PROPHECY CARDIAC CATH LAB RN A EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST 2024
Question 1
As the circulating nurse, what should you wear to protect yourself from radiation?
-Lead thyroid collar, apron, and eye protection
Question 2
Why is scatter radiation a safety concern?
Very high doses of radiation cause damage to human cells, as evidenced by skin burns, loss of hair,
and increased incidence of cancer
Question 3
What is the normal range for cardiac output?
5-6 L/min
Question 4
In patients with a right to left shunt, in which chamber would you expect to record the lower oxygen
saturation?
- Pulmonary Artery
Question 5
What procedure helps the interventional cardiologist make accurate measurements of a coronary
artery?
Cardiac magnetic resonance angiography (cMRA)
Question 6
PROPHECY CARDIAC CATH LAB RN A EXAM
, Where is the LIMA take-off located?
- Left Subclavian artery
Question 7
A 65 year old male arrives in the cardiovascular lab. He has a history of CAD in his family, he smokes
and he has hyperlipidemia. After the procedure, he wants to know what is the MOST important thing
he can do to help reverse his disease process?
- Improve diet
Question 8
What orders do you expect from the physician to decrease the risk of contrast induced nephropathy in
a patient who has been identified as at risk?
Pre-operative hydration with intravenous normal saline
Question 9
When setting up a pressure monitoring system for an arterial line, what kind of tubing is used to
transmit pressure waves from the patient to the transducer?
Non-compliant
Question 10
An occlusion of which coronary artery will decrease blood supply to the SA node?
Right coronary artery
Question 11
What radiology practice decreases x-ray exposure to staff?
Observation of ALARA protocol
Question 12
Post PCI, your patient complains of increasing chest pain, nausea, vomiting and hypotension. What
would be your FIRST intervention?
PROPHECY CARDIAC CATH LAB RN A EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST 2024
Question 1
As the circulating nurse, what should you wear to protect yourself from radiation?
-Lead thyroid collar, apron, and eye protection
Question 2
Why is scatter radiation a safety concern?
Very high doses of radiation cause damage to human cells, as evidenced by skin burns, loss of hair,
and increased incidence of cancer
Question 3
What is the normal range for cardiac output?
5-6 L/min
Question 4
In patients with a right to left shunt, in which chamber would you expect to record the lower oxygen
saturation?
- Pulmonary Artery
Question 5
What procedure helps the interventional cardiologist make accurate measurements of a coronary
artery?
Cardiac magnetic resonance angiography (cMRA)
Question 6
PROPHECY CARDIAC CATH LAB RN A EXAM
, Where is the LIMA take-off located?
- Left Subclavian artery
Question 7
A 65 year old male arrives in the cardiovascular lab. He has a history of CAD in his family, he smokes
and he has hyperlipidemia. After the procedure, he wants to know what is the MOST important thing
he can do to help reverse his disease process?
- Improve diet
Question 8
What orders do you expect from the physician to decrease the risk of contrast induced nephropathy in
a patient who has been identified as at risk?
Pre-operative hydration with intravenous normal saline
Question 9
When setting up a pressure monitoring system for an arterial line, what kind of tubing is used to
transmit pressure waves from the patient to the transducer?
Non-compliant
Question 10
An occlusion of which coronary artery will decrease blood supply to the SA node?
Right coronary artery
Question 11
What radiology practice decreases x-ray exposure to staff?
Observation of ALARA protocol
Question 12
Post PCI, your patient complains of increasing chest pain, nausea, vomiting and hypotension. What
would be your FIRST intervention?
PROPHECY CARDIAC CATH LAB RN A EXAM
