2026 NHA EKG TECHNICIAN TEST EVALUATION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔An ekg tech is reviewing a tracing for a patient who has a ventricular pacemaker.
Which of the following rhythms should the tech expect after the pacing spike?
1. regular p waves
2. Av dealt between .12 and .16 secs
3. QRS interval between .6 and .10 secs
4. wide QRS - ✔✔4. wide QRS
✔✔An ekg tech is preparing a patient for the application of a Holter Monitor. The patient
tells the tech that she runs about 5 miles each day. Which of the following responses
should the tech make?
1. you should continuing exercising as usual while wearing the monitor
2. make sure to increase your cardiac meds
3. talk to your provider
4. take someone with you while running - ✔✔1. continue to exercise as normal
✔✔A thin spike before the P wave indicates that the pacemaker has been implanted to
pace which of the following?
1. atria
2. ventricles
3. early repolarization
4. late repolarization - ✔✔1. atria
✔✔Which of the following electrodes is used to create leads I, II , and aVR?
1. left arm
2. right arm
3. left leg
4. right leg - ✔✔2. right arm
✔✔An EKG tech is measuring the intervals on an EKG tracing. What is an anticipated
finding of impaired conduction through the AV node?
, 1. decreased QT interval
2. prolonged QRS interval
3. prolonged QT interval
4. prolonged PR interval - ✔✔4. prolonged PR interval
✔✔An ekg tech is preforming a standard 12 lead egg for a patient who Is 9 years old. In
which if the following locations should the tech place the V6 electrode?
1. right midclavicular space
2. left midclav space
3. right midax line
4. left midax line - ✔✔3. right midax line
✔✔An ekg tech is preforming a posterior 12 lead egg for a patient. Which of the
following should the tech place along the paraspinous border?
1. lead V7
2. lead V8
3. lead V9
4. lead V7R - ✔✔lead V9
✔✔Which of the following methods should an egg tech use to store electrodes when not
in use?
1. loose in ekg cart
2. in a folded paper bag
3. in an open plastic bag
4. in the original foil lined packaging - ✔✔in the foil lined packaging
✔✔an ekg tech should follow which of the following recommendations regarding
infection control practices in health care settings?
1. artificial nails should not be long
2. use alcohol based hand rub if there is visible contamination on the hands
3. remove soil gloves prior to touching uncontaminated surfaces
4. wear the same gloves while preforming different procedures - ✔✔3. remove soiled
gloves
✔✔An ekg tech is speaking with a patient on the phone. The patient is wearing a Holter
monitor and reports severe chest pain and shortness of breath. Which of the following
actions should the tech take?
1. have someone call emergency services while remaining on the call
2. remind the patient to document the incident
3. place the patient on hold
4. tell the patient to call emergency services - ✔✔have someone call emergency
services while remaining on call
✔✔An ekg tech should recognize that electrical interference on an 12 lead egg is most
likely a result of which of the following?
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔An ekg tech is reviewing a tracing for a patient who has a ventricular pacemaker.
Which of the following rhythms should the tech expect after the pacing spike?
1. regular p waves
2. Av dealt between .12 and .16 secs
3. QRS interval between .6 and .10 secs
4. wide QRS - ✔✔4. wide QRS
✔✔An ekg tech is preparing a patient for the application of a Holter Monitor. The patient
tells the tech that she runs about 5 miles each day. Which of the following responses
should the tech make?
1. you should continuing exercising as usual while wearing the monitor
2. make sure to increase your cardiac meds
3. talk to your provider
4. take someone with you while running - ✔✔1. continue to exercise as normal
✔✔A thin spike before the P wave indicates that the pacemaker has been implanted to
pace which of the following?
1. atria
2. ventricles
3. early repolarization
4. late repolarization - ✔✔1. atria
✔✔Which of the following electrodes is used to create leads I, II , and aVR?
1. left arm
2. right arm
3. left leg
4. right leg - ✔✔2. right arm
✔✔An EKG tech is measuring the intervals on an EKG tracing. What is an anticipated
finding of impaired conduction through the AV node?
, 1. decreased QT interval
2. prolonged QRS interval
3. prolonged QT interval
4. prolonged PR interval - ✔✔4. prolonged PR interval
✔✔An ekg tech is preforming a standard 12 lead egg for a patient who Is 9 years old. In
which if the following locations should the tech place the V6 electrode?
1. right midclavicular space
2. left midclav space
3. right midax line
4. left midax line - ✔✔3. right midax line
✔✔An ekg tech is preforming a posterior 12 lead egg for a patient. Which of the
following should the tech place along the paraspinous border?
1. lead V7
2. lead V8
3. lead V9
4. lead V7R - ✔✔lead V9
✔✔Which of the following methods should an egg tech use to store electrodes when not
in use?
1. loose in ekg cart
2. in a folded paper bag
3. in an open plastic bag
4. in the original foil lined packaging - ✔✔in the foil lined packaging
✔✔an ekg tech should follow which of the following recommendations regarding
infection control practices in health care settings?
1. artificial nails should not be long
2. use alcohol based hand rub if there is visible contamination on the hands
3. remove soil gloves prior to touching uncontaminated surfaces
4. wear the same gloves while preforming different procedures - ✔✔3. remove soiled
gloves
✔✔An ekg tech is speaking with a patient on the phone. The patient is wearing a Holter
monitor and reports severe chest pain and shortness of breath. Which of the following
actions should the tech take?
1. have someone call emergency services while remaining on the call
2. remind the patient to document the incident
3. place the patient on hold
4. tell the patient to call emergency services - ✔✔have someone call emergency
services while remaining on call
✔✔An ekg tech should recognize that electrical interference on an 12 lead egg is most
likely a result of which of the following?
