NHA Practice EKG Assessment, EKG Certification Exam

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NHA Practice EKG Assessment, EKG Certification Exam

Questions and Answers (Verified)

• The patient is hyperventilating during a stress test which action should

take first

• Administer Oxygen
• Stop the test
• Check respiratory rate
• Slow down the test ANS C. Check respiratory rate
• A patient wears a cardiac monitor at home which indicates understanding

of patient instructions?

• I can shower with monitor on
• The monitor will keep track of my activities
• I can use my electric blanket while wearing my monitor
• If the batteries fail I can replace them ANS D. If the batteries fail I can replace

them

• What speed setting can you adjust for a patient experiencing Accelerated

Junctional Rhythm?

• 10mm/sec
• 20mm/sec 1 / 4

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• 25mm/sec
• 50mm/sec ANS D. 50mm/sec
• What setting would you use and regulate the height of waveforms?

• Output display
• Speed
• Artifact Filter
• Gain ANS C. Artifact Filter
• What position would you use for a Nuclear Stress Test while camera

scanning?

• Supine with arms at their sides
• Upside down on monkey bars
• Lying on right with arms extended
• Sitting up with tilted back ANS C. Lying on right with arms extended
• What lead corresponds to electrical activity of the septal wall?

• AVL and V5 2 / 4

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• Lead I and V6
• V1 and V2
• Lead III and AVF ANS C. V1 and V2
• What is the expected shape of P wave in Lead II

• Peaked and upright
• Baby Shaped
• Round and inverted
• Round and upright ANS D. Round and upright
• What signs should you expect to see if a patient is experiencing ventricular

tachycardia?

• Narrow QRS
• Decreased Heart Rate
• Absence of the R and R
• Multiple PVCs in a row ANS Multiple PVCs in a row
• What differentiates Accelerated Junctional Rhythm from Junctional

Rhythm?

• Accelerated Rhythm are slower than Junctional Rhythms
• Accelerated Rhythms have P waves
• Accelerated Rhythms have wide QRS complexes
• Accelerated Rhythms have irregular rhythms ANS C. Accelerated Rhythms

have wide QRS complexes

• How many seconds are required to accurately identify rate and rhythm? 3 / 4

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• 6 seconds
• 3 seconds
• Like, forever, totally
• 15 seconds ANS A. 6 seconds
• A patient pulse oximetry is 88% from a patient. What term is used to

describe this position?

• Rales
• Hypoxia
• Hemoptysis
• Orthopnea ANS B. Hypoxia
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