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NCLEX Cardiac

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What should be done is a patient on anticoagulants suffers from epistaxis for more than 15 mins?






2. What is labile hypertension?






3. What is the treatment for myocardial infarction?






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






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






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

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7. What are the steps to perform the heimlich maneuver?






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






9. How should you palpate the carotid arteries?






10. How long is contrast media in the body?






11. What is angina? Stable vs. unstable?

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12. What should you always assume with a patient who has a central line placed and is experiencing SOB?






13. Where should you place your stethescope to find the ERB's Point?






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






15. What is cardiac tamponade? Common causes?






16. What should you do when applying a femoral artery compression device?






17. What are the 2 types of pacemakers?






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






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






20. What is a major complication of central line placement?






21. What are the two common complications of pericarditis?






22. What are examples of calcium channel blockers?






23. What is a chemical stress test (persantine stress test)?






24. What is a therapeutic digoxin level?






25. How should you palpate the apical pulse?






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






27. What are common risk factors for an MI?






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






29. What is the treatments for hypertension?






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






31. What causes essential/primary hypertension?






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






33. What should you go when applying nitroglycerin ointment for angina?






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






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






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






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






38. What should you teach someone with arterial insufficiency?

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






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






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






42. What is Raynauds disease? Tx?






43. What does plan of care include?






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






45. What condition can cause left sided heart failure?






46. What is characteristic of ventricular tachycardia?






47. What is superior vena cava syndrome?






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






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






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






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