✔Calculate the target weight for a patient with the following pre-treatment information:
EDW: 75.5 kg
Pre-treatment weight: 77.0 kg
Prime: 500 mL - ✔✔77.0 kg - 75.5 kg = 1.5 + .5 = 2
✔✔Which of the following is correct regarding machine disinfection:
a. heat disinfection is completed weekly
b. acid disinfection is completed daily
c. bleach disinfection is completed daily
d. heat disinfection is completed bi-weekly - ✔✔acid disinfection is completed daily
✔✔Which vascular access needle can be placed against the flow of blood? - ✔✔arterial
needle
✔✔ Which of the following would keep KECN values stable during treatment:
a. missed heparin dose
b. BFR set as prescribed
c. clotting in dialyzer
d. poor arterial flow from the access - ✔✔BFR set as prescribed
✔✔What should you do with a sharps container in the event of a flood? - ✔✔lock, seal
and place them in a bio-hazard storage room
✔✔What type of access has the lowest complication rate? - ✔✔fistula
✔✔What must you do when using the emergency hand crank during a power outage? -
✔✔check to ensure 300 mLs of normal saline is in the bag
✔✔What term is used to define a failure to follow established procedure, treatment
prescription, or an event that causes patient injury or death? - ✔✔adverse event
✔✔What does a near miss do? - ✔✔Helps identify a risk to patient safety and reduce
the risk of patient injury.
✔✔A patient begins to experience faintness, double vision and clammy hands. What is
the cause? - ✔✔hypotension
✔✔What is the path of the urine flow through the urinary tract? - ✔✔Urine flows from the
kidneys to the ureters to the bladder to the urethra.
