NCCT EKG LATEST CORE SET EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Which of the following actions by the ECG technician should be performed prior to
exercise stress testing? (Select the three (3) correct answers.)
a. inform the patient of expectations during the testing
b. tell the patient which symptoms should be reported if experienced during the test
c. make sure the patient is in the prone position
d. obtain the patient's medical history and current medications
e. ensure that the monitor has fresh batteries - ✔✔a,b,d
✔✔After performing an ECG, the medical assistant notices wandering baselines in the
precordial leads. Which of the following is the most appropriate next step?
a. replace electrodes on the limb leads
b. make sure that all electronics are off in the room
c. run the ECG again
d. re-evaluate chest leads - ✔✔d
✔✔The ECG technician is contacting a patient to request they make a follow-up
appointment. Which of the following forms should the technician verify prior to leaving
this message on the patient's voicemail?
a. consent to treat
b. HIPAA confidentiality and privacy
c. assignment of benefits
d. durable power of attorney for healthcare - ✔✔b
✔✔The medical assistant auscultates an apical pulse of 70 bpm in an older adult patient
who is taking digoxin (Lanoxin). How should the medical assistant interpret this finding?
a. the patient is experiencing tachycardia
b. the patient is experiencing bradycardia
c. the patient is experiencing a pulse defecit
d. the patient's heart rate is within normal limits - ✔✔d
✔✔In prepping for placement of a 24-hour Holter monitor, how should the ECG
technician instruct the patient?
a. do not use a hair dryer while wearing the monitor
b. refrain from exercising for the duration of the test
c. withhold prescription medications during the 24-hour period
c. avoid the intake of caffeinated beverages until the monitor is removed - ✔✔a
✔✔A patient arrives late after witnessing an auto accident. In preparation for running
the patient's ECG, the technician notes an increased anxiety level. Which of the
following should the technician do? (Select the three (3) correct answers.)
a. speak clearly and softly to the patient
b. allow time for the patient to relax
, c. obtain vital signs promptly
d. document the patient's state in the report
e. run two ECGs ten minutes apart - ✔✔a,b,d
✔✔While obtaining vitals on an infant, how is the heart rate measured?
a. palpate the radial pulse for 60 seconds
b. auscultate the apical pulse for 60 seconds
c. auscultate the brachial pulse for 60 seconds
d. palpate the femoral pulse for 60 seconds - ✔✔d
✔✔The ECG technician needs to obtain vital signs on an emaciated 86 pound geriatric
female with an oxygen mask prior to obtaining her ECG. Which of the following
equipment should the technician have on hand? (Select the two (2) correct answers.)
a. standard adult sphygmomanometer
b. child sphygmomanometer
c. oral thermometer with probe cover
d. body mass index (BMI) machine - ✔✔b,d
✔✔The physician has instructed the ECG technician to obtain the patient's temperature.
Before the oral thermometer is placed in the patient's mouth, to ensure accuracy of the
reading the technician should ask if the patient if she has
a. recently ingested hot or cold food or beverages
b. taken her prescribed medications today
c. had a fever in the last 24 hours
d. pain with swallowing - ✔✔a
✔✔The closure of which valve(s) within the heart create(s) the "lub" sound of the heart
beat's "lub dub" cycle?
a. tricuspid valve
b. bicuspid valve
c. pulmonary semilunar valves
d. atrioventricular valves - ✔✔d
✔✔Which of the following is the most routinely overlooked prep for providing ECG
testing?
a. returning the machine on
b. checking the battery indicator
c. ensuring that gown and drapes are available
d. proper placement of ECG machine - ✔✔b
✔✔Which of the following is the pulse site most commonly used when taking a pulse
rate for routine vital signs on the adult patient?
a. carotid
b. brachial
c. apical
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Which of the following actions by the ECG technician should be performed prior to
exercise stress testing? (Select the three (3) correct answers.)
a. inform the patient of expectations during the testing
b. tell the patient which symptoms should be reported if experienced during the test
c. make sure the patient is in the prone position
d. obtain the patient's medical history and current medications
e. ensure that the monitor has fresh batteries - ✔✔a,b,d
✔✔After performing an ECG, the medical assistant notices wandering baselines in the
precordial leads. Which of the following is the most appropriate next step?
a. replace electrodes on the limb leads
b. make sure that all electronics are off in the room
c. run the ECG again
d. re-evaluate chest leads - ✔✔d
✔✔The ECG technician is contacting a patient to request they make a follow-up
appointment. Which of the following forms should the technician verify prior to leaving
this message on the patient's voicemail?
a. consent to treat
b. HIPAA confidentiality and privacy
c. assignment of benefits
d. durable power of attorney for healthcare - ✔✔b
✔✔The medical assistant auscultates an apical pulse of 70 bpm in an older adult patient
who is taking digoxin (Lanoxin). How should the medical assistant interpret this finding?
a. the patient is experiencing tachycardia
b. the patient is experiencing bradycardia
c. the patient is experiencing a pulse defecit
d. the patient's heart rate is within normal limits - ✔✔d
✔✔In prepping for placement of a 24-hour Holter monitor, how should the ECG
technician instruct the patient?
a. do not use a hair dryer while wearing the monitor
b. refrain from exercising for the duration of the test
c. withhold prescription medications during the 24-hour period
c. avoid the intake of caffeinated beverages until the monitor is removed - ✔✔a
✔✔A patient arrives late after witnessing an auto accident. In preparation for running
the patient's ECG, the technician notes an increased anxiety level. Which of the
following should the technician do? (Select the three (3) correct answers.)
a. speak clearly and softly to the patient
b. allow time for the patient to relax
, c. obtain vital signs promptly
d. document the patient's state in the report
e. run two ECGs ten minutes apart - ✔✔a,b,d
✔✔While obtaining vitals on an infant, how is the heart rate measured?
a. palpate the radial pulse for 60 seconds
b. auscultate the apical pulse for 60 seconds
c. auscultate the brachial pulse for 60 seconds
d. palpate the femoral pulse for 60 seconds - ✔✔d
✔✔The ECG technician needs to obtain vital signs on an emaciated 86 pound geriatric
female with an oxygen mask prior to obtaining her ECG. Which of the following
equipment should the technician have on hand? (Select the two (2) correct answers.)
a. standard adult sphygmomanometer
b. child sphygmomanometer
c. oral thermometer with probe cover
d. body mass index (BMI) machine - ✔✔b,d
✔✔The physician has instructed the ECG technician to obtain the patient's temperature.
Before the oral thermometer is placed in the patient's mouth, to ensure accuracy of the
reading the technician should ask if the patient if she has
a. recently ingested hot or cold food or beverages
b. taken her prescribed medications today
c. had a fever in the last 24 hours
d. pain with swallowing - ✔✔a
✔✔The closure of which valve(s) within the heart create(s) the "lub" sound of the heart
beat's "lub dub" cycle?
a. tricuspid valve
b. bicuspid valve
c. pulmonary semilunar valves
d. atrioventricular valves - ✔✔d
✔✔Which of the following is the most routinely overlooked prep for providing ECG
testing?
a. returning the machine on
b. checking the battery indicator
c. ensuring that gown and drapes are available
d. proper placement of ECG machine - ✔✔b
✔✔Which of the following is the pulse site most commonly used when taking a pulse
rate for routine vital signs on the adult patient?
a. carotid
b. brachial
c. apical
