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NCLEX Cardiac

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1. What is an acute peripheral arterial occlusion?






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






3. What is superior vena cava syndrome?






4. What is labile hypertension?






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

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






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






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

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






10. What does a swan ganz measure?






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






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

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






14. What is Raynauds disease? Tx?






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






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






17. 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?






18. What are common risk factors for an MI?






19. What is an air embolism?






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






21. What should you teach someone about iodine?






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






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






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






25. What is cardiac tamponade? Common causes?






26. What is the treatments for hypertension?






27. What is characteristic of ventricular fibrillation?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. How long is contrast media in the body?






36. How should you palpate the apical pulse?






37. What is CVP? Normal?






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






39. What body systems are affected by digoxin toxicity? S&S?






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






41. What is the treatment for premature ventricular contractions?






42. What is characteristic of atrial fibrillation?






43. What is a therapeutic digoxin level?






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






45. How do you prepare a patient for Impedance cardiography monitoring?






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






47. How does the blood flow through the heart? (valves?)






48. What do calcium channel blockers do?






49. What is Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)?






50. When should bleeding precautions be implemented?







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