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NCLEX Cardiac

Instructions:
  • 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 does the device for impedance cardiography consist of?






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






3. What should you do immediately for someone experiencing anticoagulant induced epistaxis?






4. When would a nurse use an external femoral artery compression device?






5. What is a therapeutic digoxin level?






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

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






8. What is the correct way to insert an oropharyngeal airway?






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






10. What should you observe for in someone on bleeding precautions?






11. What is labile hypertension?






12. How is the Allen's test done?






13. What should you do to treat pulmonary edema?






14. What causes essential/primary hypertension?






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






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






17. What causes secondary hypertension?






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






19. What drugs are most commonly used for angina?






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






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






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






23. What is a assessment finding with DVT?

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






25. What is Raynauds disease? Tx?






26. A femoral artery compression device ______be assigned to an NA?






27. What will the Transthoracic echocardiograph (TTE) show that will indicate cardiac tamponade?






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

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29. What is CVP? Normal?






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






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






32. What are examples of calcium channel blockers?






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






34. What would make someone more at risk for digoxin toxicity?






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






36. What is characteristic of atrial fibrillation?






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






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






39. What is the treatments for hypertension?






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






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






42. How should you palpate the carotid arteries?






43. What is impedance cardiography?






44. What do calcium channel blockers do?






45. What is cardioversion?

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






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






48. What should the plan of care include for a diagnosis of activity intolerance r/t right sided HF?






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






50. What is pulsus paradoxus?