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NCLEX Cardiac

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






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






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






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






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






6. What nursing interventions are associated with a pt. experiencing ventricular fibrillation?






7. What is the treatment for someone with right sided HF? How do you know working?






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






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






10. What are the 2 types of pacemakers?






11. What should be done immediately for someone with PE?






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






13. What does the device for impedance cardiography consist of?






14. If a victim is choking but can cough - speak - or breath what should you do?

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15. What is cardiac tamponade? Common causes?






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






17. What is the treatment for premature ventricular contractions?






18. What is CVP? Normal?






19. What is superior vena cava syndrome?






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






21. How should you palpate the carotid arteries?






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






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






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






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

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26. What is a assessment finding with DVT?

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27. What activity should a patient with pericarditis - who is undergoing treatment - be allowed?






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






29. What is epistaxis?






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






31. What needs to be held during the placement of a femoral artery compression device?






32. What should you teach your patient about angiography (arteriography)?






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






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






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






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






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






38. What is characteristic of atrial fibrillation?






39. What is characteristic of ventricular tachycardia?






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






41. What is a major complication of central line placement?






42. What should you do to treat pulmonary edema?






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






44. How does the blood flow through the heart? (valves?)






45. What is a transthoracic echocardiograph (TTE)?






46. What factors place you at risk for HTN?






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






48. Where is the pulmonic valve landmark on the chest?






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






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






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