CERTIFIED-HEMODIALYSIS-TECHNICIAN-CHT Online Practice Questions and Answers

A reused dialyzer has been set up for a patient. The patient's name is written on the dialyzer, but there is no reprocessing sticker on the dialyzer. What should the technician do?

A. Run the patient on the dialyzer.

B. Return the dialyzer to the reprocessing staff to have a sticker added.

C. Set up another dialyzer for the patient.

D. Ask the patient if this is his dialyzer.

Ten patients who have been dialyzing from 1 to 1 1/2 hours suddenly begin to experience fever, itching puffy eyelids, nausea, and red blotchiness. The patients MOST likely are exhibiting signs of

A. hemolysis.

B. a drug reaction.

C. hypercalcemia.

D. a pyrogenic reaction.

A patient who is typically talkative is unusually quit today. What should the technician say to the patient?

A. "You seem quiet today. Is something wrong?"

B. "I guess you're having a bad day. Do you want me to leave you alone?"

C. "The last time you were like this, you had been fighting with your family. Are you fighting with them again?"

D. "I can't believe that you are not talking to me. Are you mad at me?"

For which of the following purposes is mannitol used?

A. To decrease clotting

B. To counteract heparin

C. To support blood pressure osmotically

D. To relieve symptoms of restlessness in the elderly

During machine setup, the dialyzer test for residual sterilant is positive. The technician's MOST appropriate response is to

A. initiate dialysis, because reprocessed dialyzers usually contain sterilant.

B. discard the entire circuit and replace it with a dry dialyzer.

C. continue rinsing for five minutes and then retest.

D. turn up dialysate flow and then retest.

All of the following are potential problems associated with the use of bicarbonate dialysate EXCEPT

A. increased risk of bacterial growth.

B. precipitation of calcium and magnesium in the delivery system.

C. dangerous electrolyte concentrations due to concentrate mix-ups.

D. CO2 levels in the bicarbonate dialysate becoming dangerously high.

How far should the sternum of an adult be depressed during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) compressions?

A. 1/2-1 inch

B. 1 1/2-2 inches

C. 2 1/2-3 inches

D. 3-3 1/2 inches

Which of the following is LEAST important in the orientation of a new employee?

A. Developing a friendship with the orientee

B. Supervising and evaluating the orientee's clinical performance

C. Adapting your teaching style to the orientee's learning style

D. Reviewing unit policies and procedures with the orientee

Induration at the site of a tuberculin skin test (TST) means that a person

A. was exposed to tuberculosis.

B. was exposed to hepatitis.

C. has shingles.

D. has Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).

When assessing the adequacy of dialysis, which of the following factors MUST be considered?

I). Blood flow rate II). Dialysate flow rate III). Body size IV). Clotting in the dialyzer

A. I and II only

B. I and IV only

C. II, III, and IV only

D. I, II, III, and IV