NHA CET Practice Test 2.0 A QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED

which of the following action should in the EKG technician take when preparing a patient for a standard 12-lead EKG? - CORRECT ANS have the patient remove any jewelry. while performing a standard 12-lead EKG, an EKG technician notices that none of the leads are giving a reading, which of the following limbs should the technician check first when correcting this problem? - CORRECT ANS Right leg which of the following statements should an EKG technician include when preparing a patient of an upcoming exercise stress test? - CORRECT ANS "Refrain from caffeine, smoking, or alcohol for at least 3 hours prior to the test" an EKG technician here's another staff member making derogatory comments about it patients appearance, this is an example of which of the following torts? - CORRECT ANS Slander while performing a 5-lead EKG, an EKG technician notices that lead II and lead III are not yielding a reading, which of the following limbs should the technician check to correct to correct the error? - CORRECT ANS Left leg an EKG technician is preparing a patient for a holter monitor placement. which of the following action should the technician take to reduce the chances of artifacts on the tracing? - CORRECT ANS use stress loops on the electrodes to reduce tension on the leads 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? - CORRECT ANS Holter monitor an EKG technician should recognize that which of the following blood pressure readings is within the expected reference range for an adolescent patient? - CORRECT ANS 98/78 mm Hg for which of the following patients should an EKG technician expect to see somatic interference on the EKG tracing? - CORRECT ANS a 20 year old patient who is experiencing a seizure an EKG technician is instructing a patient about a transtelephonic event monitor using a Heart Card monitoring device. to which of following sites should the patient apply the card to activate it during an event? - CORRECT ANS over the middle to lower part of the sternum an EKG technician is performing exercise stress test to evaluate i'll be patient for coronary vascular disease. which of the following actions should a technician take regarding this procedure? - CORRECT ANS report unexpected dysthymias during the test an EKG technician is preparing to apply electrodes to a patient for a standard 12- lead EKG. which of the following methods should the technician use to prepare the patient for application of the electrodes? - CORRECT ANS use a razor or clippers to remove the patient's hair. Using the tracing below, measure the PR interval - CORRECT ANS 0.28 seconds which of the following statements made by an EKG technician correctly compares the patient for telemetry monitoring? - CORRECT ANS "I will clean your skin with an alcohol pad