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NCLEX Cardiac

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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 is the treatment for someone in ventricular fibrillation?






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






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






4. What is characteristic of premature ventricular contractions?






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






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






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






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






9. What should a patient do if they feel chest pain or discomfort?






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


11. How should you palpate the carotid arteries?






12. What is the proper way to access and implanted venous access port (IVAP) (Mediport)?


13. What is the antidote for coumadin?






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






15. How is the Allen's test done?






16. What is epistaxis?






17. What are common risk factors for an MI?






18. Where do the internal jugular veins lie?






19. 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?






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






21. What is the maintenance for venous access port that isn't being regularly used?






22. What are the two common complications of pericarditis?






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






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






25. What is characteristic of atrial fibrillation?






26. Where should you place your stethescope to find the tricuspid valve?






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


28. What is angina? Stable vs. unstable?


29. What causes essential/primary hypertension?






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


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






32. What is impedance cardiography?






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






34. What are the steps to perform the heimlich maneuver?






35. What is superior vena cava syndrome?






36. What is a assessment finding with DVT?


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






38. What is the antidote for heparin?






39. What should you do prior to placing cardiac monitor electrodes on the skin (4 things)?






40. What is characteristic of complete heart block?






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






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






43. Who would most likely have peripheral venous disease?






44. What should you do when applying a femoral artery compression device?






45. How do you prepare a patient for Impedance cardiography monitoring?






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






47. What is the most common cause of arterial insufficiency?






48. What does plan of care include?






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






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