2026 NHA EKG STUDYS ALL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔An EKG technician obtains a pulse oximetry reading of 88% from a patient. Which of
the following terms should the technician use to describe the patient's condition? -
✔✔Hypoxemia
✔✔In which of the following locations should an EKG technician place the leads for a
resting EKG tracing for a patient who is in an immobile fetal position? - ✔✔On the
patients back
✔✔6-second method - ✔✔Count the number of QRS' and multiply by 10
✔✔Which of the following artifacts can appear as drifting away from the center on an
EKG tracing? - ✔✔Wandering baseline
✔✔An EKG technician should recognize that the perjunke fibers serve which of the
following purposes? - ✔✔Carry electrical impulses directly to ventricular muscle tissue
✔✔1500 method - ✔✔Count the number of small boxes and divide by 1500
✔✔An EKG technician is preparing to transport a patient for an EKG. The patient is
prescribed droplet precautions. Which of the following personal protection equipment
(PPE) should the technician apply to the patient? - ✔✔Simple face mask
✔✔An EKG technician is monitoring the pulse of a 50-year-old patient during an
exercise stress test. The provider uses an 85% multiplier for this patient. Which of the
following is the target heart rate for submaximal exercise for this patient? - ✔✔145/min
✔✔An EKG technician notices that the waveforms on an EKG are very close together
and a patient has an unusually rapid heart rate. To spread out the tracing, the
, technician should change the paper speed to which of the following? - ✔✔50
mm/second (faster the paper more spread out)
✔✔An EKG technician eliminates an artifact on a 3-lead EKG tracing by plugging the
machine into a different wall outlet. Which of the following caused the artifact? - ✔✔AC
interference
✔✔An EKG technician is performing an exercise stress test for a patient. Which of the
following findings should the technician report to the provider? - ✔✔Decreased heart
rate
✔✔An EKG technician is administering an exercise stress test to an adult patient.
Which of the following findings should the technician identity as an indication that the
patients is experiencing an adverse reaction to the stress test? - ✔✔An increase in
respiratory rate from 16/min to 34/min
✔✔Which of the following electrodes is used to create leads l,ll, and aVR? - ✔✔Right
arm
✔✔An EKG technician should recognize that electrical interference on a 12-lead EKG
tracing is most likely a result of which of the following? - ✔✔Crossed lead wires
✔✔An EKG technician noted that a patient is experiencing a variation in respirations
that correlates with the EKG tracing. Which of the following irregularities does this
indicate? - ✔✔Sinus dysrythmia
✔✔looks kinda normal but has super wavy lines between the QRS' - ✔✔Electrical
interference
✔✔Pacemaker spikes - ✔✔Vertical projections are common EKG results for patients
with a pacemaker (looks like lines in between the QRS)
✔✔When an EKG technician is obtaining a pulse from a patient, which of the following
terms should the technician use to document the rhythm of the pulse? - ✔✔Irregular
✔✔Which of the following can cause sinus arrhythmia? - ✔✔The patient's respiration's
✔✔An EKG technician is entering information about a patient's lifestyle and occupations
into electronic health record (EHR). The technician should enter this information into
which of the following sections of the EHR? - ✔✔Social history
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔An EKG technician obtains a pulse oximetry reading of 88% from a patient. Which of
the following terms should the technician use to describe the patient's condition? -
✔✔Hypoxemia
✔✔In which of the following locations should an EKG technician place the leads for a
resting EKG tracing for a patient who is in an immobile fetal position? - ✔✔On the
patients back
✔✔6-second method - ✔✔Count the number of QRS' and multiply by 10
✔✔Which of the following artifacts can appear as drifting away from the center on an
EKG tracing? - ✔✔Wandering baseline
✔✔An EKG technician should recognize that the perjunke fibers serve which of the
following purposes? - ✔✔Carry electrical impulses directly to ventricular muscle tissue
✔✔1500 method - ✔✔Count the number of small boxes and divide by 1500
✔✔An EKG technician is preparing to transport a patient for an EKG. The patient is
prescribed droplet precautions. Which of the following personal protection equipment
(PPE) should the technician apply to the patient? - ✔✔Simple face mask
✔✔An EKG technician is monitoring the pulse of a 50-year-old patient during an
exercise stress test. The provider uses an 85% multiplier for this patient. Which of the
following is the target heart rate for submaximal exercise for this patient? - ✔✔145/min
✔✔An EKG technician notices that the waveforms on an EKG are very close together
and a patient has an unusually rapid heart rate. To spread out the tracing, the
, technician should change the paper speed to which of the following? - ✔✔50
mm/second (faster the paper more spread out)
✔✔An EKG technician eliminates an artifact on a 3-lead EKG tracing by plugging the
machine into a different wall outlet. Which of the following caused the artifact? - ✔✔AC
interference
✔✔An EKG technician is performing an exercise stress test for a patient. Which of the
following findings should the technician report to the provider? - ✔✔Decreased heart
rate
✔✔An EKG technician is administering an exercise stress test to an adult patient.
Which of the following findings should the technician identity as an indication that the
patients is experiencing an adverse reaction to the stress test? - ✔✔An increase in
respiratory rate from 16/min to 34/min
✔✔Which of the following electrodes is used to create leads l,ll, and aVR? - ✔✔Right
arm
✔✔An EKG technician should recognize that electrical interference on a 12-lead EKG
tracing is most likely a result of which of the following? - ✔✔Crossed lead wires
✔✔An EKG technician noted that a patient is experiencing a variation in respirations
that correlates with the EKG tracing. Which of the following irregularities does this
indicate? - ✔✔Sinus dysrythmia
✔✔looks kinda normal but has super wavy lines between the QRS' - ✔✔Electrical
interference
✔✔Pacemaker spikes - ✔✔Vertical projections are common EKG results for patients
with a pacemaker (looks like lines in between the QRS)
✔✔When an EKG technician is obtaining a pulse from a patient, which of the following
terms should the technician use to document the rhythm of the pulse? - ✔✔Irregular
✔✔Which of the following can cause sinus arrhythmia? - ✔✔The patient's respiration's
✔✔An EKG technician is entering information about a patient's lifestyle and occupations
into electronic health record (EHR). The technician should enter this information into
which of the following sections of the EHR? - ✔✔Social history
