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NCLEX Cardiac

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  • 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 needs to be held during the placement of a femoral artery compression device?






2. What should you do prior to placing cardiac monitor electrodes on the skin (4 things)?






3. What is characteristic of ventricular tachycardia?






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






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






6. What does an Allen's test determine?






7. What is pulsus paradoxus?






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






17. How long is contrast media in the body?






18. What is you see an NA placing cardiac monitor electrodes on a patient. She is placing (-) on the left and (+) on the right what should you do?






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






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






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






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






23. What factors place you at risk for HTN?






24. What is an acute peripheral arterial occlusion?






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






26. What is impedance cardiography?






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






28. What places someone at risk for an aortic dissection?






29. What is pericarditis?






30. Where should you place your stethescope to find the tricuspid valve?






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






32. How should you palpate the apical pulse?






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






34. What lab value is used to evaluate a patient on coumadin? What is the normal value?






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

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






37. What causes secondary hypertension?






38. What type of EKG change indicates MI?






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






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






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






42. What should you do to treat pulmonary edema?






43. What should you teach someone with arterial insufficiency?

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44. What is the treatment for a pt. with ventricular tachycardia?






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






46. Where do the internal jugular veins lie?






47. What is Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)?






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






49. How should you palpate the carotid arteries?






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