NNCC CCHT Certification Exam
with correct answers
2025/2026
AAMI standard for conventional dialysis requires the total microbial count to be less than -
correct answers200 CFU/mL
abnormal levels of this electrolyte can cause cardiac arrhythmias and even death - correct
answersPotassium
Acceptable interdialytic weight gains are - correct answers3-5% of TW
The AAMI standard for endotoxin levels in conventional daily's are is - correct answersLess than
2 EU/mL
albumin is an important test that tells about the patient------------status - correct
answersnutritional
All of the follow are phosphate binders EXCEPT - correct answersVitamin B12
numbness and tingling - correct answersNot a sign or symptom of an infected access
,Asepsis - correct answersAbsence of disease producing organisms
AAMI chemical analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested - correct answersAnnually
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? - correct
answersDescribe the activities in the immediate environment
A dialysis technician observed a drop of blood on the surface of a patient's machine. What
action should the tech take? - correct answersClean the machine surface immediately
About one ounce (30 ml) fluid is on the floor - correct answersA dialysis technician observes all
of the below on the treatment floor, which one poses an environment risk?
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? - correct answersRefer the patient to the social worker
A fistula connects - correct answersan artery to a vein
A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer is - correct
answersVitamin B12
A mixed bed DI tank contains - correct answerscations and anions
Nephron is made up of - correct answersA glomerulus and a tubule system
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 - correct answersAn infiltration
, A patient who is to receive their first dialysis treatment is prone to - correct answersdialysis
disequilibrium syndrome
a patient tells the technician that the dietitian reviewed high-potassium foods with her. during
the conversation she states she routinely eats the following food. which one is highest in
potassium? - correct answersbananas
slow pulse of 54 beats/minute would indicate the patient has: - correct answersbradycardia
A reason why a dialysis technician is to be certified is: - correct answersIt's a CMS requirement
A rise in transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during hemodialysis is indicative of -
correct answersclotting in the extracorporeal circuit
A teammate asks you to document the normal saline he just gave to Mr. Smith. You would -
correct answersnever document something that someone else did
A true aneurysm can be dangerous because it - correct answersmay rupture and cause the
patient to bleed profusely
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. - correct answersWas the post dialysis sample drawn correctly
a rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would indicate that the patient has: - correct
answerstachycardia
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? - correct answers500
with correct answers
2025/2026
AAMI standard for conventional dialysis requires the total microbial count to be less than -
correct answers200 CFU/mL
abnormal levels of this electrolyte can cause cardiac arrhythmias and even death - correct
answersPotassium
Acceptable interdialytic weight gains are - correct answers3-5% of TW
The AAMI standard for endotoxin levels in conventional daily's are is - correct answersLess than
2 EU/mL
albumin is an important test that tells about the patient------------status - correct
answersnutritional
All of the follow are phosphate binders EXCEPT - correct answersVitamin B12
numbness and tingling - correct answersNot a sign or symptom of an infected access
,Asepsis - correct answersAbsence of disease producing organisms
AAMI chemical analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested - correct answersAnnually
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? - correct
answersDescribe the activities in the immediate environment
A dialysis technician observed a drop of blood on the surface of a patient's machine. What
action should the tech take? - correct answersClean the machine surface immediately
About one ounce (30 ml) fluid is on the floor - correct answersA dialysis technician observes all
of the below on the treatment floor, which one poses an environment risk?
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? - correct answersRefer the patient to the social worker
A fistula connects - correct answersan artery to a vein
A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer is - correct
answersVitamin B12
A mixed bed DI tank contains - correct answerscations and anions
Nephron is made up of - correct answersA glomerulus and a tubule system
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 - correct answersAn infiltration
, A patient who is to receive their first dialysis treatment is prone to - correct answersdialysis
disequilibrium syndrome
a patient tells the technician that the dietitian reviewed high-potassium foods with her. during
the conversation she states she routinely eats the following food. which one is highest in
potassium? - correct answersbananas
slow pulse of 54 beats/minute would indicate the patient has: - correct answersbradycardia
A reason why a dialysis technician is to be certified is: - correct answersIt's a CMS requirement
A rise in transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during hemodialysis is indicative of -
correct answersclotting in the extracorporeal circuit
A teammate asks you to document the normal saline he just gave to Mr. Smith. You would -
correct answersnever document something that someone else did
A true aneurysm can be dangerous because it - correct answersmay rupture and cause the
patient to bleed profusely
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. - correct answersWas the post dialysis sample drawn correctly
a rapid pulse of 104 beats/minute would indicate that the patient has: - correct
answerstachycardia
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? - correct answers500
