NHA CET Practice Test 2.0 B Questions and
Answers.
An EKG technician is Instructing patient about the use of a transtelephonic
monitor with the loop memory. Which of the following instructions should the
technician include? -
\"Press the record button on the device when you begin to feel dizzy or have chest
pain"
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? -
\Assume implied consent because the patient's condition is considered critical
Which of the following methods should an EKG technician use to calculate a
patient's heart rate from the EKG tracing? -
\Divide 300 by the number of large boxes between two R waves.
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? -
\Apply silver electrodes that can checked daily.
,An EKG technician has performed an EKG on a patient. What action by the
technician would protect the patients health information in accordance with HIPPA
regulations? -
\Hand-delivering the EKG to the patients provider.
After completing a standard 12-lead EKG on a patient, what action should a EKG
technician take next? -
\Check that the tracing is free from artifacts and the disconnect the patient from the
machine.
What is the most effective technique for an EKG technician to use to verify that a
patient understands the Holter monitor instructions? -
\Have the patient repeat the instructions back
What section of the EKG tracing should an EKG technician use to measure the
QRS complex? -
\Beginning of the Q wave to the end of the S wave.
What lead group forms the Einthovens triangle? -
\Leads I, II, and III
What lead groups are bipolar leads? -
\Leads I, II, and III
what describes a complete cardiac cycle in a health heart? -
\P wave, QRS complex, and T wave
, A serial EKG tracing shows a rhythm that does not match the last tracing that the
EKG technician performed. What action should the technician take first? -
\Verify proper lead placement
What is the result of atrial depolarization? -
\P wave
A patient has a prescription to wear a Holder monitor for 24 hours. what statement
by the patient indicates an understanding of home care instructions? -
\"I should record spontaneous symptoms unrelated to an activity."
For what type of heart block should an EKG technician observe the patient for
sings and symptoms of decreased cardiac output that could lead to cardiac arrest? -
\Third-degree AV block
What EKG machine functions should an EKG technician use to control and
regulate the height of EKG waveforms on the tracing? -
\Gain
An EKG technician is performing a stress test for a patient. What EKG changes
indicates that the patient is beginning to show signs of myocardial ischemia? -
\Depressed ST segment
An EKG technician is concerned for a patient who is experiencing heart
palpitations. what interventions should the technician expect the provider to
prescribe? -
\Holter monitor
Answers.
An EKG technician is Instructing patient about the use of a transtelephonic
monitor with the loop memory. Which of the following instructions should the
technician include? -
\"Press the record button on the device when you begin to feel dizzy or have chest
pain"
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? -
\Assume implied consent because the patient's condition is considered critical
Which of the following methods should an EKG technician use to calculate a
patient's heart rate from the EKG tracing? -
\Divide 300 by the number of large boxes between two R waves.
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? -
\Apply silver electrodes that can checked daily.
,An EKG technician has performed an EKG on a patient. What action by the
technician would protect the patients health information in accordance with HIPPA
regulations? -
\Hand-delivering the EKG to the patients provider.
After completing a standard 12-lead EKG on a patient, what action should a EKG
technician take next? -
\Check that the tracing is free from artifacts and the disconnect the patient from the
machine.
What is the most effective technique for an EKG technician to use to verify that a
patient understands the Holter monitor instructions? -
\Have the patient repeat the instructions back
What section of the EKG tracing should an EKG technician use to measure the
QRS complex? -
\Beginning of the Q wave to the end of the S wave.
What lead group forms the Einthovens triangle? -
\Leads I, II, and III
What lead groups are bipolar leads? -
\Leads I, II, and III
what describes a complete cardiac cycle in a health heart? -
\P wave, QRS complex, and T wave
, A serial EKG tracing shows a rhythm that does not match the last tracing that the
EKG technician performed. What action should the technician take first? -
\Verify proper lead placement
What is the result of atrial depolarization? -
\P wave
A patient has a prescription to wear a Holder monitor for 24 hours. what statement
by the patient indicates an understanding of home care instructions? -
\"I should record spontaneous symptoms unrelated to an activity."
For what type of heart block should an EKG technician observe the patient for
sings and symptoms of decreased cardiac output that could lead to cardiac arrest? -
\Third-degree AV block
What EKG machine functions should an EKG technician use to control and
regulate the height of EKG waveforms on the tracing? -
\Gain
An EKG technician is performing a stress test for a patient. What EKG changes
indicates that the patient is beginning to show signs of myocardial ischemia? -
\Depressed ST segment
An EKG technician is concerned for a patient who is experiencing heart
palpitations. what interventions should the technician expect the provider to
prescribe? -
\Holter monitor
