Annual PCT Exam 2023/2024 Questions with Correct Answers
Your immediate intervention for a patient experiencing an anaphylactic reaction is: -
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answer Stop the blood pump, discontinue treatment, do not return the blood
In what position should a patient with a suspected air embolus be placed? -
correct answer Trendelenburg on the left side
A patient wants to terminate his treatment 10 min early to meet a friend for lunch. What is the
PCT's correct response? - correct answer Inform the licensed nurse of the request prior to
rinse back.
Policy states the pre-pump arterial pressure must not exceed negative 260mmHg. What are the
possible consequences of excessively negative pre- pump arterial pressures? - correct answer
Hemolysis, access damage, and decreased quality of delivered blood
The foot rest of a patient chair is torn and the inner foam is exposed. Can it still be used for
patient treatments? - correct answer No, because the surface can no longer allow for effective
cleaning and provides a potential for microbial growth.
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After you initiated your patient's rinseback, you notice you forgot to bring a glove for the patient
to wear when holding his needle sites. What should you do? - correct answer Complete the
rinseback procedure, then go and get the glove.
What needle size should be used for a new AVF with a BFR (blood pump speed) prescription of
250 - 350 ml/min? - correct answer 16 gauge
Your patient is complaining of cramps and you have already administered 100ml of saline bolus,
but the patient is still cramping. What is NOT an
acceptable intervention? - correct answer Applying a glove filled with hot
water
You entered the patient's dialysate orders into the machine and connected to the proper dialysate
concentrates. When should you perform the independent conductivity and pH reading? - correct
answer During priming after allowing the conductivity to stabilize and before connecting the
Hansens to the dialyzer
Your patient's calculated UF Goal exceeds the maximum UFR ordered by the nephrologist. What
is the correct response in the regards to fluid removal? - correct answer The calculated UF
Goal must be adjusted to not exceed the ordered maximum UFR and the reason documented.
Proper functioning of the independent meters to check dialysate conductivity and pH must be
verified: - correct answer Prior to daily use
If bicarbonate is mixed for too long, CO2 is released from the solution as a result of over-mixing.
Would you notice this when performing the
independent conductivity and pH measurement of the final dialysate? -
correct answer Yes, the pH reading would be too high.
Your dialysis machine is displaying a conductivity (TCD for Fresenius) of 15.3mS. When
performing the independent conductivity testing of the final dialysate, the value is 15.6mS. Is this
difference acceptable? - correct answer
No, the independent meter reading is outside the acceptable range.
Your dialysis machine is displaying a conductivity (TCD for Fresenius) of 14.1mS. When you
perform the independent conductivity testing of the final dialysate, the value is 13.5mS. Is this
difference acceptable? - correct answer
No, it should be within 0.4mS of the machine's reading.
After the weekly disinfection of the bicarb system, equipment can be used for patient treatments
once results from residual bleach testing have reached a level of: - correct answer Less than
or equal to 0.5ppm.
You check the water softener's brine tank and notice that the pellet salt level is below the water
level. This means: - correct answer Pellet salt should be added until its level is above the
water leve
At what time do you perform water hardness testing? - correct answer At the end of the day
What complication would you expect to see if a patient is exposed to chlorine/chloramines? -
correct answer Hemolysis
You are monitoring your secondary carbon tank every 30 minutes and the last test result is
0.2ppm. What is your next action? - correct answer Stop dialysis treatments and notify the FA
and biomed technician
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