WorksheetsEKG Certification Exam
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 21mins
Finish the following phrase The electrodes are placed on _______ of the body to record heart activity from_______________________.
10 leads
10 areas , 12 angles and planes
12 areas ,10 angles and planes
12 leads
Electrocardiograph paper can be displayed
identified by darker lines
represents 0.04 seconds
graph or dot matrix format,with vertical and horizontal line or dots
five small boxes horizontal
V4
LEFT side of the chest, FIFTH intercostal space, midclavicular line
LEFT side of the chest, midway between V2 and V4
LEFT side of the chest, FIFTH intercostal space, midaxillary line
LEFT side of the sternum, directly across from V1 at the FOURTH intercostal space
The nurse is assessing the client’s electrocardiography (ECG). What does the P wave on the ECG tracing represent?
Contraction of the atria
Contraction of the ventricles
Depolarization of the atria
Depolarization of the ventricles
The nurse is reviewing a patient’s electrocardiogram. Which wave should the nurse recognize as being the first positive wave in a normal cardiac cycle?
P wave
Q wave
R wave
S wave
A patient is experiencing electrocardiogram changes. Which wave should the nurse recognize as representing ventricular repolarization?
Q wave
R wave
S wave
T wave
A patient is admitted for diagnosis of an electrocardiogram abnormality. Which wave should the nurse plan care based upon changes in the patient’s ventricular depolarization?
P wave
QRS complex
U wave
T wave
After reviewing an electrocardiogram the nurse determines that an electrical impulse originated in a patient’s the sinoatrial node. What did the nurse see on this tracing?
An upright T wave
An inverted T wave
A positive P wave before a QRS complex
A negative P wave before a QRS complex
The nurse is determining the functioning of a patient’s sinoatrial node. How many times per minute should the nurse expect the node to normally fire?
20 to 40
25 to 55
40 to 85
60 to 100
The nurse determines that a patient’s electrocardiogram is demonstrating normal sinus rhythm. What did the nurse observe to come to this conclusion? (Select all that apply.)
Regular rhythm
P wave before each QRS complex
Wide QRS intervals
Heart rate 88 beats per minute
Name this Rhythm:
Normal Sinus Rhythm
1st Degree AV Block
Sinus Tachycardia
Sinus Bradycardia
Name this Rhythm:
Idio-Ventricular Rhythm
Sinus Bradycardia
Junctional Rhythm
Bundle Branch Block
EKG Certification Exam
A) 10 leads
B) 10 areas , 12 angles and planes
C) 12 areas ,10 angles and planes
D) 12 leads
EKG Certification Exam
A) identified by darker lines
B) represents 0.04 seconds
C) graph or dot matrix format,with vertical and horizontal line or dots
D) five small boxes horizontal
EKG Certification Exam
A) LEFT side of the chest, FIFTH intercostal space, midclavicular line
B) LEFT side of the chest, midway between V2 and V4
C) LEFT side of the chest, FIFTH intercostal space, midaxillary line
D) LEFT side of the sternum, directly across from V1 at the FOURTH intercostal space
EKG Certification Exam
A) Contraction of the atria
B) Contraction of the ventricles
C) Depolarization of the atria
D) Depolarization of the ventricles
EKG Certification Exam
A) P wave
B) Q wave
C) R wave
D) S wave
EKG Certification Exam
A) Q wave
B) R wave
C) S wave
D) T wave
EKG Certification Exam
A) P wave
B) QRS complex
C) U wave
D) T wave
EKG Certification Exam
A) An upright T wave
B) An inverted T wave
C) A positive P wave before a QRS complex
D) A negative P wave before a QRS complex
EKG Certification Exam
A) 20 to 40
B) 25 to 55
C) 40 to 85
D) 60 to 100
