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NCLEX Cardiac

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. How is the arterial brachial index (ABI) calculated? Who should perform this? What is normal?






2. What usually triggers angina pain?






3. What is a good diagnosis for someone with right sided HF?






4. What is angina? Stable vs. unstable?

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






6. What is the treatment for myocardial infarction?






7. Who would most likely have peripheral venous disease?






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






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






10. How should you palpate the apical pulse?






11. What should you suspect for someone who post cardiac cath and percutaneous coronary intervention reporting feeling a pop in her left groin followed by a saturated dressing - swelling around site - palpable 2 inch fullness - and a bruit is present?






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






13. What is intermittent claudication?






14. What are the four types of pulmonary emboli?






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






16. When should bleeding precautions be implemented?






17. What is pericarditis?






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






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






20. What is epistaxis?






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






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






23. What is a therapeutic digoxin level?






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






25. What does an Allen's test determine?






26. What is impedance cardiography?






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






28. What is CVP? Normal?






29. What is characteristic of ventricular tachycardia?






30. What is INR?






31. What are the 2 types of pacemakers?






32. What is an aortic dissection?

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






34. How is the Allen's test done?






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






36. What is cardioversion?

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

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






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






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

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41. What factors place you at risk for HTN?






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






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






44. What is the treatment for someone with right sided HF? How do you know working?






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






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






47. What should you do to treat pulmonary edema?






48. What should you do immediately for someone experiencing anticoagulant induced epistaxis?






49. How is angina treated?

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