NHA Certified EKG Technician Practice test 2.0 Questions and Answers Updated 2026

NHA Certified EKG Technician
Practice test 2.0 Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAshouldAanAEKGAtechnicianAtakeAbeforeAstoringAEKGAcablesAt
oApreventAtheAtransmissionAofAmicroorganisms?A-
AAnswerAWipeAtheAcablesAwithAdisinfectant


AnAEKGAtechnicianAisApreparingAaApatientAforAanAexerciseAstressAtest.AInAwhichAofAtheAfoll
owingAlocationsAshouldAtheAtechnicianAplaceAtheARLAelectrode?A-
AAnswerARightALowerAAbdomen


TheAR-
RAintervalAonAaApatient'sAtracingAhasAfiveAlargeAboxes.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheApati
ent'sAheartArate?A-AAnswerA60A(300/5+60)


AnAEKGAtechnicianAisAeducatingAaApatientAonAwhenAtoApushAtheAeventAbuttonAwhileAwearin
gAaAHolterAmonitor.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAstatementsAindicatesApatientAunderstanding?A-
AAnswerA"IAwillApushAtheAeventAbuttonAifAI'mAexperiencingAdizziness"


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheAmaximumAnumberAofAtracingsAthatAanAEKGAtechnicianAcanAo
btainAonAtheAsameApatientAusingAsingleAsetAofAdisposableAelectrodes?A-
AAnswerAAAsingleAsetAofAdisposableAelectrodesAhasAenoughAadhesiveAforAtwoAtracings


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAcanAcauseAsinusAarrhythmia?A-
AAnswerATheApatient'sArespirationsAsinceAarrhythmiaAisAcharacterizedAbyAaAcyclicAchangeA
inArespirations


AnAEKGAtechnicianAisAinstructingAaApatientAaboutAaAtranstelephonicAeventAmonitorAusingAaA
HeartACardAmonitoringAdevice.AToAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAsitesAshouldAtheApatientAapplyAth
eAcardAtoAactivateAitAduringAanAevent?A-
AAnswerAOverAtheAmiddleAtoAlowerApartAofAtheAsternum


AnAEKGAtechnicianAisAadministeringAanAexerciseAstressAtestAtoAaApatientAandAnotesAtheApat
ient'sAheartArhythmAshowsAaAdepressedASTAsegment.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAshould
AtheAtechnicianAtakeAfirst?A-AAnswerADiscontinueAtheAtestAandAcontactAaAprovider

, AnAEKGAtechnicianAshouldArecognizeAthatApatientsAareArestrictedAfromAperformingAwhichAofA
theAfollowingAactivitiesAwhileAwearingAaAHolterAmonitor?A-AAnswerAShowering


AnAEKGAtechnicianAdetectsAaAUAwaveAandAtheApatientAreportsAchestApainAandAdiscomfort.A
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAshouldAtheAtechnicianAtake?A-
AAnswerANotifyAtheApatient'sAprovider


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheAmostAlikelyAcauseAofAtheAartifactAinAtheAtracingAbelow?A-
AAnswerAElectricalAinterference


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheAorderAinAwhichAtheAEKGAtechnicianAshouldAdocumentAaApatie
nt'sAvitalAsigns?A-AAnswerATemperature,Apulse,Arespirations,AandAbloodApressure


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAshouldAtheAEKGAtechnicianAtakeAtoAresolveAaAwanderingAba
selineAonAaApatient'sAEKGAtracing?A-AAnswerARelieveAtensionAfromAtheAleadAwires


AnAEKGAtechnicianAisApreparingAaApatientAforAanAexerciseAstressAtest.AWhichAofAtheAfollowi
ngAleadsAshouldAtheAtechnicianAplaceAonAtheArightAlowerAsideAofAtheAanteriorAtorso?A-
AAnswerALeadARL


AnAEKGAtechnicianAnotesAthatAaApatientAisAexperiencingAaAvariationAinArespirationsAthatAco
rrelatesAwithAtheAEKGAtracing.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAirregularitiesAdoesAthisAindicate?A-
AAnswerASinusAdysrhythmia


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheAcorrectAregardingAtheAEKGAbelow?A-
AAnswerATheAheartArateAisA75/min


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAartifactsAcanAappearAasAdriftingAawayAfromAtheAcenterAonAanAEKGA
tracing?A-AAnswerAWanderingABaseline


AnAEKGAtechnicianAnoticesAanAacceleratedAidioventricularArhythmAonAaAtracing.AWhichAofAth
eAfollowingAactionsAshouldAtheAtechnicianAtakeAnext?A-
AAnswerACallAforAhelpAandAstayAwithAtheApatient


WhichAofAtheAfollowingArhythmsAisAcharacterizedAbyAuprightAPAwaves,AnarrowAQRSAcomplex
es,AandAaAventricularArateAbetweenA60AandA100/min?A-AAnswerASinusArhythm