CCHT exam questions with correct
answers
NB: Answers are highlighted in yellow and appear at the bottom of the choices given.
AAMI Chemical Analysis of water used for hemodialysis is tested:
annually
monthly
semi-a
...
CCHT exam questions with correct
answers
NB: Answers are highlighted in yellow and appear at the bottom of the choices given.
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 immediate environment
A dialysis technician observes a drop of blood on the surface of a 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
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:
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.
A nephron is made up of:
A glomerulus and a tubule system
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