NHA NOW EKG Technician Practice Test W
b b b b b bb
ith Complete Solutionb b
WhichbofbthebfollowingbEKGbmachinebfunctionsbshouldbanbEKGbtechnicianbusebtobcontrolban
dbregulatebthebheightbofbEKGbwaveformsbonbthebtracing?
a. Speed
b. Outputbdisplay
c. Artifactbfilter
d. Gainb-bANSWERbd.bGain
WhichbofbthebfollowingbmethodsbshouldbabEKGbtechnicianbusebwhenbremovingbhairbfrombele
ctrodebplacementbsitesbforbtelemetrybmonitoring?
a. Drybshave
b. Wetbshave
c. Tape
d. Clippersb-bANSWERbd.bClippers
AnbEKGbtechnicianbnotesbperiodsbofbsinusbarrestbonbabpatient'sbEKGbtracing.bThebtechnicianbs
houldbconsiderbthebsinusbarrestbtobbebabmedicalbemergencybwhenbthebarrestbreachesbwhichbof
bthebfollowingbdurations?
a. 6bsec
b. 4bsec
c. 3bsec
d. 1bsecb-bANSWERba.b6bsec
,Whichbofbthebfollowingbleadbgroupsbarebbipolarbleads?
a. LeadsbaVR,baVL,bandbaVF
b. LeadsbI,bII,bandbIII
c. LeadsbV1,bV2,bandbV3
d. LeadsbV4,bV5,bandbV6b-bANSWERbb.bLeadsbI,bII,bIII
AnbEKGbtechnicianbisbperformingbabsecondbstandardb12-
leadbEKGbonbabpatientbimmediatelybfollowingbthebfirstbtest.bForbwhichbofbthebfollowingbreaso
nsbshouldbthebtechnicianbrecognizebthatbrestingbtabbelectrodesbshouldbnotbbebusedbforbmorebt
hanbtwobconsecutivebEKGbtracings?
a. ThebelectrodesbcannotbconductbthebsignalbafterbtwobEKGbtracings
b. ThebelectrodesbwillbnotbconductbaccuratelybafterbtwobEKGbtracings
c. ThebelectrodesbneedbtobbebcleanedbafterbtwobEKGbtracings
d. Thebelectrodesbwillbnotbre-adherebtobthebskinbafterbbeingbremovedbbetweenbtracingsb-
bANSWERbb.bThebelectrodesbwillbnotbconductbaccuratelybafterbtwobEKGbtracings
InbwhichbofbthebfollowingblocationsbshouldbanbEKGbtechnicianbplacebthebelectrodebforbleavdb
V5?
a. Onbthebleftbmidaxillarybline,bhorizontalbtobleadbV4
b. Onbthebleftbanteriorbaxillarybline,bhorizontalbtobleadbV4
c. Onbthebleftbmidclavicularbline,bfifthbintercostalbspace
d. Onbthebrightbmarginbofbthebsternum,bfourthbintercostalbspaceb-
bANSWERbb.bOnbthebleftbanteriorbaxillarybline,bhorizontalbtoblead bV4
AnbEKGbtechnicianbisbworkingbwithbabpatientbwhobhasbabbelow-the-
kneebamputationbofbthebleftbleg.bInbwhichbofbthebfollowingblocationsbshouldbthebtechnicianbpl
acebthebrightblegbelectrode?
a. Onbtheblowerbrightbfoot
, b. Onbtheblowerbrightbabdomen
c. Onbtheblowerbleftbtorso
d. Onbtheblowerbrightblegb-bANSWERbb.bOnbtheblowerbrightbabdomen
WhichbofbthebfollowingbmethodsbshouldbanbEKGbtechnicianbusebtobstorebelectrodesbwhenbnot
binbuse?
a. LoosebinbthebEKGbcart
b. Inbabfoldedbpaperbbag
c. Inbanbopenbplasticbbag
d. Inbtheboriginal,bfoil-linedbpackagingb-bANSWERbd.bInbtheboriginal,bfoil-linedbpackaging
AbserialbEKGbtracingbshowsbabrhythmbthatbdoesbnotbmatchbtheblastbtracingbthatbthebEKGbtech
nicianbperformed.bWhichbofbthebfollowingbactionsbshouldbthebtechnicianbtakebfirst?
a. ConnectbthebpatientbtobabdifferentbEKGbmachine.
b. Reportbthebfindingbtobthebprovider
c. Verifybproperbleadbplacement
d. Performbabmaintenancebcheckbonbthebmachineb-
bANSWERbc. bVerifybproperblead bplacement
WhichbofbthebfollowingbstatementsbmadebbybanbEKGbtechnicianbcorrectlybpreparesbthebpatie
ntbforbtelemetrybmonitoring?
a. "Ibwillbcleanbyourbskinbwithbanbalcoholbpad"
b. "Youbmaybfeelbabslightbwarmingbsensationbafterbthebelectrodesbarebplacedbonbthebskin"
c. "Abmildbrashborbskinbrednessbshouldbbebexpectedbaroundbthebelectrodesbafterb24bhours."
