NHA CET Practice Test 2.0 B Questions and Answers 100% Correct.

An EKG technician is Instructing patient about the use of a transtelephonic monitor with the loop memory. Which of the following instructions should the technician include? - ANSWER-"Press the record button on the device when you begin to feel dizzy or have chest pain" An EKG technician has a prescription to perform an EKG tracing on an older adult patient who is unconscious upon arrival at the emergency department. Which of the following actions should the technician take? - ANSWER-Assume implied consent because the patient's condition is considered critical Which of the following methods should an EKG technician use to calculate a patient's heart rate from the EKG tracing? - ANSWER-Divide 300 by the number of large boxes between two R waves. An EKG technician is caring for a patient who is admitted to an inpatient facility for chest pain. Which of the following actions should the technician take when performing a series of EKG readings for this patient? - ANSWER-Apply silver electrodes that can checked daily. An EKG technician has performed an EKG on a patient. What action by the technician would protect the patients health information in accordance with HIPPA regulations? - ANSWER-Hand-delivering the EKG to the patients provider. After completing a standard 12-lead EKG on a patient, what action should a EKG technician take next? - ANSWER-Check that the tracing is free from artifacts and the disconnect the patient from the machine.