FCCN LEVEL 1 EXAM SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ V2. Answer: 4th Intercostal Space at the L sternal boarder
◉ V3. Answer: Midway between V2 and V4
◉ V4. Answer: 5th intercostal space, midclavicular line
◉ V5. Answer: Directly lateral to V4 at the anterior axillary line
◉ V6. Answer: Directly lateral to v4 at the midaxillary line (furthest
lateral)
◉ Limb Lead III. Answer: to monitor patient who currently does not
have dysrhythmias, ischemia, injury, or infarction
(no heart hx/MIs)
◉ Lead II. Answer: better visualization of p waves
◉ When would you select a V3 lead?. Answer: to monitor patient who
currently does not have dysrhythmias, ischemia, injury, or infarction
, (no heart hx/MIs)
◉ When would you select a V1 lead?. Answer: for dysrhythmias to
differentiate aberrancies from ventricular beats or hx of heart disease
◉ Normal ECG. Answer: Lead III, V3
◉ Admission with Afib RVR; no history concerning for ACS.. Answer:
V1
◉ Ischemia. Answer: Flipped T waves
ST depression
◉ Injury. Answer: ST elevation
◉ Infarction. Answer: Q waves
Form after 24 hours
◉ Where is the ST elevation monitored?. Answer: .06 seconds after the
J-point
(1.5 squares from the end of the QRS complex)
◉ ST depression. Answer: cardiac ISCHEMIA
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ V2. Answer: 4th Intercostal Space at the L sternal boarder
◉ V3. Answer: Midway between V2 and V4
◉ V4. Answer: 5th intercostal space, midclavicular line
◉ V5. Answer: Directly lateral to V4 at the anterior axillary line
◉ V6. Answer: Directly lateral to v4 at the midaxillary line (furthest
lateral)
◉ Limb Lead III. Answer: to monitor patient who currently does not
have dysrhythmias, ischemia, injury, or infarction
(no heart hx/MIs)
◉ Lead II. Answer: better visualization of p waves
◉ When would you select a V3 lead?. Answer: to monitor patient who
currently does not have dysrhythmias, ischemia, injury, or infarction
, (no heart hx/MIs)
◉ When would you select a V1 lead?. Answer: for dysrhythmias to
differentiate aberrancies from ventricular beats or hx of heart disease
◉ Normal ECG. Answer: Lead III, V3
◉ Admission with Afib RVR; no history concerning for ACS.. Answer:
V1
◉ Ischemia. Answer: Flipped T waves
ST depression
◉ Injury. Answer: ST elevation
◉ Infarction. Answer: Q waves
Form after 24 hours
◉ Where is the ST elevation monitored?. Answer: .06 seconds after the
J-point
(1.5 squares from the end of the QRS complex)
◉ ST depression. Answer: cardiac ISCHEMIA