CCHT Exam 2023 Questions and Answers (Verified Answers)

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CCHT Exam 2023 Questions and Answers

(Verified Answers)

1. AAMI Chemical Analysis of water used for hemodialysis is

tested: annually

monthly

semi-annually

quarterly:

annually

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. A marker used to determine the middle molecule clearance of a

dialyzer is:

creatinine.

nitrogen.

urea.

vitamin B12.: vitamin B12.

7. 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.