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NCLEX Cardiac

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Should the tubing for a venous access port be included under the dressing site?

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2. What should you tell a patient who developed a hematoma in the hospital and is being discharged?






3. What should you teach your patient about an exercise ECG (stress test)?






4. What should be checked in a patient on a beta blocker?






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






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






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






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






9. What is a therapeutic digoxin level?






10. What is CVP? Normal?






11. In what locations should you not place electrodes?






12. What is characteristic of premature ventricular contractions?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. What should you teach your patient about MRI?






23. What is a transthoracic echocardiograph (TTE)?






24. What should you teach your patient about a holter monitor?

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25. What makes the symptoms of superior vena cava syndrome better? Worse?






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






27. What drugs are most commonly used for angina?






28. How should you palpate the apical pulse?






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






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






31. What is pericarditis?






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






33. What is cardiac tamponade? Common causes?






34. If a victim is choking but can cough - speak - or breath what should you do?

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35. What are all the S&S of pericarditis?






36. What is an acute peripheral arterial occlusion?






37. What is the proper way to access and implanted venous access port (IVAP) (Mediport)?

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38. What is you see an NA placing cardiac monitor electrodes on a patient. She is placing (-) on the left and (+) on the right what should you do?






39. What does plan of care include?






40. What type of EKG change indicates MI?






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. What do calcium channel blockers do?






48. What are common risk factors for an MI?






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






50. What causes essential/primary hypertension?






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