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NCLEX Cardiac

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What should you do if the PT value is 45 sec?






2. Which jugular veins give a more accurate estimate of the jugular vein pressure and pressure in the right atrium?






3. What is the antidote for coumadin?






4. What is the treatment for a patient in complete heart block?






5. What should you tell a patient who developed a hematoma in the hospital and is being discharged?






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






7. What condition can cause left sided heart failure?






8. Where is the apex/mitral valve landmark on the chest?






9. What are the steps for infant 1&2 rescuer CPR?






10. What should be done immediately if a pulmonary embolism is suspected?






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






12. Where is the pulmonic valve landmark on the chest?






13. How is the arterial brachial index (ABI) calculated? Who should perform this? What is normal?






14. What is an acute peripheral arterial occlusion?






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






16. What is pericarditis?






17. What is the necessary lab value to evaluate while a patient is on heparin? What is the normal value?






18. How should you palpate the carotid arteries?






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






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






21. During an Allen's test don't compress one artery _____ the other.






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






23. What disease can cause right sided heart failure?






24. What is epistaxis?






25. What are the signs and symptoms of left sided HF?






26. What are the two common complications of pericarditis?






27. How is angina treated?

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28. What should you teach your patient about a cardiac catheterization?






29. What is the most common cause of arterial insufficiency?






30. What places someone at risk for an aortic dissection?






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






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






33. What should you teach your patient about angiography (arteriography)?






34. What should you teach someone after they have had a pacemaker placed?

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35. For what disease should you do the Allen's test?

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36. What is defibrillation?






37. Where is the right ventricle landmark on the chest?






38. What needs to be held during the placement of a femoral artery compression device?






39. What is an aortic dissection?

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






41. What should you teach someone about iodine?






42. Where should you place your stethescope to find the aortic valve?






43. When should you be concerned about premature ventricular contraction?






44. What usually triggers angina pain?






45. What are the nursing interventions for a pt. with ventricular tachycardia?






46. What lab value is used to evaluate a patient on coumadin? What is the normal value?






47. What type of EKG change indicates MI?






48. What should be done during the insertion of both a CVP catheter and a swan ganz catheter?






49. What should you suspect for someone who post cardiac cath and percutaneous coronary intervention reporting feeling a pop in her left groin followed by a saturated dressing - swelling around site - palpable 2 inch fullness - and a bruit is present?






50. What drugs are most commonly used for angina?






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