Test your basic knowledge |

NCLEX Cardiac

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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






2. What is labile hypertension?






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






4. What should you watch for with PICC lines that have been in place for 6 months?






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






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






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






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






9. What should you teach your patient about an abdominal ultrasonography?






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






11. What are the nursing interventions for a patient in atrial fibrillation?






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






13. What is the antidote for coumadin?






14. What is superior vena cava syndrome?






15. What is Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)?






16. How should you palpate the apical pulse?






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






18. What is an air embolism?






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






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






21. What are signs and symptoms of an MI?






22. What is the treatment for someone in ventricular fibrillation?






23. What are coumadin and heparin used for?






24. How is angina treated?

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


25. What causes essential/primary hypertension?






26. What things should you do to assess cardiovascular status?






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






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






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






30. When would a nurse use an external femoral artery compression device?






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






32. What are common risk factors for an MI?






33. What type of EKG change indicates MI?






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






35. What drugs are most commonly used for angina?






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






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






38. What should you teach your patient about angiography (arteriography)?






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






40. What is the treatment for premature ventricular contractions?






41. What are the 2 types of pacemakers?






42. When should a patient call 911 after having an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) placed?






43. Who would most likely have peripheral venous disease?






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






45. What is the maintenance for venous access port that isn't being regularly used?






46. What is the treatment for myocardial infarction?






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






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






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






50. What is cardioversion?

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183



Sorry!:) No result found.

Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?


Let me suggest you:



Major Subjects



Tests & Exams


AP
CLEP
DSST
GRE
SAT
GMAT

Most popular tests