RCIS CCI Practice Exam #9 Questions With
Answers
A patient which is scheduled for a cardiac catheterization procedure has renal insufficiency. How long
prior to the procedure should they hold their metformin?
48 hrs
____ can have a potential to cause lactic acidosis and should be held for 48 hrs if the pt has renal
insufficiency and 24 hrs for the normal pt
metformin
External respiration occur in what part of the human body?
pulmonary capillary bed
During patient preparation, which should occur first between the patient and the nurse?
the nurse should greet the pt and introduce themselves
If a patient receives too much valium, which of the following would be considered an antidote?
flumazenil
(benzo antidote)
The nursing staff should start the patient education for the patient that is being admitted for a cardiac
procedure when?
when the pt is admitted
The human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis B viruses can be found in which of the following?
vaginal secretions
blood
semen
tears
saliva
breast milk
cerebrospinal fluid
amniotic fluid
urine
body cavity fluids
According to the OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) standards, theCCL (cardiac
catheterization laboratory) should provide all of the following except?
cost of OSHAS standards
Methods for teaching the cardiac patient in preparation for a cardiac catheterization might include
which of the following methods?
videos
educational tools
Pictures of the heart that are taken during the cardiac catheterization would be considered?
angiography
, _____ would be considered the measuring of pressures in the pts heart
hemodynamics
During the preparation for the patient that is going for a cardiac catheterization, aconsent must be
obtained. Which of the following people usually obtains this consent?
the operator/physician that is performing the procedure
what are the 4 major components of the conscious sedation protocol
monitoring the pt
pre-procedural baseline assessment
administration of drugs monitoring of the pt post-procedure
How long prior to a cardiac catheterization should the patient be NPO?
8 hrs
_________ is considered a severe allergic reaction?
anaphylaxis
_____ would be considered painful constriction
angina
_____ would be considered the practice to decrease contaminants from entering an operative
asepsis
_____ would be considered the absence of cardiac electrical activity
asystole
The "flush recipe" used during the Rotablator athrectomy procedure would include all of the
following?
normal saline
10ml rotaglide lubricant
nitro
heparin
verapamil
Which of the following factors have the ability to influence the myocardial oxygen demand?
preload
aferload
contractility
HR
Which of the following devices (bands) would be considered correct for one that is used when the
radial sheaths are being removed?
TR band
Answers
A patient which is scheduled for a cardiac catheterization procedure has renal insufficiency. How long
prior to the procedure should they hold their metformin?
48 hrs
____ can have a potential to cause lactic acidosis and should be held for 48 hrs if the pt has renal
insufficiency and 24 hrs for the normal pt
metformin
External respiration occur in what part of the human body?
pulmonary capillary bed
During patient preparation, which should occur first between the patient and the nurse?
the nurse should greet the pt and introduce themselves
If a patient receives too much valium, which of the following would be considered an antidote?
flumazenil
(benzo antidote)
The nursing staff should start the patient education for the patient that is being admitted for a cardiac
procedure when?
when the pt is admitted
The human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis B viruses can be found in which of the following?
vaginal secretions
blood
semen
tears
saliva
breast milk
cerebrospinal fluid
amniotic fluid
urine
body cavity fluids
According to the OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) standards, theCCL (cardiac
catheterization laboratory) should provide all of the following except?
cost of OSHAS standards
Methods for teaching the cardiac patient in preparation for a cardiac catheterization might include
which of the following methods?
videos
educational tools
Pictures of the heart that are taken during the cardiac catheterization would be considered?
angiography
, _____ would be considered the measuring of pressures in the pts heart
hemodynamics
During the preparation for the patient that is going for a cardiac catheterization, aconsent must be
obtained. Which of the following people usually obtains this consent?
the operator/physician that is performing the procedure
what are the 4 major components of the conscious sedation protocol
monitoring the pt
pre-procedural baseline assessment
administration of drugs monitoring of the pt post-procedure
How long prior to a cardiac catheterization should the patient be NPO?
8 hrs
_________ is considered a severe allergic reaction?
anaphylaxis
_____ would be considered painful constriction
angina
_____ would be considered the practice to decrease contaminants from entering an operative
asepsis
_____ would be considered the absence of cardiac electrical activity
asystole
The "flush recipe" used during the Rotablator athrectomy procedure would include all of the
following?
normal saline
10ml rotaglide lubricant
nitro
heparin
verapamil
Which of the following factors have the ability to influence the myocardial oxygen demand?
preload
aferload
contractility
HR
Which of the following devices (bands) would be considered correct for one that is used when the
radial sheaths are being removed?
TR band
