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NCLEX Cardiac

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What are the S&S associated with right sided heart failure?






2. 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?






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






4. What should you teach someone with arterial insufficiency?

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






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






7. What should be taught upon discharge for someone going home on coumadin as a result of a PE?






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






9. What disease can cause right sided heart failure?






10. What is the treatment for atrial fibrillation?






11. What is an acute peripheral arterial occlusion?






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






13. Where should you place your stethescope to find the tricuspid valve?






14. What usually triggers angina pain?






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






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






17. Where do the internal jugular veins lie?






18. What is Raynauds disease? Tx?






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






20. What condition can cause left sided heart failure?






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






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






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






24. What does a swan ganz measure?






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






26. Where is the pulmonic valve landmark on the chest?






27. How should you palpate the apical pulse?






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






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






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






31. When should bleeding precautions be implemented?






32. What is an air embolism?






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






34. What are the 2 types of pacemakers?






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






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






37. What is an aortic dissection?

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38. What should you do if the PT value is 45 sec?






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






40. What is a therapeutic digoxin level?






41. What is the normal value for arterial pulse? Pulse amplitude? Edema? Reflex?






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






43. What is the treatment for premature ventricular contractions?






44. What factors place you at risk for HTN?






45. What is the treatment for someone with right sided HF? How do you know working?






46. How is angina treated?

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






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






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






50. Where should you place your stethescope to find the mitral (apex) valve?






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