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






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






3. What is an aortic dissection?

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4. What is an acute peripheral arterial occlusion?






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






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






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






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






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






10. In what locations should you not place electrodes?






11. What will a leg with arterial insufficiency look like?






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






13. When should bleeding precautions be implemented?






14. What is defibrillation?






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






16. What causes secondary hypertension?






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






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






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






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






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






22. What condition can cause left sided heart failure?






23. What SE should you look for with calcium channel blocker use?






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






25. Where do the internal jugular veins lie?






26. What should you teach someone about iodine?






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






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






29. What signals an elevated venous pressure based on the internal jugular veins?






30. What should you do if the patient you are applying cardiac monitor electrodes to is hairy?






31. What does plan of care include?






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






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






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






35. What landmarks should you be looking for on someone's chest?






36. What should you teach your patient about MRI?






37. What should you go when applying nitroglycerin ointment for angina?






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

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39. What are signs and symptoms of an MI?






40. What are the S&S of air embolism?






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






42. What are the 2 types of pacemakers?






43. What factors place you at risk for HTN?






44. What are common risk factors for an MI?






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






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






47. For which heart sounds should the bell be used?






48. What should you teach someone with arterial insufficiency?

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49. Where is the tricuspid valve landmark on the chest?






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