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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 should you teach your patient about an electrocardiogram (ECG)?






2. What factors place you at risk for HTN?






3. What is Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)?






4. What is a therapeutic digoxin level?






5. What do calcium channel blockers do?






6. What are the 2 types of pacemakers?






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






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






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






10. What is cardiac tamponade? Common causes?






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






12. What is superior vena cava syndrome?






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






14. When should bleeding precautions be implemented?






15. 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?






16. What are the steps for adult 2 rescuer CPR?






17. What condition can cause left sided heart failure?






18. What is angina? Stable vs. unstable?


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






20. Test ending in Gram=?






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






22. What type of EKG change indicates MI?






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


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






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






26. What usually triggers angina pain?






27. How should you palpate the apical pulse?






28. What should you do to treat pulmonary edema?






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






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






31. What should you teach someone about iodine?






32. When should you be concerned about premature ventricular contraction?






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






34. How should you palpate the carotid arteries?






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






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






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






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






39. Which type of patient shouldn't take nitrates?






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






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






42. What disease can cause right sided heart failure?






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






44. What is pulsus paradoxus?






45. What should you observe for in someone on bleeding precautions?






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






47. 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?






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






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






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