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CCHT Exam 2023 Questions and Answers
(Verified Answers)
- AAMI Chemical Analysis of water used for hemodialysis is
tested: annually
monthly
semi-annually
quarterly:
annually - A 58-year old patient who is blind comes to treatment accompanied by
his wife. Which of these approaches should the dialysis technician use
when interacting with the patient?
Avoid using phrases that refer to sight, such as “It looks like…”
Describe the activities in the immediate environment
Give instructions to his wife instead of him
Touch the patient before speaking to him: Describe the activities in the
imme- diate environment - A dialysis technician observes a drop of blood on the surface of a
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patient’s hemodialysis machine. Which of these actions should the dialysis
technician take?
Clean the machine surface at the end of
treatment Clean the machine surface immediately
Notify the equipment technician
Notify the nurse: Clean the machine surface immediately
- A dialysis technician observes all of the below on the treatment
floor, which one poses an environmental risk?
About one ounce (30ml) fluid is on the floor
A patient’s family member is present during initiation of treatment
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Charts are lying on bedside tables
The wheels of the hemodialysis machine are locked: About one ounce
(30ml) fluid is on the floor
- A female dialysis technician has been caring for a male patient for several months. The patient tells the dialysis technician that he is lonely and
depressed. He asks the dialysis technician to go out to dinner with him. In
addition to politely declining the patient’s invitation, which of these
actions, if any, should the dialysis technician take?
No further action is needed
Recommend an over-the-counter mood stimulant, such as St. John’s Wort
Refer the patient to the social worker
Share the patient’s need for socialization with other patients: Refer the
patient to the social worker - A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a
dialyzer is:
creatinine.
nitrogen.
urea.
vitamin B12.: vitamin B12. - A fistula connects:
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a vein to a vein.
an artery and a vein to synthetic material.
an artery to an artery.
an artery to a vein.: an artery to a vein.