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NCLEX Cardiac

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






2. What is cardiac tamponade? Common causes?






3. What is characteristic of ventricular tachycardia?






4. What is characteristic of atrial fibrillation?






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






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

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






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






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






10. What are coumadin and heparin used for?






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






12. Who would most likely have peripheral venous disease?






13. What are the treatments/ S&S of peripheral venous disease?






14. What is pulsus paradoxus?






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






16. What type of EKG change indicates MI?






17. What is an air embolism?






18. Where do the internal jugular veins lie?






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






20. What is the treatment for myocardial infarction?






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






22. What are the five areas for listening to the heart?

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23. Where is the apex/mitral valve landmark on the chest?






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






25. In what locations should you not place electrodes?






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






27. What does plan of care include?






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






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






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






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






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






33. What is Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)?






34. What body systems are affected by digoxin toxicity? S&S?






35. What is the treatments for hypertension?






36. For which heart sounds should the bell be used?






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






38. What is an aortic dissection?

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39. What should you do if you are going to ventilate someone with an ambu bag?






40. What does a swan ganz measure?






41. What does an Allen's test determine?






42. What are the proper steps to changing a central venous catheter dressing?






43. What is the necessary lab value to evaluate while a patient is on heparin? What is the normal value?






44. What are common risk factors for an MI?






45. What is impedance cardiography?






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






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






48. What is labile hypertension?






49. If 2 liters of fluid is left in the pericardial sac (cardiac tamponade) and goes untreated what could it cause?






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







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