d. "Electrodesbwillbbebreplacedboncebperbweekbwhilebyou'rebinbthebhospital."b-
bANSWERba.b"Ibwillbcleanbyourbskinbwithbanbalcoholbpad"
b b b b b bb
ith Complete Solutionb b
WhichbofbthebfollowingbEKGbmachinebfunctionsbshouldbanbEKGbtechnicianbusebtobcontrolban
dbregulatebthebheightbofbEKGbwaveformsbonbthebtracing?
a. Speed
b. Outputbdisplay
c. Artifactbfilter
d. Gainb-bANSWERbd.bGain
WhichbofbthebfollowingbmethodsbshouldbabEKGbtechnicianbusebwhenbremovingbhairbfrombele
ctrodebplacementbsitesbforbtelemetrybmonitoring?
a. Drybshave
b. Wetbshave
c. Tape
d. Clippersb-bANSWERbd.bClippers
AnbEKGbtechnicianbnotesbperiodsbofbsinusbarrestbonbabpatient'sbEKGbtracing.bThebtechnicianbs
houldbconsiderbthebsinusbarrestbtobbebabmedicalbemergencybwhenbthebarrestbreachesbwhichbof
bthebfollowingbdurations?
a. 6bsec
b. 4bsec
c. 3bsec
d. 1bsecb-bANSWERba.b6bsec
,Whichbofbthebfollowingbleadbgroupsbarebbipolarbleads?
a. LeadsbaVR,baVL,bandbaVF
b. LeadsbI,bII,bandbIII
c. LeadsbV1,bV2,bandbV3
d. LeadsbV4,bV5,bandbV6b-bANSWERbb.bLeadsbI,bII,bIII
AnbEKGbtechnicianbisbperformingbabsecondbstandardb12-
leadbEKGbonbabpatientbimmediatelybfollowingbthebfirstbtest.bForbwhichbofbthebfollowingbreaso
nsbshouldbthebtechnicianbrecognizebthatbrestingbtabbelectrodesbshouldbnotbbebusedbforbmorebt
hanbtwobconsecutivebEKGbtracings?
a. ThebelectrodesbcannotbconductbthebsignalbafterbtwobEKGbtracings
b. ThebelectrodesbwillbnotbconductbaccuratelybafterbtwobEKGbtracings
c. ThebelectrodesbneedbtobbebcleanedbafterbtwobEKGbtracings
d. Thebelectrodesbwillbnotbre-adherebtobthebskinbafterbbeingbremovedbbetweenbtracingsb-
bANSWERbb.bThebelectrodesbwillbnotbconductbaccuratelybafterbtwobEKGbtracings
InbwhichbofbthebfollowingblocationsbshouldbanbEKGbtechnicianbplacebthebelectrodebforbleavdb
V5?
a. Onbthebleftbmidaxillarybline,bhorizontalbtobleadbV4
b. Onbthebleftbanteriorbaxillarybline,bhorizontalbtobleadbV4
c. Onbthebleftbmidclavicularbline,bfifthbintercostalbspace
d. Onbthebrightbmarginbofbthebsternum,bfourthbintercostalbspaceb-
bANSWERbb.bOnbthebleftbanteriorbaxillarybline,bhorizontalbtoblead bV4
AnbEKGbtechnicianbisbworkingbwithbabpatientbwhobhasbabbelow-the-
kneebamputationbofbthebleftbleg.bInbwhichbofbthebfollowingblocationsbshouldbthebtechnicianbpl
acebthebrightblegbelectrode?
a. Onbtheblowerbrightbfoot
, b. Onbtheblowerbrightbabdomen
c. Onbtheblowerbleftbtorso
d. Onbtheblowerbrightblegb-bANSWERbb.bOnbtheblowerbrightbabdomen
WhichbofbthebfollowingbmethodsbshouldbanbEKGbtechnicianbusebtobstorebelectrodesbwhenbnot
binbuse?
a. LoosebinbthebEKGbcart
b. Inbabfoldedbpaperbbag
c. Inbanbopenbplasticbbag
d. Inbtheboriginal,bfoil-linedbpackagingb-bANSWERbd.bInbtheboriginal,bfoil-linedbpackaging
AbserialbEKGbtracingbshowsbabrhythmbthatbdoesbnotbmatchbtheblastbtracingbthatbthebEKGbtech
nicianbperformed.bWhichbofbthebfollowingbactionsbshouldbthebtechnicianbtakebfirst?
a. ConnectbthebpatientbtobabdifferentbEKGbmachine.
b. Reportbthebfindingbtobthebprovider
c. Verifybproperbleadbplacement
d. Performbabmaintenancebcheckbonbthebmachineb-
bANSWERbc. bVerifybproperblead bplacement
WhichbofbthebfollowingbstatementsbmadebbybanbEKGbtechnicianbcorrectlybpreparesbthebpatie
ntbforbtelemetrybmonitoring?
a. "Ibwillbcleanbyourbskinbwithbanbalcoholbpad"
b. "Youbmaybfeelbabslightbwarmingbsensationbafterbthebelectrodesbarebplacedbonbthebskin"
c. "Abmildbrashborbskinbrednessbshouldbbebexpectedbaroundbthebelectrodesbafterb24bhours."
d. "Electrodesbwillbbebreplacedboncebperbweekbwhilebyou'rebinbthebhospital."b-
bANSWERba.b"Ibwillbcleanbyourbskinbwithbanbalcoholbpad"
