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






2. What should happen if someone converts to asystole/flatline?






3. What are the four types of pulmonary emboli?






4. What is characteristic of complete heart block?






5. What should you do if you are going to ventilate someone with an ambu bag?






6. What are common risk factors for an MI?






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






8. What is pulsus paradoxus?






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






10. What does vasotec (Enalapril Maleate) do/SE?






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






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






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






14. What is the antidote for coumadin?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






23. What type of EKG change indicates MI?






24. What are examples of calcium channel blockers?






25. How should you palpate the apical pulse?






26. What are the 2 types of pacemakers?






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






28. What are the S&S of aortic dissection?






29. What is a assessment finding with DVT?

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






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






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






33. Where is the right ventricle landmark on the chest?






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

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35. What should you do frequently for someone with a central line to help prevent pulmonary emboli?






36. During an Allen's test don't compress one artery _____ the other.






37. What is an aortic dissection?

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






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






40. What is intermittent claudication?






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






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






43. Test ending in Gram=?






44. What will be the treatment for an acute episode of life threatening tamponade?






45. What causes essential/primary hypertension?






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






47. What should you do immediately if you suspect someone of developing a hematoma?






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






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






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?