EKG NHA 2027 TEST EXAMS ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔right shoulder, the left shoulder, and the left abdomen
An EKG technician is preparing a 5-year-old child for a standard 12-lead EKG. Which of
the following actions should the technician take? - ✔✔Allow the child to apply the
electrodes on a doll before the procedure
✔✔During an exercise stress test, an EKG technician notices that the patient appears to
be hyperventilating. Which of the following actions should the technician take first? -
✔✔Check the patient's respiratory rate
✔✔A patient presents alert and oriented, but an EKG technician finds that all of the
waveforms are negative in lead l. The technician should check the cable connections for
which of the following limb electrodes? - ✔✔Right arm and left arm
✔✔Which of the following actions should an EKG technician take before storing EKG
cables to prevent the transmission of microorganisms? - ✔✔Wipe the cables with
disinfectant
✔✔Which of the following rhythms is characterized by upright P waves, narrow QRS
complexes, and a ventricular rate between 60 and 100/min? - ✔✔Sinus rhythm
✔✔An EKG technician is providing instructions for a patient is going home with a holter
monitor for 48 hr. Which of the statements indicates the patient's understands the
instructions? - ✔✔"I should activate the event marker if i have chest pain"
✔✔An EKG technician is preparing to obtain a standard 12-lead EKG tracing for a
patient who is at 35 weeks of gestation. In which of the following positions should the
technician place the patient? - ✔✔Slightly on the left side with a pillow supporting the
right hip
, ✔✔An EKG technician should identify that which of the following is the expected
reference range for the body temperature of an adult patient? - ✔✔36.5 to 37.2 •C (97.6
to 99.0 •F)
✔✔An EKG technician is reviewing the EKG tracing of a patient who has ventricular
hypertrophy. Which of the following findings should the technician expect? -
✔✔Increased amplitude of the QRS complex
✔✔Which of the following terms describes an EKG technician writing defamatory
comments in a patient's chart? - ✔✔Libel
✔✔An EKG technician is preparing to perform a 12-lead EKG for a patient who has
dextrocardia. In which of the following locations should the technician place the
electrode for lead V1? - ✔✔Left sternal border, fourth intercostal space
✔✔Which of the following actions should the EKG technician take immediately after
attaching the telemetry lead wires to the electrodes? - ✔✔Check the wire colors and
identifications to ensure attachment to correct electrodes
✔✔The presence of which of the following on an EKG tracing can indicate a previous
myocardial infarction? - ✔✔Pathologic Q waves
✔✔P waves - ✔✔atrial depolarization
✔✔T waves - ✔✔ventricular repolarization
✔✔QRS complex - ✔✔ventricular depolarization
✔✔Lead l - ✔✔Right arm to left arm.
✔✔Lead ll - ✔✔Right arm to left leg.
✔✔Lead III - ✔✔left arm to left leg.
✔✔left leg - ✔✔Left leg is positive electrode
✔✔Left arm - ✔✔Left arm is positive electrode
✔✔AVR - ✔✔On right arm
✔✔AVL - ✔✔On left arm
✔✔AVF - ✔✔On left foot
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔right shoulder, the left shoulder, and the left abdomen
An EKG technician is preparing a 5-year-old child for a standard 12-lead EKG. Which of
the following actions should the technician take? - ✔✔Allow the child to apply the
electrodes on a doll before the procedure
✔✔During an exercise stress test, an EKG technician notices that the patient appears to
be hyperventilating. Which of the following actions should the technician take first? -
✔✔Check the patient's respiratory rate
✔✔A patient presents alert and oriented, but an EKG technician finds that all of the
waveforms are negative in lead l. The technician should check the cable connections for
which of the following limb electrodes? - ✔✔Right arm and left arm
✔✔Which of the following actions should an EKG technician take before storing EKG
cables to prevent the transmission of microorganisms? - ✔✔Wipe the cables with
disinfectant
✔✔Which of the following rhythms is characterized by upright P waves, narrow QRS
complexes, and a ventricular rate between 60 and 100/min? - ✔✔Sinus rhythm
✔✔An EKG technician is providing instructions for a patient is going home with a holter
monitor for 48 hr. Which of the statements indicates the patient's understands the
instructions? - ✔✔"I should activate the event marker if i have chest pain"
✔✔An EKG technician is preparing to obtain a standard 12-lead EKG tracing for a
patient who is at 35 weeks of gestation. In which of the following positions should the
technician place the patient? - ✔✔Slightly on the left side with a pillow supporting the
right hip
, ✔✔An EKG technician should identify that which of the following is the expected
reference range for the body temperature of an adult patient? - ✔✔36.5 to 37.2 •C (97.6
to 99.0 •F)
✔✔An EKG technician is reviewing the EKG tracing of a patient who has ventricular
hypertrophy. Which of the following findings should the technician expect? -
✔✔Increased amplitude of the QRS complex
✔✔Which of the following terms describes an EKG technician writing defamatory
comments in a patient's chart? - ✔✔Libel
✔✔An EKG technician is preparing to perform a 12-lead EKG for a patient who has
dextrocardia. In which of the following locations should the technician place the
electrode for lead V1? - ✔✔Left sternal border, fourth intercostal space
✔✔Which of the following actions should the EKG technician take immediately after
attaching the telemetry lead wires to the electrodes? - ✔✔Check the wire colors and
identifications to ensure attachment to correct electrodes
✔✔The presence of which of the following on an EKG tracing can indicate a previous
myocardial infarction? - ✔✔Pathologic Q waves
✔✔P waves - ✔✔atrial depolarization
✔✔T waves - ✔✔ventricular repolarization
✔✔QRS complex - ✔✔ventricular depolarization
✔✔Lead l - ✔✔Right arm to left arm.
✔✔Lead ll - ✔✔Right arm to left leg.
✔✔Lead III - ✔✔left arm to left leg.
✔✔left leg - ✔✔Left leg is positive electrode
✔✔Left arm - ✔✔Left arm is positive electrode
✔✔AVR - ✔✔On right arm
✔✔AVL - ✔✔On left arm
✔✔AVF - ✔✔On left foot
