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NCLEX Cardiac

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is characteristic of ventricular fibrillation?






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






3. What should you do immediately if you suspect someone of developing a hematoma?






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






5. What are examples of calcium channel blockers?






6. Where do the internal jugular veins lie?






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






8. What is pulsus paradoxus?






9. How should you palpate the carotid arteries?






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

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11. What are the nursing interventions for a patient in atrial fibrillation?






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






13. What are the two common complications of pericarditis?






14. What is the treatment for premature ventricular contractions?






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






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






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






18. What factors place you at risk for HTN?






19. What does an Allen's test determine?






20. What is a transthoracic echocardiograph (TTE)?






21. How is the Allen's test done?






22. What is the treatment for a patient in complete heart block?






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






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






25. What are common risk factors for an MI?






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






27. What is an aortic dissection?

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






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






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






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






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






33. What disease can cause right sided heart failure?






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






35. What are general guidelines to be followed by a patient who has an implanted cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)?






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






37. What is the purpose of compression devices?






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






39. What should you teach your patient about an abdominal ultrasonography?






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






41. What is characteristic of atrial fibrillation?






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






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






44. What should you remember while taking care of someone with a peripheral arterial occlusion?






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






46. What are signs and symptoms of an MI?






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






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






49. What is cardioversion?

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50. What is an air embolism?