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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 the nursing care associated with chemical stress tests (persantine stress test)?






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






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






4. What does an Allen's test determine?






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






6. What should you do if the PT value is 45 sec?






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

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






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

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10. What is cardiac tamponade? Common causes?






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






12. When should bleeding precautions be implemented?






13. What is Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)?






14. What is epistaxis?






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






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






17. What is CVP? Normal?






18. What type of EKG change indicates MI?






19. What is superior vena cava syndrome?






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






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






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






23. How should you palpate the apical pulse?






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






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






26. What factors place you at risk for HTN?






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






28. What is characteristic of ventricular fibrillation?






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






30. What is characteristic of premature ventricular contractions?






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






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






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

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34. What is the treatment for myocardial infarction?






35. What is angina? Stable vs. unstable?

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36. In what locations should you not place electrodes?






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






38. What is important to remember when removing a CVC from a patient?






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

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40. What are common risk factors for an MI?






41. What should you teach your patient about a cardiac catheterization?






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






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

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44. What causes secondary hypertension?






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






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






47. What is the purpose of compression devices?






48. Who would most likely have peripheral venous disease?






49. What is the treatment for a patient in complete heart block?






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