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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 is impedance cardiography?






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






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






4. What condition can cause left sided heart failure?






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






6. What is intermittent claudication?






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






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






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






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


11. When should bleeding precautions be implemented?






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






13. What is CVP? Normal?






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






15. During an Allen's test don't compress one artery _____ the other.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. What do calcium channel blockers do?






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






29. If you see a NA placing a patient with DVT in sitting position with legs dependent what should you do?






30. What is the antidote for coumadin?






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






32. What is Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)?






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






34. What are the S&S of pulmonary embolism?






35. What is the treatment for atrial fibrillation?






36. What will a leg with arterial insufficiency look like?






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






38. What should be done is a patient on anticoagulants suffers from epistaxis for more than 15 mins?






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






40. What should you do when applying a femoral artery compression device?






41. What is an aortic dissection?


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






43. What is cardiac tamponade? Common causes?






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






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






46. What should you teach your patient about MRI?






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






48. What is the correct way to insert an oropharyngeal airway?






49. What signals an elevated venous pressure based on the internal jugular veins?






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