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NCLEX Cardiac

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  • 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 is labile hypertension?






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






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






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






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






6. How is the arterial brachial index (ABI) calculated? Who should perform this? What is normal?






7. What drugs are most commonly used for angina?






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






9. If you see a NA placing a patient with DVT in sitting position with legs dependent what should you do?






10. A femoral artery compression device ______be assigned to an NA?






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






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






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






14. What type of surgery is done for an aortic dissection?






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






16. What do calcium channel blockers do?






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






18. Test ending in Gram=?






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






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






21. What should you teach someone about iodine?






22. What is INR?






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






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






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






26. 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?






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






28. What is cardioversion?

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






30. What is Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)?






31. What should a patient do if they feel chest pain or discomfort?






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






33. What should be done immediately for someone with PE?






34. What is pulsus paradoxus?






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






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






37. What is intermittent claudication?






38. What is Raynauds disease? Tx?






39. What factors place you at risk for HTN?






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

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






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






43. How long is contrast media in the body?






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






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






46. What is the hallmark clinical finding associated with pericarditis?






47. What is characteristic of ventricular fibrillation?






48. What is the antidote for coumadin?






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






50. What is characteristic of atrial fibrillation?