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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. What is cardioversion?

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






3. What is a assessment finding with DVT?

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

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






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






7. 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?






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






9. What is superior vena cava syndrome?






10. What should you watch for with PICC lines that have been in place for 6 months?






11. What nursing interventions are associated with a pt. experiencing ventricular fibrillation?






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






13. What does a swan ganz measure?






14. What is the treatment for someone with right sided HF? How do you know working?






15. What usually triggers angina pain?






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






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






18. What should you teach your patient about an electrocardiogram (ECG)?






19. What is intermittent claudication?






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






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






22. How should you palpate the apical pulse?






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






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






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






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






27. What is an air embolism?






28. What are all the S&S of pericarditis?






29. What does an Allen's test determine?






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






31. What is the proper way to access and implanted venous access port (IVAP) (Mediport)?

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32. What is the treatment for myocardial infarction?






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






34. What is a nursing diagnosis for arterial occlusion? Tx






35. What are examples of calcium channel blockers?






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






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






38. What is Raynauds disease? Tx?






39. What should you do when applying a femoral artery compression device?






40. What is characteristic of ventricular tachycardia?






41. What should you teach someone about iodine?






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






43. What are the indications for a chemical stress test (persantine stress test)?






44. What do calcium channel blockers do?






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






46. For which heart sounds should the diaphragm be used?






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






48. What should you tell someone about taking nitroglycerin tablets (SE)?






49. What is defibrillation?






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