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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 usually triggers angina pain?






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






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






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






5. What are the four types of pulmonary emboli?






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






7. When should bleeding precautions be implemented?






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






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






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






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






12. What type of EKG change indicates MI?






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






14. What are the five areas for listening to the heart?


15. What is cardioversion?


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






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






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






19. For which heart sounds should the diaphragm be used?






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






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






22. What are the two common complications of pericarditis?






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






24. What should you tell someone about taking nitroglycerin tablets (SE)?






25. What should you teach your patient about an exercise ECG (stress test)?






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






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






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






29. What is the treatments for hypertension?






30. What is the treatment for premature ventricular contractions?






31. What is Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)?






32. What should the plan of care include for a diagnosis of activity intolerance r/t right sided HF?






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






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


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






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


37. How should you palpate the carotid arteries?






38. What is superior vena cava syndrome?






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






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






41. What are signs and symptoms of an MI?






42. What nursing interventions are associated with a pt. experiencing ventricular fibrillation?






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. What is the nursing care associated with chemical stress tests (persantine stress test)?






50. What should you teach your patient about MRI?