Cardiac NCLEX Practice Questions and Answers Latest Update

Cardiac NCLEX Practice Questions and
Answers 2025-2026 Latest Update
TheAnurseAisApreparingAtoAteachAtheAptAnewlyAdiagnosedAwithAanginaApectorisAhowAtoAself-
administerAnitroglycerineA(NTG)Atablets.AWhatAptAteachingAshouldAtheAnurseAemphasize?A
selectAallAthatAapply
A.AstopAallAactivitiesAimmediatelyAandAsitAdownAifAchestApainAoccurs
B.AifAtheApainAisAunrelievedAafterAthreeANTGAtablets,AcontinueAtoArestAandAcallAtheAprescrib
erArightAaway
C.AAfterAdischarge,AkeepANTGAtabletsAonAyourAbedsideAtableAdayAandAnight
D.AimmediatelyAafterAchestApainAbegins,AnotifyAyourApersonalAprescriber
E.AtheANTGAtabletAshouldAtingleAwhenAplacedAunderAtheAtongueA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
A,B,E
theAptAstates,A"IAalwaysAputAmyAnitroglycerineApatchAinAtheAsameAplaceAsoAIAdoAnotAforgetAt
oAtakeAitAoff."AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheAbestAresponseAbyAtheAnurse?
A.AchangeAtheApatchAeveryA24Ahours
B.AmassageAintoAtheAskinAifAointmentAcomesAinAcontactAwithAyourAhands
C.ArotateAtheANTGApatchAtoAaAdifferentAhairlessAareaAeachAday
D.AafterAremovingAtheApatch,AscrubAtheAareAvigorouslyAwithAsoapAandAwaterA-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-C

AAhealthcareAproviderAordersANTGAtoAbeAadministeredAbyAIVAdrip.ATheAnurseAcarryingAoutA
theAorderAwouldAmonitorAforAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAasAaApriorityAspecificAtoAmedication?
A.AshortnessAofAbreathAwhenAraisingAheadAofAbed
B.AurineAoutput
C.AbloodApressureAandAheartArate
D.AfacialAflushingAandAheadacheA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-C
BeforeAaAptAreceivesAmetoprololA(Lopressor)AforAhypertension,AtheAnurseAshouldAaskAtheAp
tAaboutAaAhistoryAofAwhichAofAtheAfollowing?
A.Abronchospasms
B.Aseizures
C.AperipheralAvascularAdisease
D.AmyastheniaAgravisA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-A
TheAnurseAprovidesAdischargeAinstructionsAtoAaAptAaboutAtheAuseAofAamiodarone.AWhichAo
fAtheAfollowingAstatementsAindicatesAthatAtheAptAhasAtheAknowledgeAnecessaryAtoAsafelyAa
dministerAtheAdrug?
A.AasAsoonAasAtheAphysicianAsaysAIAcanAstopAtakingAthisAmedication,AIAwillAbeAableAtoAenjoy
AtheAsunAagain

B.AtheAsideAeffectsAofAthisAmedAmayAnotAbeginAtoAshowAupAforAseveralAweeksAorAevenAmont
hsAafterAIAstartAtakingAit
C.AIfAmyApulseAdropsAbelowA100Abeats/minute,AIAshouldAcallAtheAphysicianArightAaway
D.AIfAIAmissAaAdoseAofAme,AIAshouldAtakeAitAasAsoonAasAIArememberAitA-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-B

, TheAnurseAisAscheduledAtoAadministerAaAdoseAofAdigoxinAtoAandAadultAptAwithAatrialAfibrillati
on.ATheAptAhasAaApotassiumAlevelAofA4.3AmEq/L.ATheAnurseAshouldAperformAwhichAofAtheAf
ollowingAactivitiesAnext?
A.AwithholdAdoseAonlyAforAthatAday
B.AobtainAorderAforAdoseAofApotassiumAbeforeAgivingAdigoxin
C.AwithholdAdoseAandAnotifyAprescriber
D.AadministerAdoseAasAorderedA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-D
AAptAisAtakingAdigoxinAandAfurosemideA(Lasix)AtoAmanageAcongestiveAheartAfailure.ATheAnu
rseAdetermiensAthatAtheAptAunderstandsAdietAtherapyAwhenAtheAptAmakesAwhichAmealAchoi
ce?A
A.AveggieAbeefAsoup,AmacAandAcheese,AandAaAroll
B.AbeefAravioliAw/Abread
C.AbakedAwhiteAfish,AmashedApotatoes,AandAcarrotAsalad
D.AroastedAchicken,AbrownArice,AandAstewedAtomatoesA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-C
AfterAaAhealthcareAproviderAprescribedApropranololAforAaAptAwithAfrequentAprematureAventri
cularAcontractions,AtheAnurseAshouldAincludeAwithAofAtheAfollowingAinAtheAcareAplan?A
A.AinformAptAthatAexcessiveArespiratoryAresponseAtoAactivityAshouldAgraduallyAdecrease
B.AmeasureAheartArateAdailyAbeforeAtakingAdose
C.APtAwillAhaveAincreasedAresistanceAtoAinfection
D.AcurrentAskinAeruptionsAwillAimproveAwithinA30AdaysA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-B
AAptAwithAatrialAfibrillationAisAreceivingAcontinuousAheparinAinfusionAatA1000Aunits/hr.ATheAn
urseAwouldAdetermineAthatAtheAptAisAreceivingAtheAtherapeuticAeffectAbasedAonAwhichAofAth
eAfollowingAresults?
A.AprothrombinAtimeAofA12.5Aseconds
B.AaptAtimeAofA60Aseconds
C.AaptAtimeAofA28Aseconds
D.AaptAtimeAlongerAthanA120AsecA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-B
AAnurseAprovidesAdischargeAinstructionsAtoAaApostAopAptAwhoAisAtakingAwarfarinAsodiumA(C
oumadin).AWhichAstatement,AifAmadeAbyAtheApt,AreflectsAtheAneedAforAfurtherAteaching?
A.AIAwillAtakeAmyApillsAeveryAdayAatAtheAsameAtime
B.AIAwillAbeAcertainAtoAlimitAmyAalcoholAconsumption
C.AIAhaveAalreadyAcalledAmyAfamilyAtoApickAupAmyAMedic-AlertAbracelet
D.AIAwillAtakeAenteric-coatedAAspirinAforAmyAheadachesA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-D
AAnurseAisAcaringAforAaAptAreceivingAheparinAIV.ATheAnurseAanticipatesAthatAwhichAlabAstud
yAwillAbeAprescribedAtoAmonitorAtheAtherapeuticAeffectAofAheparin?
A.Ahematocrit
B.Ahemoglobin
C.AprothrombinAtime
D.AactivatedApartialAthromboplastinAtimeA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-D
AAptAisAdiagnosedAwithAanAacuteAmyocardialAinfarctionAandAisAreceivingAtissueAplasminoge
nAactivator,AalteplaseA(Activase).AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAaApriorityAnursingAintervention?
A.AmonitorAforArenalAfailure
B.AmonitorAforApsychosocialAstatus
C.AmonitorAforAsignsAofAbleeding
D.AhaveAheparinAsodiumAavailableA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-C