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NCLEX Cardiac

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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 INR?






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






3. How should you palpate the apical pulse?






4. What should you teach your patient about a holter monitor?

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5. What drugs are most commonly used for angina?






6. What is the treatments for hypertension?






7. In what locations should you not place electrodes?






8. What is the treatment for atrial fibrillation?






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






10. What is Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)?






11. What does vasotec (Enalapril Maleate) do/SE?






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






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






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






15. What should a patient do if they feel chest pain or discomfort?






16. What SE should you look for with calcium channel blocker use?






17. What is pulsus paradoxus?






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






19. What does plan of care include?






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






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






22. What are examples of calcium channel blockers?






23. When should bleeding precautions be implemented?






24. What is characteristic of ventricular fibrillation?






25. What should be done for someone on bleeding precautions?






26. Where should you place your stethescope to find the mitral (apex) valve?






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






28. What should you teach someone after they have had a pacemaker placed?

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29. Test ending in Gram=?






30. What is the antidote for heparin?






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






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






33. What is intermittent claudication?






34. Should the tubing for a venous access port be included under the dressing site?

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






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






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






38. What is cardiac tamponade? Common causes?






39. What is the goal of treatment for an MI? Treatment?






40. What should you remember while taking care of someone with a peripheral arterial occlusion?






41. How is angina treated?

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42. What is a assessment finding with DVT?

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






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






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






46. Who would most likely have peripheral venous disease?






47. What is important to remember when removing a CVC from a patient?






48. What are the nursing interventions for a patient in complete heart block?






49. What should you teach someone about iodine?






50. What is defibrillation?