10 The EKG (ECG) Graph NCLEX Style Questions

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Question 1 of 10

A student nurse is studying an electrocardiogram graph paper and understands the small boxes measure how many seconds?


Question 2 of 10

A student nurse is studying electrocardiogram graph paper and understands the large boxes measure how many seconds?


Question 3 of 10

The nurse preceptor is reviewing EKG graphs with a nursing student. The student is correct in explaining that a 6-second strip contains how many large boxes?


Question 4 of 10

The new grad nurse is orienting to a telemetry floor. The new grad correctly understands that most 6-second strips have markings at the top representing what intervals?


Question 5 of 10

A client with suspected myocardial infarction is triaged in the emergency department. Upon review of the EKG, the nurse would expect which of the following findings consistent with the suspected condition?


Question 6 of 10

When analyzing an electrocardiogram graph paper, the student nurse understands that there are how many small boxes in a row for each large box?


Question 7 of 10

The telemetry nurse is reviewing a client’s 6-second telemetry strip. The nurse knows that 1 second is represented by how many large boxes?


Question 8 of 10

A student nurse is studying the electrocardiogram graph paper. The nurse understands the Y-axis on a graph paper indicates which of the following?


Question 9 of 10

A student nurse is studying the electrocardiogram graph paper. The nurse understands the X-axis on the graph paper indicates which of the following?


Question 10 of 10

The telemetry nurse notes that a client’s PR interval is 4 small boxes in length. This represents how many seconds?