NHA NOW EKG Technician Practice Test Latest

NHA NOW EKG Technician Practice Test Latest 2024 Update Questions and Verified Correct Answers Graded A+ A patient has a prescription to wear a Holter monitor for 24 hr. Which of the following statements by the patient indicates an understanding of home care instructions?

• "I can turn the Holter monitor off in order to shower or bathe"
• "I should record spontaneous symptoms unrelated to an activity"
• "I should not replace electrodes that come loose"
• "I should avoid daily activities that might trigger heart abnormalities" - CORRECT

ANSWER:b. "I should record spontaneous symptoms unrelated to an activity"

A serial EKG tracing shows a rhythm that does not match the last tracing that the EKG technician performed. Which of the following actions should the technician take first?

• Connect the patient to a different EKG machine.
• Report the finding to the provider
• Verify proper lead placement

d. Perform a maintenance check on the machine - CORRECT ANSWER: c. Verify

proper lead placement

A thin spike before the P wave indicates that a pacemaker has been implanted to pace which of the following?

• Atria
• Ventricles
• Early repolarization

d. Late repolarization - CORRECT ANSWER: a. Atria

After completing a standard 12-lead EKG on a patient, which of the following actions should an EKG technician take next?

• Remove the electrodes and assist the patient to a sitting position
• Remove the EKG tracing from the machine and provide privacy for the patient to get

dressed.

• Check that the tracing is free from artifacts and then disconnect the patient from the

machine.

• Tell the patient that the test is complete and the provider will be in shortly -

CORRECT ANSWER: c. Check that the tracing is free from artifacts and then disconnect the patient from the machine.

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?

• Wait for the patient's adult child to arrive at the emergency department to obtain

consent.

• Assume implied consent because the patient's condition is critical.
• Check the patient's insurance to ensure the EKG procedure is covered 1 / 3

• Wait for the provider to arrive before performing the EKG. - CORRECT ANSWER: b.

Assume implied consent because the patient's condition is critical.

An EKG technician has performed an EKG on a patient. Which of the following actions by the technician would protect the patient's health information in accordance with HIPAA regulations?

• Sending the EKG in an encrypted electronic file to the patient's employer
• Using corrective fluid on the patient's name, address, and physical description on the

EKG printout

• Restricting the patient's access to the EKG file

d. Hand delivering the EKG to the patient's provider - CORRECT ANSWER: d. Hand

delivering the EKG to the patient's provider

An EKG technician hears another staff member making derogatory comments about a patient's appearance. This is an example of which of the following torts?

• Libel
• Assault
• Slander

d. Battery - CORRECT ANSWER: c. Slander

An EKG technician is called to the emergency department to perform a standard 12- lead EKG on a patient. When the technician arrives, the patient is attached to a 5-lead monitor. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

• Apply the electrodes for the 12-lead EKG around the 5-lead electrodes.
• Remove the electrodes for the 5-lead monitor before attaching the electrodes for the

12-lead EKG.

• Attach seven electrodes and then perform the 12-lead EKG
• Cancel the 12-lead EKG because the patient is attached to a 5-lead monitor. -

CORRECT ANSWER: b. Remove the electrodes for the 5-lead monitor before attaching the electrodes for the 12-lead EKG.

An EKG technician is caring for a patient in a provider's clinic who asks why the technician performs a standard 12- lead EKG as part of the physical examination.Which of the following responses should the technician make?

• "The test is used to determine whether your heart is receiving enough blood"

b."The results can be used to determine if changes have occurred since your last EKG."

• "It is use to show your heart's rhythm for the past week"
• "This test is used to measure your heart's stroke volume for the duration of the EKG."

- CORRECT ANSWER: b."The results can be used to determine if changes have

occurred since your last EKG."

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?

• Replace the electrodes between each reading
• Apply conductive gel to electrodes before application 2 / 3

• Apply silver electrodes that can be checked daily
• Rotate electrode positioning daily to reduce skin irritation - CORRECT ANSWER: c.

Apply silver electrodes that can be checked daily

An EKG technician is caring for a patient who is experiencing heart palpitations. Which of the following interventions should the technicians expect the provider to prescribe?

• Vasodilator medication
• Holter monitor
• Cardiac inotropic medication

d. Chemical stress test - CORRECT ANSWER: b. Holter monitor

An EKG technician is education a patient about home use of an ambulatory monitor.Which of the following actions should the technician instruct the patient to take if any electrodes become loose?

• Use an alcohol swab to wipe dirt and oils from the skin
• Apply surgical tape to the electrodes to keep them in place
• Shave hair from the sites and replace the electrodes

d. Apply fresh electrodes from the same manufacturer - CORRECT ANSWER: b. Apply

surgical tape to the electrodes to keep them in place

An EKG technician is entering a patient's history into the electronic health record.Which of the following statements by the patient should the technician enter into the social history section?

• "I have smoked cigarettes for a long time"
• "My parents both had heart attacks"
• "I had an appendectomy 1 year ago"
• "I had chicken pox when I was 10 years old" - CORRECT ANSWER: a. "I have

smoked cigarettes for a long time"

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?

• "Press the record button on the device when you begin to feel dizzy or have chest

pain"

• "Remove the monitor when connecting to the phone or internet to send the recording

to the central monitoring location"

• "Record a notation in your diary that describes the time and the activity that you were

doing when the pain started"

• "Contact the technician at the central monitoring station whenever you begin to

experience chest pain - CORRECT ANSWER: a. "Press the record button on the device when you begin to feel dizzy or have chest pain"

An EKG technician is measuring the intervals on an EKG tracing. Which of the following is an expected finding of impaired conduction through the AV node?

• Decreased QT interval
• Prolonged QRS interval
• Prolonged QT interval
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