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NCLEX Cardiac

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What type of EKG change indicates MI?






2. What is pulsus paradoxus?






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. What should you do to treat pulmonary edema?






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

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13. What are the S&S associated with right sided heart failure?






14. What places someone at risk for an aortic dissection?






15. What is the treatment for premature ventricular contractions?






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






17. What is the normal value for arterial pulse? Pulse amplitude? Edema? Reflex?






18. What is CVP? Normal?






19. What is the antidote for heparin?






20. What does plan of care include?






21. What should you tell a patient who developed a hematoma in the hospital and is being discharged?






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






23. How long is contrast media in the body?






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






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






26. What will be the treatment for an acute episode of life threatening tamponade?






27. What should you teach someone about iodine?






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






29. What are the two common complications of pericarditis?






30. What is labile hypertension?






31. Where is the tricuspid valve landmark on the chest?






32. What drugs are most commonly used for angina?






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






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






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






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






37. What should you always assume with a patient who has a central line placed and is experiencing SOB?






38. What is characteristic of premature ventricular contractions?






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






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






41. What is a therapeutic digoxin level?






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






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






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






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






46. How should you palpate the carotid arteries?






47. What is an acute peripheral arterial occlusion?






48. What condition can cause left sided heart failure?






49. Where is the aortic valve landmark on the chest?






50. What are examples of calcium channel blockers?