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NCLEX Cardiac

Instructions:
  • 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 the purpose of compression devices?






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


3. What are the S&S of cardiac tamponade?






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






5. What is an aortic dissection?


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






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






8. What would make someone more at risk for digoxin toxicity?






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






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






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






12. What things should you do to assess cardiovascular status?






13. What is superior vena cava syndrome?






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


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






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






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






18. What is a chemical stress test (persantine stress test)?






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






20. What type of surgery is done for an aortic dissection?






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






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






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






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






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






26. How should you palpate the carotid arteries?






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






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






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






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






31. What disease can cause right sided heart failure?






32. What is the antidote for coumadin?






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






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






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






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






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






38. What could happen without immediate intervention for a hematoma?






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






40. What is intermittent claudication?






41. What is angina? Stable vs. unstable?


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






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






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






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






46. What does vasotec (Enalapril Maleate) do/SE?






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






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






49. What is pericarditis?






50. What is the treatment for a patient in complete heart block?