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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 is the goal of treatment for an MI? Treatment?






2. What are signs and symptoms of an MI?






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






4. What is pericarditis?






5. What is the treatment for atrial fibrillation?






6. What should you always assume with a patient who has a central line placed and is experiencing SOB?






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






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






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






10. What should you teach your patient about an abdominal ultrasonography?






11. What is epistaxis?






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






13. What is defibrillation?






14. What is labile hypertension?






15. What is Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)?






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






17. What should you teach a patient regarding discharge after a DVT?

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






19. What should you do immediately for someone experiencing anticoagulant induced epistaxis?






20. 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?






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






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






23. What is a transthoracic echocardiograph (TTE)?






24. What are the 2 types of pacemakers?






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






26. Who would most likely have peripheral venous disease?






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






28. What should you tell a patient who developed a hematoma in the hospital and is being discharged?






29. What are the two common complications of pericarditis?






30. What are all the S&S of pericarditis?






31. What is CVP? Normal?






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






33. What are coumadin and heparin used for?






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






35. When should bleeding precautions be implemented?






36. What is the purpose of compression devices?






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






38. What is the treatment for a patient in complete heart block?






39. What is characteristic of ventricular fibrillation?






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






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






42. What is characteristic of atrial fibrillation?






43. What condition can cause left sided heart failure?






44. What activity should a patient with pericarditis - who is undergoing treatment - be allowed?






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






46. What is the proper way to access and implanted venous access port (IVAP) (Mediport)?

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47. What are the S&S of superior vena cava syndrome?






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






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






50. What type of EKG change indicates MI?