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EKG Summer 23

Total questions: 5

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A client has just undergone an electrocardiogram (ECG), the nurse notes that the QRS complex is measured to be 0.09 seconds. What is the first action the nurse should take?

a)

Place on a cardiac monitor to check for arrhythmias

b)

Administer dopamine

c)

Document this finding

d)

Call the physician

e)

Administer 

oxygen 

2.

A nurse notices frequent artifact on the ECG monitor for a client whose leads are connected by cable to a console at the bedside.  The nurse examines the client to determine the cause.  Which of the following items is unlikely to be responsible for the artifact?

a)

Leads applied over hairy areas

b)

Leads applied to the limbs

c)

Frequent movement of the client

d)

Tightly secured cable connections

3.

The nurse works in the emergency department and assesses a patient who is complaining of mid-sternal chest pain. What is the nurse’s first action?

a)

Notify the physician

b)

Examine the patient's chest and auscultate

c)

Assess the patient's vital signs

d)

Order an ekg

e)

Obtain a complete history

4.

You are taking care of an elderly patient who is hospitalized for sudden onset of severe, diffuse abdominal pain out of proportion to the patient's abdominal physical exam that is also accompanied by rectal bleeding and palpitations. You obtain an ECG and notice a tachycardic, irregularly irregular rhythm without any distinct P waves. Which of the following is the most likely cardiac rhythm seen on this patient's ECG?

a)

Atrial flutter

b)

Atrial fibrillation (A-fib)

c)

Complete heart block

d)

Sick sinus syndrome

e)

Paroxysmal Atrial Tachycardia

5.

A client has developed atrial fibrillation with a ventricular rate of 150 beats per minute.  The nurse assesses the client for:

a)

Nausea and vomiting

b)

Flat neck veins

c)

Hypertension and headache

d)

Hypotension and dizziness