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NNCC CCHT CERTIFICATION EXAM UP DATED
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS, 100%
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What is the AAMI standard for conventional dialysis requires the total microbial count to be less than?
Correct answer: 200 CFU/mL
What abnormal levels of this electrolyte can cause cardiac arrhythmias and even death?
Correct answer: Potassium
What are acceptable interdialytic weight gains?
Correct answer: 3-5% of TW
What is the AAMI standard for endotoxin levels in conventional dialysis?
Correct answer: Less than 2 EU/mL
What does albumin as an important test tell about the patient’s status?
Correct answer: nutritional
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Which of the following is NOT a phosphate binder: Renagel,
Phos-Lo, Tums, Vitamin B12?
Correct answer: Vitamin B12
What is numbness and tingling NOT a sign or symptom of?
Correct answer: An infected access
What does asepsis mean?
Correct answer: Absence of disease-producing organisms
How often is AAMI chemical analysis of water used for hemodialysis tested?
Correct 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?
Correct answer: Describe the activities in the immediate
environment
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What should a dialysis technician do after observing a drop of blood on the surface of a patient’s machine?
Correct answer: Clean the machine surface immediately
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 environmental risk?
Correct answer: About one ounce (30 ml) fluid is on the floor
A female dialysis technician has been caring for a male patient for several months. The patient tells the dialysis tech that he is lonely and depressed and asks her to go out to dinner with him.In addition to politely declining the patient’s invitation, what action should the dialysis technician take?
Correct answer: Refer the patient to the social worker
What does a fistula connect?
Correct answer: An artery to a vein
What is a marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a dialyzer?
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Correct answer: Vitamin B12
What does a mixed bed DI tank contain?
Correct answer: Cations and anions
What is the nephron made up of?
Correct answer: A glomerulus and a tubule system
What should the tech suspect if a patient complains of pain at the venous needle site, there is swelling distal to the site, and venous pressure is rising?
Correct answer: An infiltration
What is a patient who is to receive their first dialysis treatment prone to?
Correct 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?