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NCLEX Cardiac

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






2. How is the Allen's test done?






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






4. Where is the right ventricle landmark on the chest?






5. What is characteristic of atrial fibrillation?






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






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

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






9. What are common risk factors for an MI?






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






11. What could happen without immediate intervention for a hematoma?






12. What is the most common cause of arterial insufficiency?






13. What are the four types of pulmonary emboli?






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






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






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






17. What is the treatment for myocardial infarction?






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






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






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






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






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






23. What is Raynauds disease? Tx?






24. How long is contrast media in the body?






25. Where should you place your stethescope to find the tricuspid valve?






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

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27. What type of EKG change indicates MI?






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






35. What are coumadin and heparin used for?






36. What is intermittent claudication?






37. What is impedance cardiography?






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






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






40. What is a transthoracic echocardiograph (TTE)?






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






42. What is characteristic of ventricular fibrillation?






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






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






45. What usually triggers angina pain?






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






47. What should you explain to the patient about an impedance cardiography test?






48. What is INR?






49. What is superior vena cava syndrome?






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

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