NHA CET MODULE 2 PRACTICE
QUESTIONS COMPLETE WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS
\."Press the record button on the device when you begin to feel dizzy or have
chest pain." (A transtelephonic monitor with loop memory creates a recording of
the electrical activity of the heart for the segment of time before, during, and
after an episode when the patient presses the record button.) - ANSWERS✔-1. An
EKG technician is instructing a patient about the use of a transtelephonic monitor
with loop memory. Which of the following instructions should the technician
include?
\.Assume implied consent because the patient's condition is considered critical.
(The technician should assume implied consent and perform the EKG in an
emergency, such as an unconscious patient arriving at the emergency
department.) - ANSWERS✔-2. An EKG technician has a prescription to perform an
EKG tracing on an older adult patient who is unconscious upon arrival at the
emergency department. Which of the following actions should the technician
take?
\.Divide 300 by the number of large boxes between two R waves. (The technician
should use the 300 method to calculate a full cardiac cycle.) - ANSWERS✔-3.
Which of the following methods should an EKG technician use to calculate a
patient's heart rate from the EKG tracing?
,\.Apply silver electrodes that can be checked daily. (The technician should apply
silver electrodes to a client who is scheduled to receive a series of EKG readings
because these electrodes can be left in place and only need to be checked daily.) -
ANSWERS✔-4. An EKG technician is caring for a patient who is admitted to an
inpatient facility for chest pain. Which of the following actions should the
technician take when performing a series of EKG readings for this patient?
\.Hand delivering the EKG to the patient's provider. (The technician should
recognize that hand-delivering the records to the provider is one way of
protecting the patient's privacy.) - ANSWERS✔-5. An EKG technician has
performed an EKG on a patient. Which of the following actions by the technician
would protect the patient's health information in accordance with HIPAA
regulations?
\.Check that the tracing is free from artifacts and then disconnect the patient from
the machine. (This is the action the technician should take next because
verification of the recording should be done prior to removing the electrodes.) -
ANSWERS✔-6. After completing a standard 12 lead EKG on a patient, which of the
following actions should an EKG technician take next?
\.Have the patient repeat the instructions back. (The technician should have the
patient repeat the instructions back to determine if the patient understands. The
technician should also have the patient make the first entry into the diary.) -
ANSWERS✔-7. Which of the following is the most effective technique for an EKG
technician to use to verify that a patient understands the Holter monitor
instructions?
, \.Beginning of the Q wave to the end of the S wave. - ANSWERS✔-8. Which of the
following sections of the EKG tracing should an EKG technician use to measure the
QRS complex?
\.Leads, I,II,III. (These bipolar leads are represented by Einthoven's triangle.) -
ANSWERS✔-9. Which of the following lead groups form Einthoven's triangle?
\.Leads, I,II,III. (These are the standard bipolar leads.) - ANSWERS✔-10. Which of
the following lead groups are bipolar leads?
\.P wave, QRS complex, T wave. (This describes a complete cardiac cycle.) -
ANSWERS✔-11. Which of the following describes a complete cardiac cycle in a
healthy heart?
\.Verify proper lead placement. (The technician should ensure correct lead
placement. Improper lead placement will display an inaccurate tracing.) -
ANSWERS✔-12. A serial EKG tracing shows a rhythm that does not match the last
tracing that the EKG technician performed. Which of the following actions should
the technician take first?
\.P wave (The P wave is the result of atrial depolarization.) - ANSWERS✔-13.
Which of the following is the result of atrial depolarization?
\."I should record spontaneous symptoms unrelated to an activity." (The patient
should record all feelings, symptoms, and activities as a part of the Holter monitor
diary.) - ANSWERS✔-14. A patient has a prescription to wear a Holter monitor for
QUESTIONS COMPLETE WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS
\."Press the record button on the device when you begin to feel dizzy or have
chest pain." (A transtelephonic monitor with loop memory creates a recording of
the electrical activity of the heart for the segment of time before, during, and
after an episode when the patient presses the record button.) - ANSWERS✔-1. An
EKG technician is instructing a patient about the use of a transtelephonic monitor
with loop memory. Which of the following instructions should the technician
include?
\.Assume implied consent because the patient's condition is considered critical.
(The technician should assume implied consent and perform the EKG in an
emergency, such as an unconscious patient arriving at the emergency
department.) - ANSWERS✔-2. An EKG technician has a prescription to perform an
EKG tracing on an older adult patient who is unconscious upon arrival at the
emergency department. Which of the following actions should the technician
take?
\.Divide 300 by the number of large boxes between two R waves. (The technician
should use the 300 method to calculate a full cardiac cycle.) - ANSWERS✔-3.
Which of the following methods should an EKG technician use to calculate a
patient's heart rate from the EKG tracing?
,\.Apply silver electrodes that can be checked daily. (The technician should apply
silver electrodes to a client who is scheduled to receive a series of EKG readings
because these electrodes can be left in place and only need to be checked daily.) -
ANSWERS✔-4. An EKG technician is caring for a patient who is admitted to an
inpatient facility for chest pain. Which of the following actions should the
technician take when performing a series of EKG readings for this patient?
\.Hand delivering the EKG to the patient's provider. (The technician should
recognize that hand-delivering the records to the provider is one way of
protecting the patient's privacy.) - ANSWERS✔-5. An EKG technician has
performed an EKG on a patient. Which of the following actions by the technician
would protect the patient's health information in accordance with HIPAA
regulations?
\.Check that the tracing is free from artifacts and then disconnect the patient from
the machine. (This is the action the technician should take next because
verification of the recording should be done prior to removing the electrodes.) -
ANSWERS✔-6. After completing a standard 12 lead EKG on a patient, which of the
following actions should an EKG technician take next?
\.Have the patient repeat the instructions back. (The technician should have the
patient repeat the instructions back to determine if the patient understands. The
technician should also have the patient make the first entry into the diary.) -
ANSWERS✔-7. Which of the following is the most effective technique for an EKG
technician to use to verify that a patient understands the Holter monitor
instructions?
, \.Beginning of the Q wave to the end of the S wave. - ANSWERS✔-8. Which of the
following sections of the EKG tracing should an EKG technician use to measure the
QRS complex?
\.Leads, I,II,III. (These bipolar leads are represented by Einthoven's triangle.) -
ANSWERS✔-9. Which of the following lead groups form Einthoven's triangle?
\.Leads, I,II,III. (These are the standard bipolar leads.) - ANSWERS✔-10. Which of
the following lead groups are bipolar leads?
\.P wave, QRS complex, T wave. (This describes a complete cardiac cycle.) -
ANSWERS✔-11. Which of the following describes a complete cardiac cycle in a
healthy heart?
\.Verify proper lead placement. (The technician should ensure correct lead
placement. Improper lead placement will display an inaccurate tracing.) -
ANSWERS✔-12. A serial EKG tracing shows a rhythm that does not match the last
tracing that the EKG technician performed. Which of the following actions should
the technician take first?
\.P wave (The P wave is the result of atrial depolarization.) - ANSWERS✔-13.
Which of the following is the result of atrial depolarization?
\."I should record spontaneous symptoms unrelated to an activity." (The patient
should record all feelings, symptoms, and activities as a part of the Holter monitor
diary.) - ANSWERS✔-14. A patient has a prescription to wear a Holter monitor for
