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NCLEX Cardiac

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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 are the S&S of air embolism?






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






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






4. What is pulsus paradoxus?






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






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






7. What are the S&S of pulmonary embolism?






8. What should you do frequently for someone with a central line to help prevent pulmonary emboli?






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






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






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






12. Test ending in Gram=?






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






14. What is an acute peripheral arterial occlusion?






15. What does an Allen's test determine?






16. What is epistaxis?






17. If a victim is choking but can cough - speak - or breath what should you do?

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18. Where should you place your stethescope to find the mitral (apex) valve?






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






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






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






22. In what locations should you not place electrodes?






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






24. What are common risk factors for an MI?






25. What should you go when applying nitroglycerin ointment for angina?






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






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






28. What drugs are most commonly used for angina?






29. What is pericarditis?






30. What should you tell a patient who developed a hematoma in the hospital and is being discharged?






31. What should you always assume with a patient who has a central line placed and is experiencing SOB?






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






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






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






35. What is cardioversion?

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36. What is a therapeutic digoxin level?






37. What type of surgery is done for an aortic dissection?






38. What is defibrillation?






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






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

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






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






43. What does a swan ganz measure?






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






45. Without prompt surgery for an aortic dissection What is someone at risk for developing?






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






47. What should be done immediately if a pulmonary embolism is suspected?






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

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






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







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