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NCLEX Cardiac

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  • 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 does a swan ganz measure?






2. What is characteristic of ventricular tachycardia?






3. What is a major complication of central line placement?






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






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






6. What are the indications for a chemical stress test (persantine stress test)?






7. When should bleeding precautions be implemented?






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






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






10. What is characteristic of ventricular fibrillation?






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






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






13. In What time period is the greatest risk of sudden death from an MI?






14. What does an Allen's test determine?






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






16. What causes secondary hypertension?






17. How long is contrast media in the body?






18. What is Raynauds disease? Tx?






19. What can result from left sided heart failure if left untreated?






20. What is epistaxis?






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






22. What will the Transthoracic echocardiograph (TTE) show that will indicate cardiac tamponade?






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






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






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






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






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






28. What is an aortic dissection?

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29. What should you teach a patient regarding discharge after a DVT?

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






31. What should be checked in a patient on a beta blocker?






32. What should you teach your patient about a holter monitor?

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33. What type of EKG change indicates MI?






34. What is the purpose of compression devices?






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

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36. What should you teach someone about iodine?






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






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






39. What usually triggers angina pain?






40. How is angina treated?

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41. What should you teach your patient about MRI?






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






43. What is superior vena cava syndrome?






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






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






46. What is CVP? Normal?






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






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






49. What are the four types of pulmonary emboli?






50. What are the two common complications of pericarditis?







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