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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. What is INR?






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






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






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






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






13. Should the tubing for a venous access port be included under the dressing site?

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






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






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






17. What should you teach your patient about a cardiac catheterization?






18. What should you teach your patient about MRI?






19. What condition can cause left sided heart failure?






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






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






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






23. What is cardiac tamponade? Common causes?






24. How long is contrast media in the body?






25. What should you explain to the patient about an impedance cardiography test?






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






27. What should you teach someone after they have had a pacemaker placed?

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






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

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30. Who would most likely have peripheral venous disease?






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

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






33. What are the steps for adult 2 rescuer CPR?






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






35. 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?






36. What should you teach someone about iodine?






37. What are the two common complications of pericarditis?






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






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






40. When should you be concerned about premature ventricular contraction?






41. What are the nursing interventions for a patient with premature ventricular contractions?






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






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






44. What should you teach your patient about an electrocardiogram (ECG)?






45. What disease can cause right sided heart failure?






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






47. What usually triggers angina pain?






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






49. What is a assessment finding with DVT?

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