NHA EKG CET STUDY GUIDE
REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS VERIFIED
BY EXPERTS LATEST VERSION
"How should electrodes be explained to a pediatric patient? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Stickers"
"How should a patient be prepared for a scheduled 12- lead EKG? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Use an
alcohol pad to cleanse the electrode placement sites"
"Why should a patient wear loose-fitting clothes while waring a Holter monitor? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> To reduce artifacts on the tracing"
"What action should be taken when performing an EKG for a patient that doesn't speak the
same language as the technician? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Having a bilingual staff member
translate"
"What wave represents atrial depolarization? - CORRECT ANSWER=> P wave"
"What wave represents ventricular repolarization? - CORRECT ANSWER=> T wave"
"What complex is the result of ventricular depolarization? - CORRECT ANSWER=> QRS complex"
"Where is the lead MCL2 located? - CORRECT ANSWER=> fourth intercoastal space to the left of
the patient's sternum"
"What lead groups represent Einthoven's Triangle? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Leads I, II, and III"
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, "What is the most effective technician for an EKG tech. to use to verify that a patient
understands the Holter monitor instructions? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Have the patient repeat the
instructions back"
"What sections of the EKG tracing should be used to measure the QRS complex? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> Beginning of the Q wave to the end of the S wave"
"What pulse rate is in the expected reference range for a 2-year-old patient? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> 120/min"
"An EKG technician observes varying R-R intervals on a EKG for a 2-year-old patient. What is
correct? - CORRECT ANSWER=> "The irregularity is normal and is a result of respiration."
( irregular R-R intervals are commonly seen on pediatric EKGs)"
"When performing an EKG on an infant, where should the technician place the electrode for
lead V3R? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Between V2 and V4 on the right side of the chest"
"What should be performed for a patient immediately before an exercise stress test? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> Measure blood pressure and obtain an EKG while the patient is supine, siting and
standing up"
"What should the technician do when they notice the patient's heart rhythm shows a depressed
ST segment during an exercise stress test? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Discontinue the test"
"What symptom should the technician immediately report to the provider? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> Headache"
"What action by the EKG technician demonstrates compliance with HIPAA regulations? -
CORRECT ANSWER=> Th technician uses a privacy screen, on the computer to prevent others
from viewing the monitor"
"What factor can produce an artifact that appears as uniform, small spikes on a EKG tracing? -
CORRECT ANSWER=> improper grounding
(AC interference artifact)"
"What describes a complete cardiac cycle in a healthy heart? - CORRECT ANSWER=> P wave, QRS
complex, and T waves"
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REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS VERIFIED
BY EXPERTS LATEST VERSION
"How should electrodes be explained to a pediatric patient? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Stickers"
"How should a patient be prepared for a scheduled 12- lead EKG? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Use an
alcohol pad to cleanse the electrode placement sites"
"Why should a patient wear loose-fitting clothes while waring a Holter monitor? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> To reduce artifacts on the tracing"
"What action should be taken when performing an EKG for a patient that doesn't speak the
same language as the technician? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Having a bilingual staff member
translate"
"What wave represents atrial depolarization? - CORRECT ANSWER=> P wave"
"What wave represents ventricular repolarization? - CORRECT ANSWER=> T wave"
"What complex is the result of ventricular depolarization? - CORRECT ANSWER=> QRS complex"
"Where is the lead MCL2 located? - CORRECT ANSWER=> fourth intercoastal space to the left of
the patient's sternum"
"What lead groups represent Einthoven's Triangle? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Leads I, II, and III"
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, "What is the most effective technician for an EKG tech. to use to verify that a patient
understands the Holter monitor instructions? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Have the patient repeat the
instructions back"
"What sections of the EKG tracing should be used to measure the QRS complex? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> Beginning of the Q wave to the end of the S wave"
"What pulse rate is in the expected reference range for a 2-year-old patient? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> 120/min"
"An EKG technician observes varying R-R intervals on a EKG for a 2-year-old patient. What is
correct? - CORRECT ANSWER=> "The irregularity is normal and is a result of respiration."
( irregular R-R intervals are commonly seen on pediatric EKGs)"
"When performing an EKG on an infant, where should the technician place the electrode for
lead V3R? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Between V2 and V4 on the right side of the chest"
"What should be performed for a patient immediately before an exercise stress test? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> Measure blood pressure and obtain an EKG while the patient is supine, siting and
standing up"
"What should the technician do when they notice the patient's heart rhythm shows a depressed
ST segment during an exercise stress test? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Discontinue the test"
"What symptom should the technician immediately report to the provider? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> Headache"
"What action by the EKG technician demonstrates compliance with HIPAA regulations? -
CORRECT ANSWER=> Th technician uses a privacy screen, on the computer to prevent others
from viewing the monitor"
"What factor can produce an artifact that appears as uniform, small spikes on a EKG tracing? -
CORRECT ANSWER=> improper grounding
(AC interference artifact)"
"What describes a complete cardiac cycle in a healthy heart? - CORRECT ANSWER=> P wave, QRS
complex, and T waves"
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