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NCLEX Cardiac

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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 epistaxis?






2. What is CVP? Normal?






3. What drugs are most commonly used for angina?






4. What body systems are affected by digoxin toxicity? S&S?






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






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






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






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






9. What is a good diagnosis for someone with right sided HF?






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






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






12. What usually triggers angina pain?






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






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






15. In what locations should you not place electrodes?






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






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






18. What should you teach someone about iodine?






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






20. What are the four types of pulmonary emboli?






21. Which jugular veins give a more accurate estimate of the jugular vein pressure and pressure in the right atrium?






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






23. What is cardioversion?

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24. What is characteristic of ventricular fibrillation?






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






26. What is characteristic of ventricular tachycardia?






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






28. What should you teach your patient about a cardiac catheterization?






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






30. What do calcium channel blockers do?






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






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






33. If 2 liters of fluid is left in the pericardial sac (cardiac tamponade) and goes untreated what could it cause?






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






35. What things should you do to assess cardiovascular status?






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






37. What should you go when applying nitroglycerin ointment for angina?






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






39. Where do the internal jugular veins lie?






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






41. What condition can cause left sided heart failure?






42. What type of EKG change indicates MI?






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

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44. How should you palpate the carotid arteries?






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






46. 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?






47. 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?






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






49. What is pericarditis?






50. How long is contrast media in the body?