ATI MEDSURG 28: ECG AND DYSRHYTHMIA
MONITORING QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
CardiacWDysrhythmiasW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
HeartbeatWdisturbancesW(beatWformation,WbeatWconduction,WorWmyocardialWresponseWtoWbeat)
ElectrocardiographyW(ECG)W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
UsesWelectrocardiographWtoWrecordWtheWelectricalWactivityWofWtheWheartWoverWtime.WItWisWconnectedWbyW
wiresW(leads)WtoWtheWskinWwithWelectrodesWplacedWonWtheWchestWandWlimbsWofWtheWpatient.W
*UsedWforWcontinuousWcardiacWmonitoringWandWrequiresWtheWpatientWtoWbeWinWaWcloseWproximityWtoWthe
WmonitoringWsystem.W
*TelemetryWallowsWtheWclientWtoWambulateWwhileWmaintainingWproximityWtoWtheWsystem.
IndicationsWforWECG:WDysrhytmiasW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
SinusWbradyWorWtach,WAVWblocks,WAfib,WVentricularWasystole,WPACs,WPVCs,WsupraventricularWtachycardia,W
Vtach,WVfib
IndicationsWforWECG:WPresentationW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-CVWdisease,WMI,Whypoxia,Wacid-
baseWimbalances,WelectrolyteWdisturbances,WkidneyWfailure,WliverWorWlungWdisease,Wpericarditis,WdrugWorW
alcoholWuse,WhypovolemiaWandWshock
PlacingW12-leadWECGW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
PositionWtheWclientWinWaWsupineWpositionWwithWchestWexposed.
WashWtheWclient'sWskinWtoWremoveWoils.
AttachWoneWelectrodeWtoWeachWofWtheWclient'sWextremitiesWbyWapplyingWelectrodesWtoWflatWsurfacesWabo
veWtheWwristsWandWanklesWandWtheWotherWsixWelectrodesWtoWtheWchest,WavoidingWchestWhair.WSeeWexampl
eWbelow.
12-leadWECGW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
DysrhythmiasWcanWoriginateWfromWtheW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
SAWnode,Watria,WAVWnodeWorWtheWventricle.WTheyWcanWbeWbradycardic,Wtachycardic,WaWheartWblock,WaWpr
ematureWbeat,Wflutter,WfibrillationWorWasystole.
MONITORING QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
CardiacWDysrhythmiasW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
HeartbeatWdisturbancesW(beatWformation,WbeatWconduction,WorWmyocardialWresponseWtoWbeat)
ElectrocardiographyW(ECG)W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
UsesWelectrocardiographWtoWrecordWtheWelectricalWactivityWofWtheWheartWoverWtime.WItWisWconnectedWbyW
wiresW(leads)WtoWtheWskinWwithWelectrodesWplacedWonWtheWchestWandWlimbsWofWtheWpatient.W
*UsedWforWcontinuousWcardiacWmonitoringWandWrequiresWtheWpatientWtoWbeWinWaWcloseWproximityWtoWthe
WmonitoringWsystem.W
*TelemetryWallowsWtheWclientWtoWambulateWwhileWmaintainingWproximityWtoWtheWsystem.
IndicationsWforWECG:WDysrhytmiasW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
SinusWbradyWorWtach,WAVWblocks,WAfib,WVentricularWasystole,WPACs,WPVCs,WsupraventricularWtachycardia,W
Vtach,WVfib
IndicationsWforWECG:WPresentationW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-CVWdisease,WMI,Whypoxia,Wacid-
baseWimbalances,WelectrolyteWdisturbances,WkidneyWfailure,WliverWorWlungWdisease,Wpericarditis,WdrugWorW
alcoholWuse,WhypovolemiaWandWshock
PlacingW12-leadWECGW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
PositionWtheWclientWinWaWsupineWpositionWwithWchestWexposed.
WashWtheWclient'sWskinWtoWremoveWoils.
AttachWoneWelectrodeWtoWeachWofWtheWclient'sWextremitiesWbyWapplyingWelectrodesWtoWflatWsurfacesWabo
veWtheWwristsWandWanklesWandWtheWotherWsixWelectrodesWtoWtheWchest,WavoidingWchestWhair.WSeeWexampl
eWbelow.
12-leadWECGW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
DysrhythmiasWcanWoriginateWfromWtheW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
SAWnode,Watria,WAVWnodeWorWtheWventricle.WTheyWcanWbeWbradycardic,Wtachycardic,WaWheartWblock,WaWpr
ematureWbeat,Wflutter,WfibrillationWorWasystole.