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






2. What is an acute peripheral arterial occlusion?






3. What is the antidote for heparin?






4. What does a swan ganz measure?






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






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






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






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






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






10. How is the Allen's test done?






11. What is characteristic of atrial fibrillation?






12. What is Raynauds disease? Tx?






13. What should you teach your patient about an exercise ECG (stress test)?






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






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






16. What is labile hypertension?






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






18. Who would most likely have peripheral venous disease?






19. What does plan of care include?






20. What is a transthoracic echocardiograph (TTE)?






21. What is the treatment for myocardial infarction?






22. What are coumadin and heparin used for?






23. What is superior vena cava syndrome?






24. What is the treatment for atrial fibrillation?






25. When should bleeding precautions be implemented?






26. What can result from left sided heart failure if left untreated?






27. What should be immediately done for a patient experiencing digoxin toxicity?






28. What usually triggers angina pain?






29. What is the treatment for premature ventricular contractions?






30. What is an aortic dissection?

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






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

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33. What is the antidote for coumadin?






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






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






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






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






38. How is angina treated?

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39. What is characteristic of ventricular fibrillation?






40. What should you do immediately for someone experiencing anticoagulant induced epistaxis?






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






42. What is pericarditis?






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






44. What should be taught upon discharge for someone going home on coumadin as a result of a PE?






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






46. What is characteristic of premature ventricular contractions?






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






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






49. What is the treatment for a pt. with ventricular tachycardia?






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