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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 could happen without immediate intervention for a hematoma?






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






3. What should you teach your patient about an exercise ECG (stress test)?






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. What is impedance cardiography?






11. What should you observe for in someone on bleeding precautions?






12. What is more harmful a lot of little emboli or one large emboli?






13. What can result from left sided heart failure if left untreated?






14. What is angina? Stable vs. unstable?

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






16. What are the two common complications of pericarditis?






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






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






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






20. What is the goal of treatment for an MI? Treatment?






21. Which jugular veins give a more accurate estimate of the jugular vein pressure and pressure in the right atrium?






22. What is labile hypertension?






23. For which heart sounds should the diaphragm be used?






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






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






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






27. How long is contrast media in the body?






28. What is pericarditis?






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






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






31. What are the four types of pulmonary emboli?






32. What drugs are most commonly used for angina?






33. What is the treatment for atrial fibrillation?






34. What is the antidote for heparin?






35. Where do the internal jugular veins lie?






36. What is a transthoracic echocardiograph (TTE)?






37. What should be checked in a patient on a beta blocker?






38. When should bleeding precautions be implemented?






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






40. What is the purpose of compression devices?






41. What are the steps for infant 1&2 rescuer CPR?






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






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






44. What should you teach someone about iodine?






45. What is an aortic dissection?

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46. What is the antidote for coumadin?






47. What should you teach someone with arterial insufficiency?

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48. What is Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)?






49. What is the treatment for myocardial infarction?






50. What should you suspect for someone who post cardiac cath and percutaneous coronary intervention reporting feeling a pop in her left groin followed by a saturated dressing - swelling around site - palpable 2 inch fullness - and a bruit is present?