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NCLEX Cardiac

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is you see an NA placing cardiac monitor electrodes on a patient. She is placing (-) on the left and (+) on the right what should you do?






2. In what locations should you not place electrodes?






3. What should you do if the PTT value is 80 for someone on heparin?






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






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






6. What is a therapeutic digoxin level?






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. What would make someone more at risk for digoxin toxicity?






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






15. What should you explain to the patient about an impedance cardiography test?






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






17. What should you watch for with PICC lines that have been in place for 6 months?






18. What is the treatment for premature ventricular contractions?






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






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






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






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






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






24. What are common risk factors for an MI?






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






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






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






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






29. What are the two common complications of pericarditis?






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






31. Who would most likely have peripheral venous disease?






32. What are the S&S associated with right sided heart failure?






33. What is the antidote for coumadin?






34. What do calcium channel blockers do?






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

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36. What should you do if the PT value is 45 sec?






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






38. What is Raynauds disease? Tx?






39. What type of EKG change indicates MI?






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






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






42. What are the four types of pulmonary emboli?






43. What is an air embolism?






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






45. What are the nursing interventions for a pt. with ventricular tachycardia?






46. What is the treatment for atrial fibrillation?






47. What is an aortic dissection?

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48. Where do the internal jugular veins lie?






49. How is the Allen's test done?






50. What does a swan ganz measure?