CCHT CERTIFICATION PREPARATION GUIDE NNCC EXAM

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CCHT CERTIFICATION PREPARATION GUIDE NNCC EXAM

QUESTIONS

Qs and Ans - Expert- Explanation - ing score -20 Questions and Answers

-Format: Multiple-choice / Flashcard

Question 1: The water supply to the water treatment system is called

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feed water Question 2: The patient asks the tech "my doctor says I have mineral bone disorder what does that mean?" The tech is unsure about the answer which of the following would be the most appropriate?

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It's pretty complicated I'll ask the nurse to explain it to you Question 3: Legally, if a treatment was performed but not charted in the patient's record, it was

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not done Question 4: The primary goal of Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAPI) is?

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achieve better patient outcomes

Question 5: Mr. Chases claims his access is clotted. His statement would be true given

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a bruit was absent Question 6: The most common reason for a low conductivity alarm during dialysis is

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an exhausted concentrate supply Question 7: Which of the following practices help to build a patient's immunity to hepatitis B?

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Vaccination Question 8: After Mr.Chase's treatment his standing blood pressure is 90/55. He insists he can walk to the scale. The tech's initial reaction would be?

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instruct him to sit down Question 9: Before a dialysis treatment, the patient tells the technician "yesterday, I felt terrible and vomited up some blood. I feel much better today" the technician can expect the patients treatment will be modified by

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decreasing the heparin dose

Question 10: Which of the following occurs when the machine enters bypass?

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Dialysate stops flowing through the dialyzer

Question 11: A central venous catheter may be used as a vascular access when

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patient has inadequate blood vessels in the limbs Question 12: A patient who has diabetes mellitus should be observed for signs of low blood pressure, which include

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anxiety and confusion

Question 13: Care providers must wash their hands instead of using germx in which situation?

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When their hands are visibly soiled

Question 14: Which part of the water system removes endotoxins?

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ultrafilter Question 15: At the end of a patient's treatment which of the following vitals should a tech report to the nurse?

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A pulse rate of 55 Question 16: During the last hour of dialysis the patient's blood pressure drops to 82/44. After changing the fluid removal rate what action would the tech take?

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Place him in Trendelenburg Question 17: The patient asks what a high venous pressure alarm is. The tech should explain that it could be due to

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clotting of blood in the access

Question 18: At his target weight 70kg he his likely to be?

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normotensive Question 19: Mr. Chase's dry weight is 70 kg and he receives dialysis three times a week for four hours. Mr. Chase's pre-treatment weight is 72 kg. The tech determines the fluid to be removed today is how many mL?

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2,000

Question 20: A patient asks the technician " what does uremia mean?" The technicians response should be based on the understanding that uremia is

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an increase of wastes in the blood