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NCLEX Cardiac

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Where should you place your stethescope to find the pulmonic valve?






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






3. How should you palpate the carotid arteries?






4. What is a therapeutic digoxin level?






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






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






7. What is characteristic of ventricular tachycardia?






8. Where should you place your stethescope to find the ERB's Point?






9. What is the treatment for atrial fibrillation?






10. Who would most likely have peripheral venous disease?






11. What is important to remember when removing a CVC from a patient?






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






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






14. What should you do to treat pulmonary edema?






15. What should you teach your patient about MRI?






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






17. Where is the apex/mitral valve landmark on the chest?






18. What are the four types of pulmonary emboli?






19. What is labile hypertension?






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






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

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22. Test ending in Gram=?






23. In what locations should you not place electrodes?






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






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






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






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






28. Which type of patient shouldn't take nitrates?






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






30. What is superior vena cava syndrome?






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






32. When should bleeding precautions be implemented?






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






34. What does an Allen's test determine?






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






36. What does a swan ganz measure?






37. What are the 2 types of pacemakers?






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






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






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






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

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






43. During an Allen's test don't compress one artery _____ the other.






44. How long is contrast media in the body?






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






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






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






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






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






50. Should the tubing for a venous access port be included under the dressing site?

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