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NCLEX Cardiac

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

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






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






4. What are signs and symptoms of an MI?






5. What causes secondary hypertension?






6. What is cardioversion?

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7. What is important to remember when taking care of patients with compression devices?






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






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






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






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






12. Test ending in Gram=?






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






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






15. Where should you place your stethescope to find the ERB's Point?






16. What is an air embolism?






17. What is pericarditis?






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






19. Should the tubing for a venous access port be included under the dressing site?

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






21. What is superior vena cava syndrome?






22. What places someone at risk for an aortic dissection?






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






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






25. How long is contrast media in the body?






26. What is the purpose of compression devices?






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






28. What is characteristic of ventricular fibrillation?






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






30. How should you palpate the apical pulse?






31. What is pulsus paradoxus?






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






33. How does the blood flow through the heart? (valves?)






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






35. Who would most likely have peripheral venous disease?






36. What is impedance cardiography?






37. What should you teach your patient about an exercise ECG (stress test)?






38. What are the steps for infant 1&2 rescuer CPR?






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






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






41. What should be immediately done for a patient experiencing digoxin toxicity?






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






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






44. What is a transthoracic echocardiograph (TTE)?






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






46. What are examples of calcium channel blockers?






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






48. If 2 liters of fluid is left in the pericardial sac (cardiac tamponade) and goes untreated what could it cause?






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






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







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