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NCLEX Cardiac

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What are the nursing interventions for a patient in complete heart block?






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






3. What is the antidote for heparin?






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






5. What is INR?






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






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






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






9. What is an aortic dissection?

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10. What should you know about your recovery period after having an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)?






11. How is the Allen's test done?






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






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






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






15. 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?






16. When should a patient call 911 after having an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) placed?






17. What is pulsus paradoxus?






18. What could happen without immediate intervention for a hematoma?






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

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






21. What is the treatment for premature ventricular contractions?






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






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






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






25. What is pericarditis?






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






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






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






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






30. Where do the internal jugular veins lie?






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






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






33. What is cardioversion?

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






35. How long is contrast media in the body?






36. What causes secondary hypertension?






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






38. When should bleeding precautions be implemented?






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






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






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






42. What should you do to treat pulmonary edema?






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






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






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






46. What is characteristic of premature ventricular contractions?






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






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






49. How should you palpate the apical pulse?






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