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CARDIOVASCULAR NCLEX QUIZ QUESTIONS

 

Question 1:  You begin your shift and assess an electrocardiogram rhythm strip. The P waves are not apparent and QRS complexes are regular. The QRS complexes are 0.20 seconds. The overall heart rate is 220 beats per minute. The nurse assesses the cardiac rhythm as:

A. Sick Sinus Syndrome

B. Ventricular Tachycardia

C. First Degree Heart Block

D. Ventricular Fibrillation

 

Question 2: You enter a patients room and the patient is in ventricular tachycardia and non-symptomatic. What medications would you consider when making a recommendation to the provider for treatment? (select all that apply)

A. Lidocaine

B. Amiodarone

C. Adenosine

D. Agratroban

 

Question 3: True or False: Treatment for ventricular tachycardia is based on whether the patient is symptomatic with a pulse or without a pulse.

 

Question 4: You enter a patients room and the patient is in ventricular tachycardia with a pulse and symptomatic. What intervention would you consider when making a recommendation to the provider for treatment?

A. Defibrillation

B. Cardizem

C. Synchronized Cardioversion

D. Precordial thump

 

Question 5: True or False: Amiodarone can cause QT interval prolongation and should not be provided to with other medication that can cause prolonged QT intervals.

 

CARDIOVASCULAR NCLEX QUIZ ANSWERS

Question 1:  You begin your shift and assess an electrocardiogram rhythm strip. The P waves are not apparent and QRS complexes are regular. The QRS complexes are 0.20 seconds. The overall heart rate is 220 beats per minute. The nurse assesses the cardiac rhythm as:

A. Sick Sinus Syndrome

B. Ventricular Tachycardia

C. First Degree Heart Block

D. Ventricular Fibrillation

 

Question 2: You enter a patients room and the patient is in ventricular tachycardia and non-symptomatic. What medications would you consider when making a recommendation to the provider for treatment? (select all that apply)

A. Lidocaine

B. Amiodarone

C. Adenosine

D. Agratroban

 

Question 3: True or False: Treatment for ventricular tachycardia is based on whether the patient is symptomatic with a pulse or without a pulse.

 

Question 4: You enter a patients room and the patient is in ventricular tachycardia with a pulse and symptomatic. What intervention would you consider when making a recommendation to the provider for treatment?

A. Defibrillation

B. Cardizem

C. Synchronized Cardioversion

D. Precordial thump

 

Question 5: True or False: Amiodarone can cause QT interval prolongation and should not be provided to with other medication that can cause prolonged QT intervals.