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NCLEX Cardiac

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What should you teach your patient about angiography (arteriography)?






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






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






4. What causes secondary hypertension?






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

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6. What does plan of care include?






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






8. What is characteristic of ventricular fibrillation?






9. What should you do prior to placing cardiac monitor electrodes on the skin (4 things)?






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






11. If you see a NA placing a patient with DVT in sitting position with legs dependent what should you do?






12. What does a swan ganz measure?






13. What is the antidote for coumadin?






14. What are the four types of pulmonary emboli?






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

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






17. What should you do if you are going to ventilate someone with an ambu bag?






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






19. What should you teach someone about iodine?






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






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






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






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






24. If a victim is choking but can cough - speak - or breath what should you do?

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






26. What is more harmful a lot of little emboli or one large emboli?






27. What is important to remember when taking care of patients with compression devices?






28. When should bleeding precautions be implemented?






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






30. What is intermittent claudication?






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






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






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






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






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






36. What is cardioversion?

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37. What do calcium channel blockers do?






38. What should you teach your patient about an electrocardiogram (ECG)?






39. What are coumadin and heparin used for?






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






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






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






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






44. What is the hallmark clinical finding associated with pericarditis?






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






46. What is the antidote for heparin?






47. What is CVP? Normal?






48. What should a patient do if they feel chest pain or discomfort?






49. What is an air embolism?






50. What is a therapeutic digoxin level?






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