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NCLEX Cardiac

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1. What should you explain to the patient about an impedance cardiography test?






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. What is the treatment for premature ventricular contractions?






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






10. What should you teach your patient about MRI?






11. What is characteristic of premature ventricular contractions?






12. What should be done immediately if a pulmonary embolism is suspected?






13. How should you palpate the apical pulse?






14. What causes secondary hypertension?






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






16. What are the four types of pulmonary emboli?






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






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






19. What SE should you look for with calcium channel blocker use?






20. What are coumadin and heparin used for?






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






22. What are signs and symptoms of an MI?






23. What is you see an NA placing cardiac monitor electrodes on a patient. She is placing (-) on the left and (+) on the right what should you do?






24. What is cardiac tamponade? Common causes?






25. What lab value is used to evaluate a patient on coumadin? What is the normal value?






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






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






28. What type of EKG change indicates MI?






29. What is pulsus paradoxus?






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






31. How long is contrast media in the body?






32. What should you watch for with PICC lines that have been in place for 6 months?






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






34. What should you teach someone with arterial insufficiency?

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35. What is the antidote for coumadin?






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






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

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






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






40. What is the antidote for heparin?






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






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






43. What is characteristic of complete heart block?






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






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






46. What should you teach your patient about an abdominal ultrasonography?






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






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






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






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







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