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NCLEX Cardiac

Instructions:
  • 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 should a patient do if they feel chest pain or discomfort?






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






3. What is labile hypertension?






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






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






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






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






8. Test ending in Gram=?






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






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






11. What is characteristic of ventricular tachycardia?






12. What is the treatment for myocardial infarction?






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






14. What should you teach your patient about MRI?






15. What should you teach someone with arterial insufficiency?

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16. What do calcium channel blockers do?






17. What condition can cause left sided heart failure?






18. When should a patient call their doctor after having an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) placed?






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






20. What is characteristic of premature ventricular contractions?






21. What is an aortic dissection?

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






23. What is pulsus paradoxus?






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






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






26. How long is contrast media in the body?






27. What is epistaxis?






28. A femoral artery compression device ______be assigned to an NA?






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






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






31. What is intermittent claudication?






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






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






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






35. Where is the right ventricle landmark on the chest?






36. What should you teach your patient about an abdominal ultrasonography?






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






38. What is cardioversion?

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






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






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






42. What is important to remember when taking care of patients with compression devices?






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






44. How is the Allen's test done?






45. What is an acute peripheral arterial occlusion?






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






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






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






49. What does a swan ganz measure?






50. What are the S&S of cardiac tamponade?