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NCLEX Cardiac

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is the treatment for a pt. with ventricular tachycardia?






2. What is a assessment finding with DVT?

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






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






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






6. What is the treatment for myocardial infarction?






7. What causes essential/primary hypertension?






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






9. What should you teach someone after they have had a pacemaker placed?

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

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






12. Where is the aortic valve landmark on the chest?






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






14. What is Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)?






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






16. Which jugular veins give a more accurate estimate of the jugular vein pressure and pressure in the right atrium?






17. What is CVP? Normal?






18. How is angina treated?

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19. What do calcium channel blockers do?






20. What is the treatment for premature ventricular contractions?






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






22. What are common risk factors for an MI?






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






24. What should happen if someone converts to asystole/flatline?






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






26. What is pulsus paradoxus?






27. What does the device for impedance cardiography consist of?






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






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

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






31. What is intermittent claudication?






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






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






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






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






36. What should the plan of care include for a diagnosis of activity intolerance r/t right sided HF?






37. What is INR?






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






39. What is the correct way to insert an oropharyngeal airway?






40. What should you teach someone about iodine?






41. What will a leg with arterial insufficiency look like?






42. What are the signs and symptoms of left sided HF?






43. When should bleeding precautions be implemented?






44. Test ending in Gram=?






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






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






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






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






50. What should be taught upon discharge for someone going home on coumadin as a result of a PE?







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