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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 usually triggers angina pain?






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






3. What causes secondary hypertension?






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






5. In what locations should you not place electrodes?






6. What is characteristic of atrial fibrillation?






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






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






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






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






11. What is labile hypertension?






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






13. What is cardioversion?

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






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

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16. How is angina treated?

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17. What is Raynauds disease? Tx?






18. What is the antidote for heparin?






19. What is a nursing diagnosis for arterial occlusion? Tx






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






21. What are the nursing interventions for a patient in atrial fibrillation?






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






23. What could happen without immediate intervention for a hematoma?






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






25. What is a assessment finding with DVT?

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






27. What is characteristic of premature ventricular contractions?






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






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






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

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31. What should you teach your patient about MRI?






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






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






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






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






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






37. What are examples of calcium channel blockers?






38. What is characteristic of complete heart block?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. What are the treatments/ S&S of peripheral venous disease?






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






49. What does plan of care include?






50. What is defibrillation?