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NHA CET 4 STUDY QUESTIONS, EKG
PRACTICE EXAM 2, EKG NHA PRACTICE
TEST 1, NHA 3 PRACTICE CET EXAM
|CERTIFIED Q&A 2026
An EKG technician has performed an EKG on a patient. What action by the
technician would protect the patient's health information in accordance with
HIPPA regulations? - correct-answer - Hand-delivering the EKG to the patient's
provider.
After completing a standard 12-lead EKG on a patient, what action should an EKG
technician take next? - correct-answer - Check that the tracing is free from
artifacts and disconnect the patient from the machine.
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What is the most effective technique for an EKG technician to use to verify that a
patient understands the Holter monitor instructions? - correct-answer - Have the
patient repeat the instructions back
What section of the EKG tracing should an EKG technician use to measure the QRS
complex? - correct-answer - Beginning of the Q wave to the end of the S wave.
What lead group forms Einthoven's triangle? - correct-answer - Leads I, II, and III
What lead groups are bipolar leads? - correct-answer - Leads I, II, and III
What describes a complete cardiac cycle in a healthy heart? - correct-answer - P
wave, QRS complex, and T wave
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A serial EKG tracing shows a rhythm that does not match the last tracing that the
EKG technician performed. What action should the technician take first? - correct-
answer - Verify proper lead placement
What is the result of atrial depolarization? - correct-answer - P wave
A patient has a prescription to wear a Holder monitor for 24 hours. what
statement by the patient indicates an understanding of home care instructions? -
correct-answer - "I should record spontaneous symptoms unrelated to an
activity."
For what type of heart block should an EKG technician observe the patient for
signs and symptoms of decreased cardiac output that could lead to cardiac
arrest? - correct-answer - Third-degree AV block
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What EKG machine functions should an EKG technician use to control and
regulate the height of EKG waveforms on the tracing? - correct-answer - Gain
An EKG technician is performing a stress test for a patient. What EKG changes
indicate that the patient is beginning to show signs of myocardial ischemia? -
correct-answer - Depressed ST segment
An EKG technician is concerned for a patient who is experiencing heart
palpitations. what interventions should the technician expect the provider to
prescribe? - correct-answer - Holter monitor
When performing a stress test, an EKG technician should recognize that the test
can be stopped when the patient reaches what percentage of their targeted heart
rate? - correct-answer - 85%-100%
NHA CET 4 STUDY QUESTIONS, EKG
PRACTICE EXAM 2, EKG NHA PRACTICE
TEST 1, NHA 3 PRACTICE CET EXAM
|CERTIFIED Q&A 2026
An EKG technician has performed an EKG on a patient. What action by the
technician would protect the patient's health information in accordance with
HIPPA regulations? - correct-answer - Hand-delivering the EKG to the patient's
provider.
After completing a standard 12-lead EKG on a patient, what action should an EKG
technician take next? - correct-answer - Check that the tracing is free from
artifacts and disconnect the patient from the machine.
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What is the most effective technique for an EKG technician to use to verify that a
patient understands the Holter monitor instructions? - correct-answer - Have the
patient repeat the instructions back
What section of the EKG tracing should an EKG technician use to measure the QRS
complex? - correct-answer - Beginning of the Q wave to the end of the S wave.
What lead group forms Einthoven's triangle? - correct-answer - Leads I, II, and III
What lead groups are bipolar leads? - correct-answer - Leads I, II, and III
What describes a complete cardiac cycle in a healthy heart? - correct-answer - P
wave, QRS complex, and T wave
,3|Page
A serial EKG tracing shows a rhythm that does not match the last tracing that the
EKG technician performed. What action should the technician take first? - correct-
answer - Verify proper lead placement
What is the result of atrial depolarization? - correct-answer - P wave
A patient has a prescription to wear a Holder monitor for 24 hours. what
statement by the patient indicates an understanding of home care instructions? -
correct-answer - "I should record spontaneous symptoms unrelated to an
activity."
For what type of heart block should an EKG technician observe the patient for
signs and symptoms of decreased cardiac output that could lead to cardiac
arrest? - correct-answer - Third-degree AV block
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What EKG machine functions should an EKG technician use to control and
regulate the height of EKG waveforms on the tracing? - correct-answer - Gain
An EKG technician is performing a stress test for a patient. What EKG changes
indicate that the patient is beginning to show signs of myocardial ischemia? -
correct-answer - Depressed ST segment
An EKG technician is concerned for a patient who is experiencing heart
palpitations. what interventions should the technician expect the provider to
prescribe? - correct-answer - Holter monitor
When performing a stress test, an EKG technician should recognize that the test
can be stopped when the patient reaches what percentage of their targeted heart
rate? - correct-answer - 85%-100%
