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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 the purpose of compression devices?






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






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






4. What are the 2 types of pacemakers?






5. What is angina? Stable vs. unstable?

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6. What will the Transthoracic echocardiograph (TTE) show that will indicate cardiac tamponade?






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






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






9. What drugs are most commonly used for angina?






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






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






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






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






14. What does a swan ganz measure?






15. What is characteristic of ventricular tachycardia?






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

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17. What is the antidote for heparin?






18. What type of EKG change indicates MI?






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






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






21. What should you teach someone with arterial insufficiency?

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22. What is cardiac tamponade? Common causes?






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






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






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






26. What are coumadin and heparin used for?






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






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






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






30. How should you palpate the apical pulse?






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






32. What is superior vena cava syndrome?






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






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






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






36. What does an Allen's test determine?






37. How should you palpate the carotid arteries?






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






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






40. What is the normal value for arterial pulse? Pulse amplitude? Edema? Reflex?






41. How long is contrast media in the body?






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






43. What is Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)?






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






45. What should you not allow if a patient has a negative Allen's test?






46. What would make someone more at risk for digoxin toxicity?






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






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






49. Where is the tricuspid valve landmark on the chest?






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