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NCLEX Cardiac

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What are the nursing interventions for a patient with premature ventricular contractions?






2. What should you teach someone with arterial insufficiency?

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






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






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






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






7. What is Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)?






8. What is intermittent claudication?






9. How is angina treated?

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






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






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






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






14. What body systems are affected by digoxin toxicity? S&S?






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






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






17. What are common risk factors for an MI?






18. What is the goal of treatment for an MI? Treatment?






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






20. What is a nursing diagnosis for arterial occlusion? Tx






21. What usually triggers angina pain?






22. What does an Allen's test determine?






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






24. If 2 liters of fluid is left in the pericardial sac (cardiac tamponade) and goes untreated what could it cause?






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






26. What is epistaxis?






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






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






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






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






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

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32. What drugs are most commonly used for angina?






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

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34. What does plan of care include?






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

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






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






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






39. What does the device for impedance cardiography consist of?






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






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






42. What type of EKG change indicates MI?






43. What is defibrillation?






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






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






46. When should bleeding precautions be implemented?






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






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






49. In what locations should you not place electrodes?






50. What factors place you at risk for HTN?






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