Test Bank for Hartman’s Complete Guide for the EKG Technician 31st Edition Clarke.pdf

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NHA CET CERTIFICATION EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2025| B
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RAND NEW ACTUAL EXAM WITH 100% VERIFIED QUES
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1. Which of the following arteries is the best location for an EKG technician to
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use to measure the heart rate for an adult patient following an exercise str
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ess test? - correct answer - radial
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2. An EKG technician is performing an exercise stress test for a patient. F
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or which of the following finding should the technician expect the provi
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der to stop the test? - correct answer - dizziness
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3. An EKG technician is performing a standard 12-
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lead EKG for a patient who is experiencing accelerated junctional rhyth
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m. Which of the following speed settings should the technician use? -
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bcorrect answer - 25 mm/second b b b b




4. While performing a 5- b b b


lead EKG, an EKG technician notices that lead II and lead III are not yield
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ing a reading. Which of the following limbs should the technician check to
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bcorrect the error? - correct answer - Left leg
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5. An EKG technician obtains a pulse oximetry reading of 88% from a p
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atient. Which of the following terms should the technician use to des
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cribe the patient's condition? - correct answer - hypoxemia
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6. A thin spike before the P wave indicates that a pacemaker has been i
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mplanted to pace which of the following? - correct answer - atria
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7. An EKG technician is preparing to enter an inpatient room to perform a st
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andard 12- b


lead EKG. Which of the following actions should the technician take for a
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bpatient who is prescribed contact precaution? - correct answer -
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bremove gloves before leaving the patient's room
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8. An EKG technician is recording a patient's radial pulse and finds the pulse
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to be irregular. The provider then takes the patient's apical pulse. The tech
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nician should recognize that which of the following locations is used for as
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sessment? - correct answer - b b b b


bbetween the 5th and 6th ribs, at the left midclavicular line
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9. An EKG technician is preparing to perform a standard 12-
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lead EKG tracing on a patient who has a heart rate of 150/min. Which of th
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e following speed controls should the technician select? - correct answer -
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b50 mm/second
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10. An EKG technician in an outpatient facility is obtaining a patient's vital si
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gns and is having trouble visualizing the patient's chest movement.
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Which of the following actions should the technician take to obtain an accur
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ate respiratory rate for the patient? - correct answer -
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place a hand on the middle of the patient's back to count the respirations
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11. An EKG technician is preparing to apply electrodes to a patient for a st
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andard 12- b


lead EKG. Which of the following methods should the technician use to pr
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epare the patient for application of the electrodes? - correct answer -
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b use a razor or clippers to remove the patient's hair
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12. When placing electrodes on the patient for telemetry, in which of the fo
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llowing locations should an EKG technician place the ground electrode?
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- correct answer - the right lower leg
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13. An EKG technician is instructing a patient about the use of a transtele
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phonic monitor with loop memory. Which of the following instructions sho
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uld the technician include? - correct answer -
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b"press the record button on the device when you begin to feel dizzy or ha
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ve chest pain"
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14. Which of the following statements made by an EKG technician correctl
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y prepares the patient for telemetry monitoring? - correct answer
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- "i will clean your skin with an alcohol pad"
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15. An EKG technician is monitoring a patient who is undergoing an exe
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rcise stress test. Which of the following findings should indicate to
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