NHA PRACTICE EKG ASSESSMENT, EKG CERTIFICATION EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

NHA PRACTICE EKG
ASSESSMENT, EKG
CERTIFICATION EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
The patient is hyperventilating during a stress test which action should
take first

A. Administer Oxygen
B. Stop the test
C.Check respiratory rate
D.Slow down the test ( correct answers ) C. Check respiratory rate

A patient wears a cardiac monitor at home which indicates
understanding of patient instructions?

E. I can shower with monitor on
F. The monitor will keep track of my activities
G.I can use my electric blanket while wearing my monitor
H.If the batteries fail I can replace them ( correct answers ) D. If
the batteries fail I can replace them

What speed setting can you adjust for a patient experiencing
Accelerated Junctional Rhythm?
A. 10mm/
sec
B. 20mm/
sec ( correct answers ) D.
C.25mm/ 50mm/sec
sec setting would you use and regulate the height of waveforms?
What
D.50mm/
sec
A. Output display
B. Speed
C.Artifact Filter
D.Gain ( correct answers ) C. Artifact Filter

What position would you use for a Nuclear Stress Test while camera
scanning?

E. Supine with arms at their sides
F. Upside down on monkey bars
G.Lying on right with arms extended

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,D. Sitting up with tilted ( correct answers ) C. Lying on right
back extended with arms

What lead corresponds to electrical activity of the
septal wall?
A. AVL and V5
B. Lead I and V6
C.V1 and V2
D.Lead III and ( correct answers ) C. V1
AVF and V2
What is the expected shape of P wave in
Lead II
A. Peaked and
upright
B. Baby Shaped
C.Round and ( correct answers ) D. Round and
inverted upright
D.Round
What and
signs should you expect to see if a patient is experiencing
upright tachycardia?
ventricular

A. Narrow QRS
B. Decreased Heart
Rate
C.Absence of the R ( correct answers ) Multiple PVCs in
and R a row
D.Multiple PVCs in a
What differentiates Accelerated Junctional Rhythm from Junctional Rhythm?
row
A. Accelerated Rhythm are slower than Junctional Rhythms
B. Accelerated Rhythms have P waves
C. Accelerated Rhythms have wide QRS complexes
D. Accelerated Rhythms have irregular rhythms ( correct answers )
C. Accelerated Rhythms have wide QRS complexes

How many seconds are required to accurately identify rate and rhythm?

A. 6 seconds
B. 3 seconds
C. Like, forever, totally
D. 15 seconds ( correct answers ) A. 6 seconds

A patient pulse oximetry is 88% from a patient. What term is used to
describe this position?

A. Rales



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, B. Hypoxia
C.
Hemoptysis ( correct answers ) B.
D. Hypoxia
Orthopnea
The smallest box of time on the EKG graph paper indicates what
length of time?
A. 0.02
sec
B. 0.04
sec ( correct answers ) B. 0.04
C.0.40 sec
sec activity should you record in the Holter
What
D.0.10 diary?
monitor
sec
A. Sleeping
B. Who they have a crush on
C.Driving
D.Bike Riding ( correct answers ) D. Bike Riding

How would you resolve wandering baseline on an
EKG?
A. Relieve the tension from the wires
B. Clean the lead wires after each use
C.Provide a blanket to the patient
D.Have the patient remove any personal ( correct answers )
electronic devices Have the patient remove any D.
personal electronic devices
What position should you use for a patient who is 35 weeks of
gestation?

A. Supine with head elevated
B. Partially upright with legs supported
C.Slightly on left side with pillow supporting right hip
D.Ew Gestation ( correct answers ) C. Slightly on left side with pillow
supporting right hip

What would you recognize as the expected pule range for a 2-year old
Patient?
A. 60
bpm
B. 75bpm
C.120bp ( correct answers ) C.
m 120bpm
D.150bp
A patient states he runs 6 miles a day. What is the correct response you
m
should make as the technician?




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