CCHT PREP GUIDE EXAM QUESTIONS

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CCHT PREP GUIDE EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: Quality data comparing End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) facilities can be found at

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www.medicare.gov/dialysis Question 2: The patient asks if he may sit in the chair which is slightly wet from cleaning with bleach solution. Most appropriate response to the patient?

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"It needs to air dry before you can sit in it." Question 3: A patient is found slumped over in a chair in the waiting room, unresponsive and pulseless. The technician calls 911 and positions the patient on the floor. What is the next action to take?

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Start chest compressions. CPR.Question 4: The technician is asked to move a heavy box of supplies to the treatment unit. The box is on the floor of the supply room. When handling the box, the technician should

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Hold the box close to the body

Question 5: What is the main advantage of measuring Kt/V rather than URR?

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It is more accurate measure of the delivered dose of dialysis.Question 6: A patient new to dialysis has selected his life-saving options to allow chest compressions but not to be placed on a ventilator. The technician should understand that this will be a part of the patient's

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Advance Directives.Question 7: After placement of a tunneled central venous catheter, a procedure must be performed prior to first use?

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Chest x-ray Question 8: Why are dialysis patients more likely to become infected with germs like methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)?

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They usually have weak immune systems.

Question 9: A central venous catheter may be used as a vascular

access when a

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Patient has inadequate blood vessels in the limbs.

Question 10: At her target post-dialysis weight of 70 kg, Mrs.

Chase is likely to be

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Normotensive Question 11: Legally, if a treatment was performed but not charted in the patient's record, it was

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Not done.

Question 12: A patient asks the technician, "What does uremia

mean?" The technician's response should be based on the understanding that uremia is

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An increase of wastes in the blood Question 13: Mr. Jackson has a notebook in which he records results of his blood tests, weights, and medications. The technician should have which of these understandings about Mr.Jackson's recordkeeping?

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Patients who are involved with self-managing their care feel empowered.Question 14: A hemodialysis patient tests positive for hepatitis B surface antigen. The technician should take an action to prevent the spread of hepatitis B?

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Dialyze the patient using a dedicated machine in an assigned area Question 15: The technician understands that a stethoscope used on a HBV positive patient must be disinfected because the virus can remain on the surface for

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At least 7 days Question 16: A patient asks, "I am considering nocturnal In-center hemodialysis. What are the advantage?" Most appropriate response to the patient?

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"You're likely to have a fewer restrictions on what you can eat and drink." His treatment time will be doubled, 7 to 8 hours during a night.Question 17: The technician prepares and cannulates Mr. Jackson's arteriovenous fistula. An AV fistula is an example of a

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Peripheral access. peripheral is "away from the center of the body." Question 18: A patient asks the dialysis technician, "Why am I getting vitamin D therapy?" Which of these responses would be accurate?

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"Vitamin D is needed for healthy bones"

Question 19: The term "reuse" as it is used in dialysis refers to the cleaning and disinfecting of

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Dialyzers Question 20: Before a dialysis treatment, the patient tells, "Yesterday, I felt terrible and vomited up some blood. I feel much better today." The technician can expect the patient's treatment will be modified by

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Decreasing the heparin dose.Question 21: A patient is sitting and waiting for her treatment. She becomes diaphoretic, tremulous, and confused. Her blood pressure is 120/84 and her heart rate is 115. Next action?

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Obtain the patient's blood glucose level

Question 22: One of parts of the water treatment system removes endotoxins?

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Ultrafilter is a fine membrane filter that removes very small particles. It is the most effective water treatment component for removing bacterial endotoxins.Question 23: When starting up the water system in the morning, the technician notes that RO membrane seal is broken and leaking. Appropriate action to take?

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Place the water system in deionization (DI) bypass.Question 24: A patient tells, "I received a voice mail message about answering a survey regarding my dialysis." and asked, "Why is this being done?" The best response to the patient?

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"To improve patient-centered care." Question 25: After her treatment, Mrs. Chase's standing blood pressure is 90/58 mm Hg. She complains of "feeling dizzy" but insists that she can walk to the scale. The technician's initial response should be to

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Instruct her to sit down