NHA Certified EKG Technician Practice
test 2.0 Questions With Correct Answers
Which |of |the |following |actions |should |an |EKG |technician |take |before |storing |EKG |cables |to |
prevent |the |transmission |of |microorganisms? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Wipe |the |cables |with |
disinfectant
An |EKG |technician |is |preparing |a |patient |for |an |exercise |stress |test. |In |which |of |the |following |
locations |should |the |technician |place |the |RL |electrode? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Right |Lower |
Abdomen
The |R-R |interval |on |a |patient's |tracing |has |five |large |boxes. |Which |of |the |following |is |the |
patient's |heart |rate? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-60 |(300/5+60)
An |EKG |technician |is |educating |a |patient |on |when |to |push |the |event |button |while |wearing |a |
Holter |monitor. |Which |of |the |following |statements |indicates |patient |understanding? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-"I |will |push |the |event |button |if |I'm |experiencing |dizziness"
Which |of |the |following |is |the |maximum |number |of |tracings |that |an |EKG |technician |can |obtain |
on |the |same |patient |using |single |set |of |disposable |electrodes? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |
single |set |of |disposable |electrodes |has |enough |adhesive |for |two |tracings
Which |of |the |following |can |cause |sinus |arrhythmia? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |patient's |
respirations |since |arrhythmia |is |characterized |by |a |cyclic |change |in |respirations
An |EKG |technician |is |instructing |a |patient |about |a |transtelephonic |event |monitor |using |a |Heart
|Card |monitoring |device. |To |which |of |the |following |sites |should |the |patient |apply |the |card |to |
activate |it |during |an |event? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Over |the |middle |to |lower |part |of |the |
sternum
, An |EKG |technician |is |administering |an |exercise |stress |test |to |a |patient |and |notes |the |patient's |
heart |rhythm |shows |a |depressed |ST |segment. |Which |of |the |following |actions |should |the |
technician |take |first? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Discontinue |the |test |and |contact |a |provider
An |EKG |technician |should |recognize |that |patients |are |restricted |from |performing |which |of |the |
following |activities |while |wearing |a |Holter |monitor? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Showering
An |EKG |technician |detects |a |U |wave |and |the |patient |reports |chest |pain |and |discomfort. |Which
|of |the |following |actions |should |the |technician |take? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Notify |the |
patient's |provider
Which |of |the |following |is |the |most |likely |cause |of |the |artifact |in |the |tracing |below? |- |CORRECT
|ANSWER✔✔-Electrical |interference
Which |of |the |following |is |the |order |in |which |the |EKG |technician |should |document |a |patient's |
vital |signs? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Temperature, |pulse, |respirations, |and |blood |pressure
Which |of |the |following |actions |should |the |EKG |technician |take |to |resolve |a |wandering |baseline
|on |a |patient's |EKG |tracing? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Relieve |tension |from |the |lead |wires
An |EKG |technician |is |preparing |a |patient |for |an |exercise |stress |test. |Which |of |the |following |
leads |should |the |technician |place |on |the |right |lower |side |of |the |anterior |torso? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Lead |RL
An |EKG |technician |notes |that |a |patient |is |experiencing |a |variation |in |respirations |that |
correlates |with |the |EKG |tracing. |Which |of |the |following |irregularities |does |this |indicate? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Sinus |dysrhythmia
Which |of |the |following |is |the |correct |regarding |the |EKG |below? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |
heart |rate |is |75/min
test 2.0 Questions With Correct Answers
Which |of |the |following |actions |should |an |EKG |technician |take |before |storing |EKG |cables |to |
prevent |the |transmission |of |microorganisms? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Wipe |the |cables |with |
disinfectant
An |EKG |technician |is |preparing |a |patient |for |an |exercise |stress |test. |In |which |of |the |following |
locations |should |the |technician |place |the |RL |electrode? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Right |Lower |
Abdomen
The |R-R |interval |on |a |patient's |tracing |has |five |large |boxes. |Which |of |the |following |is |the |
patient's |heart |rate? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-60 |(300/5+60)
An |EKG |technician |is |educating |a |patient |on |when |to |push |the |event |button |while |wearing |a |
Holter |monitor. |Which |of |the |following |statements |indicates |patient |understanding? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-"I |will |push |the |event |button |if |I'm |experiencing |dizziness"
Which |of |the |following |is |the |maximum |number |of |tracings |that |an |EKG |technician |can |obtain |
on |the |same |patient |using |single |set |of |disposable |electrodes? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |
single |set |of |disposable |electrodes |has |enough |adhesive |for |two |tracings
Which |of |the |following |can |cause |sinus |arrhythmia? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |patient's |
respirations |since |arrhythmia |is |characterized |by |a |cyclic |change |in |respirations
An |EKG |technician |is |instructing |a |patient |about |a |transtelephonic |event |monitor |using |a |Heart
|Card |monitoring |device. |To |which |of |the |following |sites |should |the |patient |apply |the |card |to |
activate |it |during |an |event? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Over |the |middle |to |lower |part |of |the |
sternum
, An |EKG |technician |is |administering |an |exercise |stress |test |to |a |patient |and |notes |the |patient's |
heart |rhythm |shows |a |depressed |ST |segment. |Which |of |the |following |actions |should |the |
technician |take |first? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Discontinue |the |test |and |contact |a |provider
An |EKG |technician |should |recognize |that |patients |are |restricted |from |performing |which |of |the |
following |activities |while |wearing |a |Holter |monitor? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Showering
An |EKG |technician |detects |a |U |wave |and |the |patient |reports |chest |pain |and |discomfort. |Which
|of |the |following |actions |should |the |technician |take? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Notify |the |
patient's |provider
Which |of |the |following |is |the |most |likely |cause |of |the |artifact |in |the |tracing |below? |- |CORRECT
|ANSWER✔✔-Electrical |interference
Which |of |the |following |is |the |order |in |which |the |EKG |technician |should |document |a |patient's |
vital |signs? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Temperature, |pulse, |respirations, |and |blood |pressure
Which |of |the |following |actions |should |the |EKG |technician |take |to |resolve |a |wandering |baseline
|on |a |patient's |EKG |tracing? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Relieve |tension |from |the |lead |wires
An |EKG |technician |is |preparing |a |patient |for |an |exercise |stress |test. |Which |of |the |following |
leads |should |the |technician |place |on |the |right |lower |side |of |the |anterior |torso? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Lead |RL
An |EKG |technician |notes |that |a |patient |is |experiencing |a |variation |in |respirations |that |
correlates |with |the |EKG |tracing. |Which |of |the |following |irregularities |does |this |indicate? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Sinus |dysrhythmia
Which |of |the |following |is |the |correct |regarding |the |EKG |below? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |
heart |rate |is |75/min
