NHA EKG PRACTICE EXAM (ACTUAL EXAM) CONTAINS 200 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+)

NHA EKG PRACTICE EXAM (ACTUAL EXAM) CONTAINS 200 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+)

An EKG technician is performing a second standard 12-lead EKG on a patient immediately following the first test. For which of the following reasons should the technician recognize that resting tab electrodes should not be used for than two consecutive EKG tracings? - Answer-The electrodes will not conduct accurately after two EKG tracings

An EKG technician is working with a patient who has a below-the-knee amputation of the left leg. In which of the following locations should the technician place the right leg electrode? - Answer-On the lower right abdomen

Which of the following methods should an EKG technician use to store electrodes when not in use? - Answer-In the original, foil-lined packaging

Which of the following statements made by an EKG technician correctly prepares the patient for telemetry monitoring? - Answer-"I will clean your skin with an alcohol pad."

An EKG technician is performing a standard 12-lead EKG on a patient who is 4 years old. In which of the following locations should the technician place the V6 electrode? - Answer-Right midaxillary line

An EKG technician observes varying R-R intervals on an EKG for a 2-year-old patient. Which of the following statements made by the technician would be correct? - Answer-"The irregularity is normal and is a result of respiration."

Which of the following sections of the EKG tracing should an EKG technician use to measure the QRS complex? - Answer-Beginning of the Q wave to the end of the S wave

An EKG technician is recording a patient's radial pulse rate and finds the pulse to be irregular. The provider then takes the patient's apical pulse. The technician should recognize that which of the following locations is used for this assessment? - Answer-Between the fifth and sixth ribs, at the left midclavicular line

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? - Answer-"Press the record button on the device when you begin to feel dizzy or have chest pain."

Which of the following describes a complete cardiac cycle in a healthy heart? - Answer-P wave, QRS complex, and T wave

An EKG technician is preparing to perform an EKG for a patient who does not speak the same language as the technician. Which of the following actions should the technician take to avoid miscommunication with the patient? - Answer-Have a bilingual staff member translate.