PATIENT ON TELEMETRY QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
WhatAisAtelemetry?A-
AcorrectAanswersContinualAobservationAofAtheAheart'sAelectricalAactivityAusedAtoAidentifyAabno
rmalitiesAinArate,ArhythmAandAconduction.AItAisAalsoAusedAtoAevaluateApacemakerAfunctionAandA
responsesAtoAvariousAcardiacAmedications.
WhatAmechanicalAprocessesAdoesAtelemetryAmonitoringAuse?A-
AcorrectAanswersLeadsAareAattachedAtoAaAportableAmonitorAtransmitterAthatAsendsAtheAelectric
alAsignalsAtoAaAcentralAmonitor.AThisAallowsApatientsAmoreAfreedomAofAmovement.
WhatAareAvariousAindicationsAthatAcouldAwarrantA24AhourAtelemetry?A-
AcorrectAanswersRulingAoutAmyocardialAinfarction,AunstableABP,AimplantationAofAanAautomaticA
defibrillatorAleadAorAaApacemakerAlead,AuncomplicatedAablationAorAanAarrhythmia,AorAmajorAsu
rgery.
WhatAareAvariousAindicationsAthatAcouldAwarrantAaA48AhourAtelemetry?A-
AcorrectAanswersAcuteAmyocardialAinfarction,AacuteAandAsubacuteAcongestiveAheartAfailure,Ath
oracicAsurgery,AacuteAstroke,AcomplexAmajorAsurgery
NursesAworkingAonAtelemetryAunitsAreceiveAtrainingAin....A-
AcorrectAanswers12AleadAEKG,AbasicAdysrhythmias,AACLS,AandAdirectedAatAcareAofAtheAmedical,A
surgical,AorAotherApatientApopulationsAtheAunitAprovidesAfor.
WhatAmightAyouAfindAatAtheAnursingAstationAthatAmonitorsAtelemetry?A-
AcorrectAanswersAA'slave'AcardiacAmonitor,AwhichAeachAnurseAcanAimmediatelyAseeAtheirApatie
nt'sAcardiacArhythmAorAchangesAinArhythm
WhoAandAwhereAisAcontinuousAmonitoringAdoneAby?A-
AcorrectAanswersAAspeciallyAtrainedAEKGAtechnicianAinAaAcentralAlocationAofAtheAhospital
WhatAdutiesAdoesAaAspeciallyAtrainedAEKGAtechAhaveAinAregardsAtoAmonitoring?A-
AcorrectAanswersTheseAtechsAwillAsendAtelemetryAreportsAtoAtheAnursingAstaffAeveryA4Ahours.AA
lso,AtheseAtechsAwillAimmediatelyAcallAtheAnursingAunitAwhenAthereAisAaAsignificantAchangeAinAc
ardiacArhythmAonAaApatient.
WhoAisAresponsibleAforAdocumentationAofAcardiacArhythmAandAtelemetryAstatus?A-
AcorrectAanswersTheAnurse
WhatAtwoAassessmentAstrategiesAshouldAtheAnurseAuseAwhenAassessingAaAheart?A-
AcorrectAanswersAuscultation AandApalpation.AWhileAauscultationAtheAapicalApulse,AtheAnurseAs
houldApalpateAtheAradialApulse.