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NCLEX Cardiac

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What are the nursing interventions for a patient with premature ventricular contractions?






2. What is the hallmark clinical finding associated with pericarditis?






3. What should you explain to the patient about an impedance cardiography test?






4. Where is the aortic valve landmark on the chest?






5. What is superior vena cava syndrome?






6. What is important to remember when removing a CVC from a patient?






7. What is the treatment for myocardial infarction?






8. What is important to remember when taking care of patients with compression devices?






9. For which heart sounds should the diaphragm be used?






10. What is intermittent claudication?






11. What are the proper steps to changing a central venous catheter dressing?






12. What should you do if the PTT value is 80 for someone on heparin?






13. What usually triggers angina pain?






14. What should you do frequently for someone with a central line to help prevent pulmonary emboli?






15. What is you see an NA placing cardiac monitor electrodes on a patient. She is placing (-) on the left and (+) on the right what should you do?






16. What should you know about your recovery period after having an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)?






17. Should the tubing for a venous access port be included under the dressing site?

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18. What should you do prior to placing cardiac monitor electrodes on the skin (4 things)?






19. What should be done is a patient on anticoagulants suffers from epistaxis for more than 15 mins?






20. What type of EKG change indicates MI?






21. What are the treatments/ S&S of peripheral venous disease?






22. Without prompt surgery for an aortic dissection What is someone at risk for developing?






23. What are signs and symptoms of an MI?






24. What are the five areas for listening to the heart?

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25. What causes essential/primary hypertension?






26. What is the goal of treatment for an MI? Treatment?






27. Where should you place your stethescope to find the mitral (apex) valve?






28. What should you teach a patient regarding discharge after a DVT?

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29. What does a swan ganz measure?






30. How do you prepare a patient for Impedance cardiography monitoring?






31. What is the maintenance for venous access port that isn't being regularly used?






32. What is an aortic dissection?

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33. What should you teach your patient about an abdominal ultrasonography?






34. What is the treatment for a pt. with ventricular tachycardia?






35. What type of surgery is done for an aortic dissection?






36. What should be immediately done for a patient experiencing digoxin toxicity?






37. What is characteristic of premature ventricular contractions?






38. What are common risk factors for an MI?






39. What makes the symptoms of superior vena cava syndrome better? Worse?






40. Where should you place your stethescope to find the ERB's Point?






41. What does an Allen's test determine?






42. What should you do if you are going to ventilate someone with an ambu bag?






43. What are the steps to perform the heimlich maneuver?






44. How is the Allen's test done?






45. What is labile hypertension?






46. What should happen if someone converts to asystole/flatline?






47. What will be the treatment for an acute episode of life threatening tamponade?






48. In What time period is the greatest risk of sudden death from an MI?






49. How should you palpate the carotid arteries?






50. What body systems are affected by digoxin toxicity? S&S?







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