FREE CCHT Role Responsibilities Test 3

Question 1

When preparing a bleach solution for cleaning equipment, the technician accidentally spills undiluted bleach on the floor.
Which of these resources will provide the technician with information about how to properly handle the spill of the chemical?

Accepted Answer

Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)

Answer

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Answer

Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI)

Answer

State Department of Health (DOH)

Question 2

A conductivity alarm sounds during a hemodialysis treatment. The technician should expect which of these events to have occurred:

Accepted Answer

The dialyzer was bypassed

Answer

The blood pump has stopped

Answer

The dialysate flow rate has increased

Answer

The electrical power source was interrupted

Question 3

During routine water testing, the technician notes that the chloramine level after the first carbon tank is 0.2mg/L. Which of these actions should the technician take next?

Accepted Answer

Obtain a sample after the second

Answer

Bypass the carbon tanks

Answer

Descale the reverse osmosis membranes

Answer

Immediately terminate hemodialysis treatments

Question 4

A female technician has been caring for a male patient for several months. The patient tells the technician that he is lonely and depressed. He asks the technician to go out to dinner with him. In addition to politely declining the patient's invitation, which of these actions, if any, should be taken:

Accepted Answer

Refer the patient to the social worker

Answer

Recommend an over-the-counter mood stimulant, such as St. John's wort

Answer

Share the patient's need for socialization with other patients

Answer

No further action is needed

Question 5

A hemodialysis technician suspects that a patient who is receiving a hemodialysis treatment has an air embolus. After stopping the blood pump, the patient should be placed in which of these positions?

Accepted Answer

Left-sided Trendelenburg

Answer

Low-fowlers

Answer

High-fowlers

Answer

Right-sided Trendelenburg

Question 6

If a patient undergoing hemodialysis has a bloodline separation and blood has pooled beneath the access site, the first intervention should be to:

Accepted Answer

Stop the blood pump.

Answer

Call for additional help.

Answer

Apply pressure to the access site.

Answer

Administer heparin to prevent clotting.

Question 7

A patient's granddaughter calls the dialysis center and asks for a progress report on her father, who is a patient in the center. The technician should:

Accepted Answer

State that patient information cannot be divulged.

Answer

Provide the granddaughter with a detailed update on her father's condition.

Answer

Request the granddaughter to come to the center to discuss the information in person.

Answer

Ask for the patient's permission before sharing any information with the granddaughter.

Question 8

A patient is very anxious during an initial hemodialysis treatment and requires extra attention. When the treatment is completed, the patient offers a $20 tip. The technician should:

Accepted Answer

Politely decline the tip.

Answer

Accept the tip gratefully.

Answer

Suggest the patient donate the tip to a charity.

Answer

Inform the patient that accepting tips is against facility policy.

Question 9

A patient has been advised to avoid foods high in phosphorus. Foods that the patient should be advised to limit include:

Accepted Answer

Dairy products

Answer

Fresh fruits

Answer

Whole grains

Answer

Leafy green vegetables

Question 10

The technician is reinforcing a patient's training regarding the management of fluid intake. The patient, who still urinates, has a base of 1000 ml intake per day. If the patient urinates 500 ml in a 24-hour period, how much fluid is the patient allowed the following day?

Accepted Answer

1500 ml

Answer

500 ml

Answer

1000 ml

Answer

2000 ml

When preparing a bleach solution for cleaning equipment, the technician accidentally spills undiluted bleach on the floor.Which of these resources will provide the technician with information about how to properly handle the spill of the chemical?

When preparing a bleach solution for cleaning equipment, the technician accidentally spills undiluted bleach on the floor.
Which of these resources will provide the technician with information about how to properly handle the spill of the chemical?