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NNCC CCHT Certification Exam_Latest 2025
AAMI standard for conventional dialysis requires the total
microbial count to be less than .....ANSWER.....200 CFU/mL
abnormal levels of this electrolyte can cause cardiac arrhythmias
and even death .....ANSWER.....Potassium
Acceptable interdialytic weight gains are .....ANSWER.....3-5% of
TW
The AAMI standard for endotoxin levels in conventional daily's
are is .....ANSWER.....Less than 2 EU/mL
albumin is an important test that tells about the patient------------
status .....ANSWER.....nutritional
All of the follow are phosphate binders EXCEPT
.....ANSWER.....Vitamin B12
numbness and tingling .....ANSWER.....Not a sign or symptom of
an infected access
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Asepsis .....ANSWER.....Absence of disease producing organisms
AAMI chemical analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested
.....ANSWER.....Annually
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?
.....ANSWER.....Describe 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?
.....ANSWER.....Clean the machine surface immediately
About one ounce (30 ml) fluid is on the floor .....ANSWER.....A
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
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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? .....ANSWER.....Refer
the patient to the social worker
A fistula connects .....ANSWER.....an artery to a vein
A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a
dialyzer is .....ANSWER.....Vitamin B12
A mixed bed DI tank contains .....ANSWER.....cations and anions
Nephron is made up of .....ANSWER.....A 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
.....ANSWER.....An infiltration
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A patient who is to receive their first dialysis treatment is prone
to .....ANSWER.....dialysis 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? .....ANSWER.....bananas
slow pulse of 54 beats/minute would indicate the patient has:
.....ANSWER.....bradycardia
A reason why a dialysis technician is to be certified is:
.....ANSWER.....It's a CMS requirement
A rise in transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during
hemodialysis is indicative of .....ANSWER.....clotting in the
extracorporeal circuit
A teammate asks you to document the normal saline he just gave
to Mr. Smith. You would .....ANSWER.....never document something
that someone else did
NNCC CCHT Certification Exam_Latest 2025
AAMI standard for conventional dialysis requires the total
microbial count to be less than .....ANSWER.....200 CFU/mL
abnormal levels of this electrolyte can cause cardiac arrhythmias
and even death .....ANSWER.....Potassium
Acceptable interdialytic weight gains are .....ANSWER.....3-5% of
TW
The AAMI standard for endotoxin levels in conventional daily's
are is .....ANSWER.....Less than 2 EU/mL
albumin is an important test that tells about the patient------------
status .....ANSWER.....nutritional
All of the follow are phosphate binders EXCEPT
.....ANSWER.....Vitamin B12
numbness and tingling .....ANSWER.....Not a sign or symptom of
an infected access
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Asepsis .....ANSWER.....Absence of disease producing organisms
AAMI chemical analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested
.....ANSWER.....Annually
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?
.....ANSWER.....Describe 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?
.....ANSWER.....Clean the machine surface immediately
About one ounce (30 ml) fluid is on the floor .....ANSWER.....A
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
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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? .....ANSWER.....Refer
the patient to the social worker
A fistula connects .....ANSWER.....an artery to a vein
A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a
dialyzer is .....ANSWER.....Vitamin B12
A mixed bed DI tank contains .....ANSWER.....cations and anions
Nephron is made up of .....ANSWER.....A 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
.....ANSWER.....An infiltration
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A patient who is to receive their first dialysis treatment is prone
to .....ANSWER.....dialysis 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? .....ANSWER.....bananas
slow pulse of 54 beats/minute would indicate the patient has:
.....ANSWER.....bradycardia
A reason why a dialysis technician is to be certified is:
.....ANSWER.....It's a CMS requirement
A rise in transmembrane pressure in a low flux dialyzer during
hemodialysis is indicative of .....ANSWER.....clotting in the
extracorporeal circuit
A teammate asks you to document the normal saline he just gave
to Mr. Smith. You would .....ANSWER.....never document something
that someone else did
