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NCLEX Cardiac

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1. What is intermittent claudication?






2. What does an Allen's test determine?






3. What activity should a patient with pericarditis - who is undergoing treatment - be allowed?






4. How is the Allen's test done?






5. What is CVP? Normal?






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






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






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

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






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






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






12. What do calcium channel blockers do?






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






14. What is defibrillation?






15. What are examples of calcium channel blockers?






16. What is Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)?






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






18. What are coumadin and heparin used for?






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






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






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






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






23. How should you palpate the apical pulse?






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






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






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






27. What should you not allow if a patient has a negative Allen's test?






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






29. How does the blood flow through the heart? (valves?)






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






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

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32. How long is contrast media in the body?






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






34. What is the most common cause of arterial insufficiency?






35. What should you teach someone about iodine?






36. How should you palpate the carotid arteries?






37. What is characteristic of complete heart block?






38. What is the necessary lab value to evaluate while a patient is on heparin? What is the normal value?






39. What is epistaxis?






40. What can result from left sided heart failure if left untreated?






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






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






43. What should you do if the PTT value is 80 for someone on heparin?






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






45. In what locations should you not place electrodes?






46. What is the treatment for myocardial infarction?






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






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






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






50. What should you teach your patient about MRI?







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