EKG TECHNICIAN PRACTICE
TEST EXAM WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
Which of the following methods should a EKG technician use when
removing hair from electrode placement sites for telemetry monitoring?
( correct answers ) Clippers
Which of the following lead groups are bipolar leads? ( correct answers )
Leads I, II, III
In which of the following locations should an EKG technician place the
electrode for leavd V5? ( correct answers ) On the left anterior axillary
line, horizontal to lead V4
An EKG technician is performing a second standard 12-lead EKG on a
patient immediately following the first test. For which of the following
reasons should the technician recognize that resting tab electrodes should
not be used for more than two consecutive EKG tracings? ( correct
answers ) The electrodes will not conduct accurately after
two EKG tracings.
An EKG technician notes periods of sinus arrest on a patient's EKG tracing.
The technician should consider the sinus arrest to be a medical emergency
when the arrest reaches which of the following durations? ( correct
answers ) 6 sec
A serial EKG tracing shows a rhythm that does not match the last tracing
that the EKG technician performed. Which of the following actions should the
technician take first?
( correct answers )
Verify proper lead placement
Which of the following methods should an EKG technician use to store
electrodes when not in use? ( correct answers ) In the original, foil-
lined packaging
An EKG technician is working with a patient who has a below-the-knee
amputation of the left leg. In which of the following locations should the
technician place the right leg electrode? ( correct answers ) On the
lower right abdomen
Which of the following statements made by an EKG technician correctly
prepares the patient for telemetry monitoring? ( correct answers ) "I will
clean your skin with an alcohol pad"
An EKG technician is performing a standard 12-lead EKG on a patient who
is 4 years old. In which of the following locations should the technician
place the V6 electrodes? ( correct answers ) Left midaxillary line
, Which of the following sections of the EKG tracing should an EKG technician
use to measure the QRS complex? ( correct answers ) Beginning
of the Q wave to the end of the S wave
Which of the following EKG machine functions should an EKG technician use
to control and regulate the height of EKG waveforms on the tracing?
( correct answers ) Gain
An EKG technician observes varying R-R intervals on an EKG for a 2-year-old
patient. Which of the following statements made by the technician would be
correct? ( correct answers ) "The irregularity is normal and is a result of
respiration"
An EKG technician is recording a patient's radial pulse rate and finds the
pulse to be irregular. The provider then takes the patient's apical pulse. The
technician should recognize that which of the following locations is used for
this assessment?
( correct answers ) Between the fifth and sixth ribs, at the left
midclavicular line
In a health adult patient, which of the following is the expected shape and
direction of the P wave in lead II? ( correct answers ) Rounded and
upright
An EKG technician is instructing a patient about the use of a transtelephonic
monitor with loop memory. Which of the following instructions should the
technician include?
( correct answers )
"Press the record button on the device when you begin to feel dizzy or have
chest pain"
Which of the following descries a complete cardiac cycle in a healthy heart?
( correct answers ) P wave, QRS complex, and T wave
An EKG technician is preparing to perform an EKG for a patient who does not
speak the same language as the technician. Which of the following actions
hsould the technician take to avoid miscommunication with the patient?
( correct answers ) Have a
bilingual staff member translate
An EKG technician is preparing a patient for a scheduled standard 12-lead
EKG. Which of the following actions should the technician take? ( correct
answers ) Use an alcohol pad to cleanse
the electrode placement sites.
Which of the following responses should an EKG technician make to a
patient in an outpatient clinic who is upset that the technician cannot share
the results of the tracing? ( correct answers ) "I understand your frustration.
My role as the technician is to conduct the test correctly. The provider is
qualifies to interpret the results"
Which of the following factors can produce an artifact that appears as
uniform. small spikes on an EKG tracing? ( correct answers )
Improper grounding
TEST EXAM WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
Which of the following methods should a EKG technician use when
removing hair from electrode placement sites for telemetry monitoring?
( correct answers ) Clippers
Which of the following lead groups are bipolar leads? ( correct answers )
Leads I, II, III
In which of the following locations should an EKG technician place the
electrode for leavd V5? ( correct answers ) On the left anterior axillary
line, horizontal to lead V4
An EKG technician is performing a second standard 12-lead EKG on a
patient immediately following the first test. For which of the following
reasons should the technician recognize that resting tab electrodes should
not be used for more than two consecutive EKG tracings? ( correct
answers ) The electrodes will not conduct accurately after
two EKG tracings.
An EKG technician notes periods of sinus arrest on a patient's EKG tracing.
The technician should consider the sinus arrest to be a medical emergency
when the arrest reaches which of the following durations? ( correct
answers ) 6 sec
A serial EKG tracing shows a rhythm that does not match the last tracing
that the EKG technician performed. Which of the following actions should the
technician take first?
( correct answers )
Verify proper lead placement
Which of the following methods should an EKG technician use to store
electrodes when not in use? ( correct answers ) In the original, foil-
lined packaging
An EKG technician is working with a patient who has a below-the-knee
amputation of the left leg. In which of the following locations should the
technician place the right leg electrode? ( correct answers ) On the
lower right abdomen
Which of the following statements made by an EKG technician correctly
prepares the patient for telemetry monitoring? ( correct answers ) "I will
clean your skin with an alcohol pad"
An EKG technician is performing a standard 12-lead EKG on a patient who
is 4 years old. In which of the following locations should the technician
place the V6 electrodes? ( correct answers ) Left midaxillary line
, Which of the following sections of the EKG tracing should an EKG technician
use to measure the QRS complex? ( correct answers ) Beginning
of the Q wave to the end of the S wave
Which of the following EKG machine functions should an EKG technician use
to control and regulate the height of EKG waveforms on the tracing?
( correct answers ) Gain
An EKG technician observes varying R-R intervals on an EKG for a 2-year-old
patient. Which of the following statements made by the technician would be
correct? ( correct answers ) "The irregularity is normal and is a result of
respiration"
An EKG technician is recording a patient's radial pulse rate and finds the
pulse to be irregular. The provider then takes the patient's apical pulse. The
technician should recognize that which of the following locations is used for
this assessment?
( correct answers ) Between the fifth and sixth ribs, at the left
midclavicular line
In a health adult patient, which of the following is the expected shape and
direction of the P wave in lead II? ( correct answers ) Rounded and
upright
An EKG technician is instructing a patient about the use of a transtelephonic
monitor with loop memory. Which of the following instructions should the
technician include?
( correct answers )
"Press the record button on the device when you begin to feel dizzy or have
chest pain"
Which of the following descries a complete cardiac cycle in a healthy heart?
( correct answers ) P wave, QRS complex, and T wave
An EKG technician is preparing to perform an EKG for a patient who does not
speak the same language as the technician. Which of the following actions
hsould the technician take to avoid miscommunication with the patient?
( correct answers ) Have a
bilingual staff member translate
An EKG technician is preparing a patient for a scheduled standard 12-lead
EKG. Which of the following actions should the technician take? ( correct
answers ) Use an alcohol pad to cleanse
the electrode placement sites.
Which of the following responses should an EKG technician make to a
patient in an outpatient clinic who is upset that the technician cannot share
the results of the tracing? ( correct answers ) "I understand your frustration.
My role as the technician is to conduct the test correctly. The provider is
qualifies to interpret the results"
Which of the following factors can produce an artifact that appears as
uniform. small spikes on an EKG tracing? ( correct answers )
Improper grounding
