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NCLEX Cardiac

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. What is the treatment for a patient in complete heart block?






2. 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?






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

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4. What are the S&S of cardiac tamponade?






5. What is more harmful a lot of little emboli or one large emboli?






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

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7. What is the antidote for coumadin?






8. What is the normal value for arterial pulse? Pulse amplitude? Edema? Reflex?






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






10. What are the S&S of pulmonary embolism?






11. What is an air embolism?






12. What is the treatments for hypertension?






13. What activity should a patient with pericarditis - who is undergoing treatment - be allowed?






14. What should be done immediately for someone with PE?






15. What is the treatment for myocardial infarction?






16. What are general guidelines to be followed by a patient who has an implanted cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)?






17. What are the four types of pulmonary emboli?






18. If a victim is choking but can cough - speak - or breath what should you do?

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19. What is an acute peripheral arterial occlusion?






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






21. What are the nursing interventions for a patient in complete heart block?






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






23. Where should you place your stethescope to find the tricuspid valve?






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






25. How long is contrast media in the body?






26. What is a major complication of central line placement?






27. What are signs and symptoms of an MI?






28. What are examples of calcium channel blockers?






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






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






31. What is characteristic of premature ventricular contractions?






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






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






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






35. Which type of patient shouldn't take nitrates?






36. What are the S&S of aortic dissection?






37. What is characteristic of complete heart block?






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






39. What are the S&S associated with right sided heart failure?






40. When should a patient call their doctor after having an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) placed?






41. What does vasotec (Enalapril Maleate) do/SE?






42. What is impedance cardiography?






43. What are the nursing interventions for a patient in atrial fibrillation?






44. What disease can cause right sided heart failure?






45. Where do the internal jugular veins lie?






46. What do calcium channel blockers do?






47. What should be taught upon discharge for someone going home on coumadin as a result of a PE?






48. What causes essential/primary hypertension?






49. Test ending in Gram=?






50. 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?