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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 things should you do to assess cardiovascular status?






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






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






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






5. In What time period is the greatest risk of sudden death from an MI?






6. What is intermittent claudication?






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






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






9. What is pulsus paradoxus?






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






11. What disease can cause right sided heart failure?






12. What is superior vena cava syndrome?






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

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






15. What are the two common complications of pericarditis?






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






17. What drugs are most commonly used for angina?






18. What type of EKG change indicates MI?






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






20. What is important to remember when removing a CVC from a patient?






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






22. Who would most likely have peripheral venous disease?






23. How should you palpate the apical pulse?






24. What are the four types of pulmonary emboli?






25. What is a nursing diagnosis for arterial occlusion? Tx






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






27. What is a assessment finding with DVT?

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28. Test ending in Gram=?






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






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






31. What is characteristic of ventricular fibrillation?






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






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






34. What should you teach someone about iodine?






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






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






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






38. What are the S&S associated with right sided heart failure?






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






40. What SE should you look for with calcium channel blocker use?






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






42. What are coumadin and heparin used for?






43. What is cardioversion?

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






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






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






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






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






49. What should you teach someone with arterial insufficiency?

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