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NCLEX Cardiac

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is cardiac tamponade? Common causes?






2. What does a swan ganz measure?






3. What are the nursing interventions for a patient with premature ventricular contractions?






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






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

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6. What are the signs and symptoms of left sided HF?






7. What is the treatment for premature ventricular contractions?






8. What is an air embolism?






9. What causes secondary hypertension?






10. What are the steps to perform the heimlich maneuver?






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






12. What factors place you at risk for HTN?






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






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






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






16. What type of EKG change indicates MI?






17. What is intermittent claudication?






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






19. What is characteristic of ventricular fibrillation?






20. What should you teach someone about iodine?






21. Where is the apex/mitral valve landmark on the chest?






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






23. What is the treatments for hypertension?






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






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






26. What does vasotec (Enalapril Maleate) do/SE?






27. What are examples of calcium channel blockers?






28. What is characteristic of premature ventricular contractions?






29. What is Raynauds disease? Tx?






30. What should happen if someone converts to asystole/flatline?






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






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






33. What is INR?






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






35. How long is contrast media in the body?






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






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






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






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






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






41. How is angina treated?

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42. How should you palpate the carotid arteries?






43. What is the antidote for heparin?






44. What is an aortic dissection?

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






46. What is the treatment for a pt. with ventricular tachycardia?






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






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






49. What are common risk factors for an MI?






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