1. An EKG technician releases infor- Patients confidentiality
mation about a patients diagnosis
to the patients employer Which of
the following patients rights was
violated?
2. PAtients follow an ekg technician Implied most consent for ekg is considered implied al-
to the examination room volun- though all procedures must be explained the actions ex-
tarily undresses from the waist up hibited in this situation are a form of implied consent
and lies on the examination table
which of the following types of
consent is the patient giving ?
3. An EKG technician greets a pa- Skilled interviewing ( Reflection , empathy , and active
tient takes the patient to the ex- listening are also important for ettective communication
amination room and asks could but using open- ended questions incorporates skilled
you please state your name? and techniques for interviewing
what medication do you take ?
Which of the following techniques
is the technician using ?
4. communication with members of Electronic health records , Verbal exchange communica-
the health care team can be ac- tion can take place via direct or indirect methods however
complished through which of the personal phones should not be used for patient commu-
following methods? nication also sharing with coworkers is on a need to know
basis
5. The recorded calibration mark is The Universal standard with result in a mark that is 10mm
measured at 5 mm wide and High and 5mm wide if the speed is halved the calibration
10 mm High This demonstrates mark would be 2.5 mm wide . If the the amplitude is twice
which of the following ? normal the calibration mark would be 20mm High
6.
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Which of the following state- The S A Node is located in the right atrium and servers as
ments regarding the electrical a natural pacemaker of the hearth It sends the impulse to
conduction system is true ? the AV node where it is slowed and then progresses to the
bundle of his the bundle branches and then the purkinje
fibers.
7. When placing the precordial leads Fifth Intercostal space a the left midclavicular line
V4 is placed in which of the follow-
ing locations?
8. In stress testing or ambulatory It is a ground and helps reduce artifacts( the location of
monitoring what purpose does the green lead is the right lower abdomen or lower chest
the green lead serve? area and the right lead serves as a ground.
9. Which of the following state- The patient's diagnosis is considered protected health
ments is in compliance with HIP- information.The assistant should take care to protect PHI
PA regulations? from authorized disclosure
10. Which of the following actions is Using a person specific pw to access the electronic health
a technician safeguard for main- records the assistant should always use a unique person
taining patients privacy specific identification name or number and unique pw to
access the electronic health records . this allows the health
care facility to track who has accessed patient record in-
formation
11. Which of the following is most im- washing hands is the single most important action that as-
portant action to take to break the sistant prevent the spread of micro organisms and break
chain of infection when preparing the chain of infection.
to perform an ekg procedure for a
patient ?
12. An EKG assistant is helping a pa-
tient during a stress test the pa-