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CCHT Practice Test Exam|132 Questions & Answers
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CCHT Practice Test Exam|132 Questions& Answers
Albumin is a test about a patients _______ status - -Nutritional
-______ contributes to data collection used to measure quality outcomes - -
Ensuring accurate documentation
-What is the most accurate measurement of dialysis adequacy? - -Kt/V
-Biohazardous waste includes ... - -Any material exposed to blood
-The organization that has the goal to improve the care and outcomes of all
individuals with kidney disease - -KDOQI, Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality
Initiative
-The organization that sets the standards for dialysis water quality - -AAMI,
Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
-A dialysis tech observes everything on the tx floor, what would be an
environmental risk? - -About one ounce (30 ml) of fluid is on the floor
-What is the most important activity a tech can perform to prevent the
spread of infectious disease in the dialysis unit? - -Hand washing
-Example of a food that is high in potassium - -Bananas, oranges, spinach,
broccoli, potatoes, cucumbers....
-Example of a food that is high in phosphorous - -Dairy, meat, nuts,
seafood, whole grains...
-What have low albumin levels in pts been linked to? - -Higher
hospitalization and death rates
-What is an acceptable interdialytic weight gain? - -3kg or 5% of EDW
-The usual fluid allowance for a person with kidney failure is? - -1.0 to 1.5
liters per day
-Symptoms of hyperkalemia include? - -Muscle weakness and numbness
-Hyperkalemia - -excessive potassium in the blood
, -What is an indication that heparin dose may need to be decreased? - -The
pt had surgery yesterday
-What might be an indication a pt needs an increase in heparin dosage? - -
Clotting in the extracoporeal circuit
-What is the usual heparin sodium concentration for anticoagulation during
tx? - -1,000u/ml
-How is lidocaine administered? - -Interdermally
-What is a medication that doesn't dialyze easily? - -Digoxin
-Mr Jones goes to the store to buy laxatives for constipation, what
medication should he avoid? - -Milk of magnesia
-A pt needs 2000 units of heparin. The vial is 1000u/ml. How many mls do
you draw? - -2ml
-Examples of phosphate binders - -Renagel, Phos-lo, and Tums
-What med is used to treat anemia? - -Epogen
-What med is used to improve calcium absorption? - -Zemplar
-If you document incorrectly on a pts chart, how do you correct it? - -Draw a
line through it, date, time, signature/credentials with the word error
-A female dialysis technician has been caring for a male patient for several
months. The patient tells the tech that he is lonely and depressed. He asked
the technician to go out to dinner with him. In addition to politely declining
his invitation, which of these actions, if any, should the tech take? - -Refer
the patient to the social worker
-A staff member asks you to document the normal Celine he just gave to Mr.
Tom. What would you do? - -Never document something that someone else
did
-Mr. Jones demonstrates how to wash his access. This is an example of
which adult learning principle? - -Psychomotor
-What is the dialysis tech role in patient education? - -Reinforce information
provided by other staff
-Who is the most important member of the patient care team? - -The
patient
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