CRAT prep test #1 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following has enhanced a patient's right to control his or her own
health information, making it necessary to handle ECG tracings confidentially?
- CORRECT ANSWERS HIPAA (Hospitality insurance portability
accountability act)
Electrical safety is maintained while performing an ECG by all of the following
except: - CORRECT ANSWERS removing any electrical equipment
from the patient's body.
After completing the ECG procedure, which of the following tasks is not
included in the ECG technician's responsibly? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Interpret the ECG and explain the results to the patient.
Which of the following is least likely to help the ECG technician maintain
infection control while performing an ECG procedure? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Be sure the patient is not touching the bed frame.
You are about to record an ECG on a patient who has Parkinson's disease. What
measures can you take to prevent somatic tremors from being recorded on the
ECG recording? - CORRECT ANSWERS Have the patient put his or her
hands, palms down, under the buttocks.
What must you always check prior to performing any procedure on a patient? -
CORRECT ANSWERS The patient's name and identification number.
What is the term for an oppressive pain or pressure in the chest when the heart
muscle does not receive enough oxygen due to partial or complete blockage of a
coronary artery? - CORRECT ANSWERS Angina
, Which of the following is an instrument that records the electrical activity of the
heart during a patient's normal daily activities? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Ambulatory monitor
What is somatic tremor - CORRECT ANSWERS
What is wandering baseline - CORRECT ANSWERS
What is AC interference? - CORRECT ANSWERS It is an artifact
caused by electrical interference
When you have completed a routine ECG how should you report the results? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Use the method required by the facility where
you are working
continuous ECG monitoring done in a hospital setting is known as? -
CORRECT ANSWERS telemetry monitoring
HIPPA stands for: - CORRECT ANSWERS Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act
which of the following is not implied consent? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Patient signing a consent form for a treadmill stress test
who should sign the consent form if a patient cannot read or write? - CORRECT
ANSWERS a family member of the patient
you have a patient that can only sign an "X" on the consent form you need to: -
CORRECT ANSWERS explain the procedure to the patient with a
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following has enhanced a patient's right to control his or her own
health information, making it necessary to handle ECG tracings confidentially?
- CORRECT ANSWERS HIPAA (Hospitality insurance portability
accountability act)
Electrical safety is maintained while performing an ECG by all of the following
except: - CORRECT ANSWERS removing any electrical equipment
from the patient's body.
After completing the ECG procedure, which of the following tasks is not
included in the ECG technician's responsibly? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Interpret the ECG and explain the results to the patient.
Which of the following is least likely to help the ECG technician maintain
infection control while performing an ECG procedure? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Be sure the patient is not touching the bed frame.
You are about to record an ECG on a patient who has Parkinson's disease. What
measures can you take to prevent somatic tremors from being recorded on the
ECG recording? - CORRECT ANSWERS Have the patient put his or her
hands, palms down, under the buttocks.
What must you always check prior to performing any procedure on a patient? -
CORRECT ANSWERS The patient's name and identification number.
What is the term for an oppressive pain or pressure in the chest when the heart
muscle does not receive enough oxygen due to partial or complete blockage of a
coronary artery? - CORRECT ANSWERS Angina
, Which of the following is an instrument that records the electrical activity of the
heart during a patient's normal daily activities? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Ambulatory monitor
What is somatic tremor - CORRECT ANSWERS
What is wandering baseline - CORRECT ANSWERS
What is AC interference? - CORRECT ANSWERS It is an artifact
caused by electrical interference
When you have completed a routine ECG how should you report the results? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Use the method required by the facility where
you are working
continuous ECG monitoring done in a hospital setting is known as? -
CORRECT ANSWERS telemetry monitoring
HIPPA stands for: - CORRECT ANSWERS Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act
which of the following is not implied consent? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Patient signing a consent form for a treadmill stress test
who should sign the consent form if a patient cannot read or write? - CORRECT
ANSWERS a family member of the patient
you have a patient that can only sign an "X" on the consent form you need to: -
CORRECT ANSWERS explain the procedure to the patient with a
