NCCT EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS
#1 Answer is C - ✔ ✔ Which of the following is a range of motion (ROM)
exercise that involves a motion directed away form the body's midline ?
A) flexion
B) rotation
C) abduction
D) adduction
#2 Answer is D - ✔ ✔ Which of the following best describes the current
american heart association guidelines for emergency cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR) on an adult ?
A) perform rescue breathing using two breaths, and if obstructed, five
abdominal thrusts
B) for circulation, use a ratio of 30 fast compressions to 2 breaths
C) shock with an automated external defibrillator (AED) prior to CPR
D) perform all of the above
,#3 Answer is B - ✔ ✔ Under the controlled substance act, a special drug
enforcement agency (DEA) form must be utilized to order which of the following
types of drugs in a medical setting ?
A) schedule 1
B) schedule 2
C) schedule 3
D) schedule 4
#4 Answer is A - ✔ ✔ Of the cardiac related drugs that should be kept on
hand in an ambulatory setting which one is used for angina pectoris ?
A) nitroglycerin
B) atropine
C) digoxind
D) isoproterenol
#5 Answer is B - ✔ ✔ A provider must administer a drug available in
units/mL. How should the number of mL be determined to obtain the dose
ordered ?
,A) multiply the available dose in units/mL by 16
B) divide the dose ordered by the dose on hand
C) divide the dose on hand by the dose ordered
D) conver to mg for each, and then divide the dose ordered by the dose on hand
#6 Answer is A - ✔ ✔ When taking a standard electrocardiograph(ECG),
where should the bipolar leads be placed ?
A) between the left and right arms, the left leg and right arm, and the left leg
and left arm
B) between the middle of the left arm to left leg and the right arm, the middle
of the right arm to left leg and the left arm, and the middle of the right arm to
left arm and the left leg
C) between six different points on the chest and the a point on the right arm to
left leg lead
D) between six different points on the chest and the intersection of the left
arm/right/arm/left leg leads
, #7 Answer is C - ✔ ✔ An irregular electrocardiograph (ECG) characterized by
closely spaced premature ventricular contractions (PVCs), a lack of P waves, and
distorted QRS complexes indicates
A) atrial fibrillation
B) paroxysmal atrial tachycardia
C) ventricular tachycardia
D) ventricular fibrillation
#8 Answer is C - ✔ ✔ A "3" in the blue diamond on a chemical label indicates
that the chemical is
A) flammable liquid
B) reactive with water
C) a corrosive or toxic health hazard
D)potentially explosive near a spark or if heated
#9 Answer is B - ✔ ✔ A centers for medicare and medicaid (CMS) - approved
basic metabolic panel includes laboratory tests for
A) carbon dioxide, potassium, chloride, and sodium
#1 Answer is C - ✔ ✔ Which of the following is a range of motion (ROM)
exercise that involves a motion directed away form the body's midline ?
A) flexion
B) rotation
C) abduction
D) adduction
#2 Answer is D - ✔ ✔ Which of the following best describes the current
american heart association guidelines for emergency cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR) on an adult ?
A) perform rescue breathing using two breaths, and if obstructed, five
abdominal thrusts
B) for circulation, use a ratio of 30 fast compressions to 2 breaths
C) shock with an automated external defibrillator (AED) prior to CPR
D) perform all of the above
,#3 Answer is B - ✔ ✔ Under the controlled substance act, a special drug
enforcement agency (DEA) form must be utilized to order which of the following
types of drugs in a medical setting ?
A) schedule 1
B) schedule 2
C) schedule 3
D) schedule 4
#4 Answer is A - ✔ ✔ Of the cardiac related drugs that should be kept on
hand in an ambulatory setting which one is used for angina pectoris ?
A) nitroglycerin
B) atropine
C) digoxind
D) isoproterenol
#5 Answer is B - ✔ ✔ A provider must administer a drug available in
units/mL. How should the number of mL be determined to obtain the dose
ordered ?
,A) multiply the available dose in units/mL by 16
B) divide the dose ordered by the dose on hand
C) divide the dose on hand by the dose ordered
D) conver to mg for each, and then divide the dose ordered by the dose on hand
#6 Answer is A - ✔ ✔ When taking a standard electrocardiograph(ECG),
where should the bipolar leads be placed ?
A) between the left and right arms, the left leg and right arm, and the left leg
and left arm
B) between the middle of the left arm to left leg and the right arm, the middle
of the right arm to left leg and the left arm, and the middle of the right arm to
left arm and the left leg
C) between six different points on the chest and the a point on the right arm to
left leg lead
D) between six different points on the chest and the intersection of the left
arm/right/arm/left leg leads
, #7 Answer is C - ✔ ✔ An irregular electrocardiograph (ECG) characterized by
closely spaced premature ventricular contractions (PVCs), a lack of P waves, and
distorted QRS complexes indicates
A) atrial fibrillation
B) paroxysmal atrial tachycardia
C) ventricular tachycardia
D) ventricular fibrillation
#8 Answer is C - ✔ ✔ A "3" in the blue diamond on a chemical label indicates
that the chemical is
A) flammable liquid
B) reactive with water
C) a corrosive or toxic health hazard
D)potentially explosive near a spark or if heated
#9 Answer is B - ✔ ✔ A centers for medicare and medicaid (CMS) - approved
basic metabolic panel includes laboratory tests for
A) carbon dioxide, potassium, chloride, and sodium
