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NCLEX Cardiac

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. If a victim is choking but can cough - speak - or breath what should you do?

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






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






4. What are common risk factors for an MI?






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






6. Where should you place your stethescope to find the pulmonic valve?






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






8. What should you teach your patient about a holter monitor?

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9. What is characteristic of ventricular tachycardia?






10. What are the S&S of superior vena cava syndrome?






11. What should be done for someone on bleeding precautions?






12. What is a good diagnosis for someone with right sided HF?






13. When should a patient call 911 after having an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) placed?






14. What is characteristic of premature ventricular contractions?






15. 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?






16. Test ending in Gram=?






17. What should you remember while taking care of someone with a peripheral arterial occlusion?






18. If you see a NA placing a patient with DVT in sitting position with legs dependent what should you do?






19. What are the steps for adult 2 rescuer CPR?






20. What should be checked in a patient on a beta blocker?






21. What are coumadin and heparin used for?






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






23. What should a patient do if they feel chest pain or discomfort?






24. What is cardioversion?

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






26. What is cardiac tamponade? Common causes?






27. What is a chemical stress test (persantine stress test)?






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






29. What is labile hypertension?






30. What are the steps for adult/child 1 rescuer CPR?






31. What should you teach your patient about MRI?






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






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

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34. 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?






35. What is the antidote for coumadin?






36. What should you do immediately if you suspect someone of developing a hematoma?






37. What is epistaxis?






38. What is angina? Stable vs. unstable?

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






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






41. What is the antidote for heparin?






42. How is angina treated?

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






44. What should you always assume with a patient who has a central line placed and is experiencing SOB?






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






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






47. Who would most likely have peripheral venous disease?






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






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






50. What are signs and symptoms of an MI?