Prophecy/Relias Cardiac Cath
Lab RN A Complete Test 2025
Solutions
1. As the circulating nurse, what should you wear to protect yourself from
radiation?: ANS Lead thyroid collar, apron, and eye protection
2. Why is scatter radiation a safety concern?: ANS It causes leakage from the
radia- tion source or equipment
3. What is the normal range for cardiac output?: ANS 4 - 8 L/min
4. In patients with a right to left shunt, in which chamber would you expect to
record the lower oxygen saturation?: ANS Pulmonary Artery
5. What procedure helps the interventional cardiologist make accurate mea-
surements of a coronary artery?
I got WRONG: ANS Intravascular ultrasound
6. Where is the LIMA take-off located?: ANS Left Subclavian artery
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?: ANS Stop Smoking
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?: ANS Pre-operative hydration with intravenous normal saline
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, 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?: ANS Non-compliant
10. An occlusion of which coronary artery will decrease blood supply to the
SA node?: ANS Right coronary artery
11. What radiology practice decreases x-ray exposure to staff?: ANS
Observation of ALARA protocol
12. Post PCI, your patient complains of increasing chest pain, nausea, vomit-
ing and hypotension. What would be your FIRST intervention?: ANS Obtain
STAT 12 lead EKG
13. A right heart catheterization is on the schedule. What type of condition
might this procedure be used to identify?: ANS Pulmonary hypertension
14. Which assessment should be performed to establish baseline hand perfu-
sion in a candidate for radial access?: ANS Allen's test
15. You are caring for a patient who is prepping for PCI. This patient has
received 3 sublingual doses of nitroglycerin but continues to have ongoing
chest pain. What medication would you expect to be ordered?: ANS IV
nitroglycerin
16. During inflation, what helps determine the dilation force of a balloon?: AN
-
Compliance of the balloon
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Lab RN A Complete Test 2025
Solutions
1. As the circulating nurse, what should you wear to protect yourself from
radiation?: ANS Lead thyroid collar, apron, and eye protection
2. Why is scatter radiation a safety concern?: ANS It causes leakage from the
radia- tion source or equipment
3. What is the normal range for cardiac output?: ANS 4 - 8 L/min
4. In patients with a right to left shunt, in which chamber would you expect to
record the lower oxygen saturation?: ANS Pulmonary Artery
5. What procedure helps the interventional cardiologist make accurate mea-
surements of a coronary artery?
I got WRONG: ANS Intravascular ultrasound
6. Where is the LIMA take-off located?: ANS Left Subclavian artery
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?: ANS Stop Smoking
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?: ANS Pre-operative hydration with intravenous normal saline
https://www.stuvia.com/en-us/user/17dollars
, 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?: ANS Non-compliant
10. An occlusion of which coronary artery will decrease blood supply to the
SA node?: ANS Right coronary artery
11. What radiology practice decreases x-ray exposure to staff?: ANS
Observation of ALARA protocol
12. Post PCI, your patient complains of increasing chest pain, nausea, vomit-
ing and hypotension. What would be your FIRST intervention?: ANS Obtain
STAT 12 lead EKG
13. A right heart catheterization is on the schedule. What type of condition
might this procedure be used to identify?: ANS Pulmonary hypertension
14. Which assessment should be performed to establish baseline hand perfu-
sion in a candidate for radial access?: ANS Allen's test
15. You are caring for a patient who is prepping for PCI. This patient has
received 3 sublingual doses of nitroglycerin but continues to have ongoing
chest pain. What medication would you expect to be ordered?: ANS IV
nitroglycerin
16. During inflation, what helps determine the dilation force of a balloon?: AN
-
Compliance of the balloon
https://www.stuvia.com/en-us/user/17dollars
