EKG Certification Mock Exam QUESTION AND ANSWERS 2026!!!!
Which electrode may also be called the ground electrode?
Question 39 options:
Right leg
Left leg
Left arm
Right arm - ANSWERS💫✔️-Right leg
Acceptable locations for the LL and RL electrodes include the following (select two):
Question 13 options:
A)
On the soles of the feet
B)
On the upper thighs
C)
On the lower torso
D)
On the knees
E)
Behind the knees - ANSWERS💫✔️-On the upper thighs
C)
On the lower torso
Before performing an EKG on a patient under contact precautions the technician should
Question 14 options:
Don a full set of PPE
Ask the patient to place adhesive bandages over any open wounds
Don gloves
, Clean the EKG machine and lead wires with disinfectant - ANSWERS💫✔️-Don gloves
When placing electrodes for an EKG on a 5-year-old child where should the technician place the V4
electrode?
Question 16 options:
On the left side of the chest at the fifth intercostal space at the midclavicular line.
On the left side of the chest at the fourth intercostal space just to the left of the sternum.
On the right side of the chest at the fifth intercostal space at the midclavicular line.
On the right side of the chest immediately beside the V1 electrode. - ANSWERS💫✔️-On the right side of
the chest at the fifth intercostal space at the midclavicular line.
How many electrodes are placed on the back when conducting a posterior EKG?
Question 17 options:
One electrode is moved to the back.
All of the precordial lead electrodes are moved to the back.
Three electrodes are moved to the back.
All of the electrodes are moved to the back. - ANSWERS💫✔️-Three electrodes are moved to the back.
After leaving the room to give a patient privacy for gowning, the EKG technician knocks and does not
hear a response. She enters cautiously and finds that the patient is unconscious, does not have a pulse,
and is not breathing. What is the best response?
Question 18 options:
Get out the automated external defibrillator.
Go find the cardiologist.
Shout out for someone to call 911 and then start CPR.
Start CPR immediately. - ANSWERS💫✔️-Shout out for someone to call 911 and then start CPR.
A cardiac rhythm with a name that includes the word tachycardia is
Question 27 options:
Slower than normal
Which electrode may also be called the ground electrode?
Question 39 options:
Right leg
Left leg
Left arm
Right arm - ANSWERS💫✔️-Right leg
Acceptable locations for the LL and RL electrodes include the following (select two):
Question 13 options:
A)
On the soles of the feet
B)
On the upper thighs
C)
On the lower torso
D)
On the knees
E)
Behind the knees - ANSWERS💫✔️-On the upper thighs
C)
On the lower torso
Before performing an EKG on a patient under contact precautions the technician should
Question 14 options:
Don a full set of PPE
Ask the patient to place adhesive bandages over any open wounds
Don gloves
, Clean the EKG machine and lead wires with disinfectant - ANSWERS💫✔️-Don gloves
When placing electrodes for an EKG on a 5-year-old child where should the technician place the V4
electrode?
Question 16 options:
On the left side of the chest at the fifth intercostal space at the midclavicular line.
On the left side of the chest at the fourth intercostal space just to the left of the sternum.
On the right side of the chest at the fifth intercostal space at the midclavicular line.
On the right side of the chest immediately beside the V1 electrode. - ANSWERS💫✔️-On the right side of
the chest at the fifth intercostal space at the midclavicular line.
How many electrodes are placed on the back when conducting a posterior EKG?
Question 17 options:
One electrode is moved to the back.
All of the precordial lead electrodes are moved to the back.
Three electrodes are moved to the back.
All of the electrodes are moved to the back. - ANSWERS💫✔️-Three electrodes are moved to the back.
After leaving the room to give a patient privacy for gowning, the EKG technician knocks and does not
hear a response. She enters cautiously and finds that the patient is unconscious, does not have a pulse,
and is not breathing. What is the best response?
Question 18 options:
Get out the automated external defibrillator.
Go find the cardiologist.
Shout out for someone to call 911 and then start CPR.
Start CPR immediately. - ANSWERS💫✔️-Shout out for someone to call 911 and then start CPR.
A cardiac rhythm with a name that includes the word tachycardia is
Question 27 options:
Slower than normal
