NHA EKG CERTIFICATION EXAM SCRIPT
2026 VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◉An EKG technician is obtaining a pulse rate for a 2-year-old
patient. Which of the following pulse rates should the technician
recognize as within the expected reference range for this patient?
Answer: 120/min
◉An EKG technician should recognize that a rhythm strip should be
at least how many seconds long to accurately identify rate and
rhythm? Answer: 6 seconds
◉In which of the following locations should an EKG technician place
the electrodes for leads V7, V8, and V9? Answer: Evenly spaced on
the back between the axillary line and the vertebral column at the
fifth intercostal space.
◉An EKG technician should follow which of the following
recommendations regarding infection control practices in health
care settings? Answer: Remove soiled gloves prior to touching
uncontaminated surfaces.
, ◉An EKG technician working at a central monitoring station notes
that a patient has a rhythm of ventricular tachycardia. Which of the
following actions should the technician take first? Answer: Notify a
licensed practitioner to evaluate the patient.
◉An EKG technician obtains a pulse oximetry reading of 88% from a
patient. Which of the following terms should the technician use to
describe the patient's condition? Answer: Hypoxemia.
◉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? Answer: Sinus
dysrhythmia.
◉An EKG technician is reviewing the EKG tracing of a patient who
has ventricular hypertrophy. Which of the following findings should
the technician expect? Answer: Increased amplitude of the QRS
complex.
◉An EKG technician is caring for a patient who is experiencing heart
palpitations. Which of the following interventions should the
technician expect the provider to prescribe? Answer: Holter monitor.
◉Which of the following sites is the most appropriate for an EKG
technician to use when taking the pulse of an infant? Answer:
Brachial artery.
2026 VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◉An EKG technician is obtaining a pulse rate for a 2-year-old
patient. Which of the following pulse rates should the technician
recognize as within the expected reference range for this patient?
Answer: 120/min
◉An EKG technician should recognize that a rhythm strip should be
at least how many seconds long to accurately identify rate and
rhythm? Answer: 6 seconds
◉In which of the following locations should an EKG technician place
the electrodes for leads V7, V8, and V9? Answer: Evenly spaced on
the back between the axillary line and the vertebral column at the
fifth intercostal space.
◉An EKG technician should follow which of the following
recommendations regarding infection control practices in health
care settings? Answer: Remove soiled gloves prior to touching
uncontaminated surfaces.
, ◉An EKG technician working at a central monitoring station notes
that a patient has a rhythm of ventricular tachycardia. Which of the
following actions should the technician take first? Answer: Notify a
licensed practitioner to evaluate the patient.
◉An EKG technician obtains a pulse oximetry reading of 88% from a
patient. Which of the following terms should the technician use to
describe the patient's condition? Answer: Hypoxemia.
◉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? Answer: Sinus
dysrhythmia.
◉An EKG technician is reviewing the EKG tracing of a patient who
has ventricular hypertrophy. Which of the following findings should
the technician expect? Answer: Increased amplitude of the QRS
complex.
◉An EKG technician is caring for a patient who is experiencing heart
palpitations. Which of the following interventions should the
technician expect the provider to prescribe? Answer: Holter monitor.
◉Which of the following sites is the most appropriate for an EKG
technician to use when taking the pulse of an infant? Answer:
Brachial artery.
