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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 should you teach your patient about a holter monitor?

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2. What things should you do to assess cardiovascular status?






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






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






5. What is an acute peripheral arterial occlusion?






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






7. 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?






8. What should you tell someone about taking nitroglycerin tablets (SE)?






9. What should you do prior to placing cardiac monitor electrodes on the skin (4 things)?






10. How is angina treated?

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






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






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






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






15. What is characteristic of atrial fibrillation?






16. Where should you place your stethescope to find the aortic valve?






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






18. What are common risk factors for an MI?






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






20. What should you teach someone with arterial insufficiency?

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21. What is CVP? Normal?






22. How should you palpate the apical pulse?






23. Where do the internal jugular veins lie?






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






25. For what disease should you do the Allen's test?

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






27. What should the plan of care include for a diagnosis of activity intolerance r/t right sided HF?






28. What is cardioversion?

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






30. What would make someone more at risk for digoxin toxicity?






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

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






33. What is the treatment for a pt. with ventricular tachycardia?






34. Without prompt surgery for an aortic dissection What is someone at risk for developing?






35. What is a therapeutic digoxin level?






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






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

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






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






40. Who would most likely have peripheral venous disease?






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






42. What is the treatment for atrial fibrillation?






43. What drugs are most commonly used for angina?






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






45. What should be done is a patient on anticoagulants suffers from epistaxis for more than 15 mins?






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






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






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






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






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