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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 is an aortic dissection?

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






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






4. What is a good diagnosis for someone with right sided HF?






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






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






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






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






9. What is characteristic of ventricular tachycardia?






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






11. What are the steps for infant 1&2 rescuer CPR?






12. What is you see an NA placing cardiac monitor electrodes on a patient. She is placing (-) on the left and (+) on the right what should you do?






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






14. Where should you place your stethescope to find the aortic valve?






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






16. What disease can cause right sided heart failure?






17. How is the Allen's test done?






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






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






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






21. How should you palpate the carotid arteries?






22. What are all the S&S of pericarditis?






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






24. Where should you place your stethescope to find the pulmonic valve?






25. Where do the internal jugular veins lie?






26. What is the treatments for hypertension?






27. What is defibrillation?






28. What is INR?






29. What drugs are most commonly used for angina?






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






31. What is superior vena cava syndrome?






32. What is cardioversion?

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33. What is a therapeutic digoxin level?






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






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






36. What are the four types of pulmonary emboli?






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






38. What does an Allen's test determine?






39. What factors place you at risk for HTN?






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






41. What condition can cause left sided heart failure?






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






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






44. What is impedance cardiography?






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






46. What should be done during the insertion of both a CVP catheter and a swan ganz catheter?






47. What is labile hypertension?






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






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






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