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NCLEX Cardiac

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1. What should you tell someone about taking nitroglycerin tablets (SE)?






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






3. What SE should you look for with calcium channel blocker use?






4. What should you teach your patient about an electrocardiogram (ECG)?






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






6. What condition can cause left sided heart failure?






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






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






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






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






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






12. What are the treatments/ S&S of peripheral venous disease?






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






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






15. Without prompt surgery for an aortic dissection What is someone at risk for developing?






16. What is the necessary lab value to evaluate while a patient is on heparin? What is the normal value?






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






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






19. What is labile hypertension?






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






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






22. What is defibrillation?






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






24. How is the arterial brachial index (ABI) calculated? Who should perform this? What is normal?






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






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






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






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






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






30. What is an air embolism?






31. What is more harmful a lot of little emboli or one large emboli?






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






33. What should you teach your patient about MRI?






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






35. What is characteristic of atrial fibrillation?






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






37. What will be the treatment for an acute episode of life threatening tamponade?






38. What should you teach your patient about angiography (arteriography)?






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






40. What factors place you at risk for HTN?






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

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42. What is cardioversion?

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






44. How should you palpate the carotid arteries?






45. When would a nurse use an external femoral artery compression device?






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






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






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






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






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







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