NHA EKG Exam Practice Questions with Answers
(2026-2027) advanced scenario-based rigging
questions with correct answers and detailed
explanations
An EKG technician in an outpatient facility is
obtaining a patient's vital signs and is having trouble
visualizing the patient's chest movement. Which of
the following actions should the technician take to
obtain an accurate respiratory rate for the patient?
- ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Place a hang on the middle of
the patient's back to count the respirations.
In which of the following locations should an EKG
technician place the electrodes for leads V7, V8, and
V9? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Evenly spaced on the back
between the axillary line and the vertebral column
at the fifth intercostal space.
,A thin spike before the P wave indicates that a
pacemaker has been implanted to pace which of
the following? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Atria.
An EKG technician is caring for a patient who is
experiencing heart palpitations. Which of the
following interventions should the technician
expect the provider to prescribe? - ✔✔ANSWER
✔✔-Holter Monitor
An EKG technician should recognize that which of
the following signs are often present when a patient
is experiencing ventricular tachycardia? -
✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Multiple premature ventricular
contractions (PVCs) in a row.
Which of the following statements should an EKG
technician make when preparing an 8-year-old
,patient for a standard 12-lead EKG? - ✔✔ANSWER
✔✔-"I am going to apply some STICKERS to your
belly, arms, and legs for the test."
Which of the following sites is the most accurate for
an EKG technician to use when measuring a
patient's body temperature? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-
Temporal
An EKG technician is working with a patient who has
a below-the-knee amputation on the left leg. In
which of the following locations should the
technician place the right leg electrode? -
✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-On the lower right abdomen
(leads have to be level)
After completing a standard 12-lead EKG on a
patient, which of the following actions should an
EKG technician take next? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Check
, that the tracing is FREE FROM ARTIFACTS and THEN
DISCONNECT the patient from the machine.
An EKG technician is preforming a standard 12-lead
EKG for a patient who is experiencing ACCELERATED
JUNCTIONAL RHYTHM. Which of the following
speed settings should the technician use? -
✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-25 mm/second
For WHICH of the following types of HEART BLOCK
should an EKG technician observe the patient for
signs and symptoms of decreased cardiac output
that could LEAD TO CARDIAC ARREST? -
✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Third degree AV block
The presence of which of the following on an EKG
tracing can INDICATES A PREVIOUS MYOCARDIAL
INFARCTION? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Pathologic Q
waves
(2026-2027) advanced scenario-based rigging
questions with correct answers and detailed
explanations
An EKG technician in an outpatient facility is
obtaining a patient's vital signs and is having trouble
visualizing the patient's chest movement. Which of
the following actions should the technician take to
obtain an accurate respiratory rate for the patient?
- ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Place a hang on the middle of
the patient's back to count the respirations.
In which of the following locations should an EKG
technician place the electrodes for leads V7, V8, and
V9? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Evenly spaced on the back
between the axillary line and the vertebral column
at the fifth intercostal space.
,A thin spike before the P wave indicates that a
pacemaker has been implanted to pace which of
the following? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Atria.
An EKG technician is caring for a patient who is
experiencing heart palpitations. Which of the
following interventions should the technician
expect the provider to prescribe? - ✔✔ANSWER
✔✔-Holter Monitor
An EKG technician should recognize that which of
the following signs are often present when a patient
is experiencing ventricular tachycardia? -
✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Multiple premature ventricular
contractions (PVCs) in a row.
Which of the following statements should an EKG
technician make when preparing an 8-year-old
,patient for a standard 12-lead EKG? - ✔✔ANSWER
✔✔-"I am going to apply some STICKERS to your
belly, arms, and legs for the test."
Which of the following sites is the most accurate for
an EKG technician to use when measuring a
patient's body temperature? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-
Temporal
An EKG technician is working with a patient who has
a below-the-knee amputation on the left leg. In
which of the following locations should the
technician place the right leg electrode? -
✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-On the lower right abdomen
(leads have to be level)
After completing a standard 12-lead EKG on a
patient, which of the following actions should an
EKG technician take next? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Check
, that the tracing is FREE FROM ARTIFACTS and THEN
DISCONNECT the patient from the machine.
An EKG technician is preforming a standard 12-lead
EKG for a patient who is experiencing ACCELERATED
JUNCTIONAL RHYTHM. Which of the following
speed settings should the technician use? -
✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-25 mm/second
For WHICH of the following types of HEART BLOCK
should an EKG technician observe the patient for
signs and symptoms of decreased cardiac output
that could LEAD TO CARDIAC ARREST? -
✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Third degree AV block
The presence of which of the following on an EKG
tracing can INDICATES A PREVIOUS MYOCARDIAL
INFARCTION? - ✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Pathologic Q
waves
