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NCLEX Cardiac

Instructions:
  • 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 should you know about your recovery period after having an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)?






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






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






4. What is Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)?






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






6. What is impedance cardiography?






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






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






9. What should you remember while taking care of someone with a peripheral arterial occlusion?






10. What is characteristic of premature ventricular contractions?






11. What is the treatment for premature ventricular contractions?






12. What are the four types of pulmonary emboli?






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






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






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






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






17. What should you watch for with PICC lines that have been in place for 6 months?






18. What is defibrillation?






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






20. What is a therapeutic digoxin level?






21. What is characteristic of ventricular tachycardia?






22. What should be immediately done for a patient experiencing digoxin toxicity?






23. What are the 2 types of pacemakers?






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

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

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






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






28. How is the Allen's test done?






29. What is a transthoracic echocardiograph (TTE)?






30. What is the maintenance for venous access port that isn't being regularly used?






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. What is the nursing care associated with chemical stress tests (persantine stress test)?






38. What are the steps for adult/child 1 rescuer CPR?






39. What does plan of care include?






40. What are the proper steps to changing a central venous catheter dressing?






41. What is an aortic dissection?

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42. How long is contrast media in the body?






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






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






45. What is epistaxis?






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






47. What should you teach someone with arterial insufficiency?

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48. How should you palpate the apical pulse?






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






50. What is intermittent claudication?