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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 go when applying nitroglycerin ointment for angina?






2. What should you do frequently for someone with a central line to help prevent pulmonary emboli?






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






4. Test ending in Gram=?






5. What places someone at risk for an aortic dissection?






6. What are the S&S of pulmonary embolism?






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






8. Where is the pulmonic valve landmark on the chest?






9. What is pericarditis?






10. When should bleeding precautions be implemented?






11. What is characteristic of ventricular fibrillation?






12. If 2 liters of fluid is left in the pericardial sac (cardiac tamponade) and goes untreated what could it cause?






13. What is characteristic of complete heart block?






14. What are the 2 types of pacemakers?






15. What are the two common complications of pericarditis?






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






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






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






19. What is the purpose of compression devices?






20. What should you teach someone about iodine?






21. What is Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)?






22. What is important to remember when removing a CVC from a patient?






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






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






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






26. What are the nursing interventions for a patient with premature ventricular contractions?






27. What is the hallmark clinical finding associated with pericarditis?






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






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






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






31. What is the treatment for myocardial infarction?






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






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






34. How is angina treated?

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






36. What is the treatment for a pt. with ventricular tachycardia?






37. How is the Allen's test done?






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






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






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

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41. What is an air embolism?






42. What should you always assume with a patient who has a central line placed and is experiencing SOB?






43. What is a assessment finding with DVT?

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44. What is characteristic of premature ventricular contractions?






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






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






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






48. What is defibrillation?






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






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