RCIS CCI Practice Exam 4 Questions
and Answers A+ Graded (2025)
hypokalemia .and .which .of .the .following .might .be .considered .contraindications
.for .the .pt .to .have .a .cardiac .cath .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-anemia
hyperkalemia
electrolyte .imbalance
fever
other .systemic .illnesses .which .might .need .stabilization
in .1929, .Dr .Forssman .performed .which .of .the .following .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
first .cardiac .cath
(using .a .urinary .cath .inserted .into .his .arm)
the .4 .major .components .of .conscious .sedation .protocol .should .include .all .of
.the .following .except .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-cleaning .the .procedure .room
what .are .the .4 .major .components .of .conscious .sedation .protocol .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-1. .pre .procedural .baseline .assessment
2. .drug .dosage .and .administration
3. .monitoring .the .pt
4. .monitoring .of .the .pt .post .procedure .(includes .assessment .and .discharge
.criteria)
which .of .the .following .statements .would .not .be .considered .correct .regarding
.the .scope .of .practice .for .the .cardiac .cath .lab .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-the .scope
.or .practice .for .the .Ccl .is .set .by .the .federal .government
according .to .mallampati, .which .class .would .be .considered .when .the .visibility
.of .the .pts .tonsils, .uvula, .and .soft .palate .are .clear .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-class .1
if .the .soft/hard .palate .and .the .bas .of .the .uvula .can .be .see .what .class .of
.mallampati .would .that .be .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-class .3
if .only .the .hard .palate .is .clearly .visible .what .mallampati .class .would .that .be .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-class .4
, if .the .hard/soft .palate .and .the .upper .portion .of .the .tonsils/uvula .are .visible
.what .mallampati .class .would .that .be .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-class .2
all .of .the .following .is .considered .on .of .the .3 .broad .categoriesof .tasks
.performed .by .the .CCL .staff .except .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-office .personnel
what .are .the .3 .broad .categories .of .tasks .performed .by .the .CCL .staff .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-scrub
circulator
monitor
of .the .following, .which .should .be .check .by .the .nurse/tech .once .the .pt .has .been
.transported .to .the .CCL .procedure .room .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-if .they .have .a
.signed .consent .on .the .chart
if .the .pt .has .any .allergies
if .their .IV .is .patent
of .the .following, .which .would .be .considered .the .second .thing .the .cath .lab
.nurse .should .do .when .meeting .the .pt .for .the .first .time .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
check .the .identity .of .the .pt
when .talking .with .the .pt .regarding .the .cardiac .cath, .simple .terms .should .be
.used. .which .of .the .following .statements .might .be .appropriate .during .this .time .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-1. .we .will .look .to .see .how .well .your .heart .muscles .are
.working
2. .we .will .look .at .your .coronary .arteries
when .the .time .out .is .being .done, .which .of .the .following .people .must .be
.included .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-the .circulating .nurse
the .lab .operator
anesthesia .provider
(time .out .should .include .the .entire .operative .team .and .should .be .done .out
.loud)
one .of .the .pre-procedure .check .the .Ccl .staff .must .complete .is .to .check .the .pts
.IV .access .site. .if .their .site .is .not .working, .which .of .the .following .would .not .be
.considered .correct .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-the .procedure .should .be .continued
.with .no .IV .access .site
a .R .heart .cath .typically .entails .which .of .the .following .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
measures .of .pressures
visualized .cardiac .and .pulmonary .structures
all .of .the .following .would .be .considered .critical .for .a .safe .ventriculography
.except .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-the .cost .of .the .procedure
which .of .the .following .would .be .considered .a .basic .type .of .cardiac .lead .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-unipolar
bipolar
and Answers A+ Graded (2025)
hypokalemia .and .which .of .the .following .might .be .considered .contraindications
.for .the .pt .to .have .a .cardiac .cath .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-anemia
hyperkalemia
electrolyte .imbalance
fever
other .systemic .illnesses .which .might .need .stabilization
in .1929, .Dr .Forssman .performed .which .of .the .following .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
first .cardiac .cath
(using .a .urinary .cath .inserted .into .his .arm)
the .4 .major .components .of .conscious .sedation .protocol .should .include .all .of
.the .following .except .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-cleaning .the .procedure .room
what .are .the .4 .major .components .of .conscious .sedation .protocol .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-1. .pre .procedural .baseline .assessment
2. .drug .dosage .and .administration
3. .monitoring .the .pt
4. .monitoring .of .the .pt .post .procedure .(includes .assessment .and .discharge
.criteria)
which .of .the .following .statements .would .not .be .considered .correct .regarding
.the .scope .of .practice .for .the .cardiac .cath .lab .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-the .scope
.or .practice .for .the .Ccl .is .set .by .the .federal .government
according .to .mallampati, .which .class .would .be .considered .when .the .visibility
.of .the .pts .tonsils, .uvula, .and .soft .palate .are .clear .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-class .1
if .the .soft/hard .palate .and .the .bas .of .the .uvula .can .be .see .what .class .of
.mallampati .would .that .be .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-class .3
if .only .the .hard .palate .is .clearly .visible .what .mallampati .class .would .that .be .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-class .4
, if .the .hard/soft .palate .and .the .upper .portion .of .the .tonsils/uvula .are .visible
.what .mallampati .class .would .that .be .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-class .2
all .of .the .following .is .considered .on .of .the .3 .broad .categoriesof .tasks
.performed .by .the .CCL .staff .except .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-office .personnel
what .are .the .3 .broad .categories .of .tasks .performed .by .the .CCL .staff .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-scrub
circulator
monitor
of .the .following, .which .should .be .check .by .the .nurse/tech .once .the .pt .has .been
.transported .to .the .CCL .procedure .room .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-if .they .have .a
.signed .consent .on .the .chart
if .the .pt .has .any .allergies
if .their .IV .is .patent
of .the .following, .which .would .be .considered .the .second .thing .the .cath .lab
.nurse .should .do .when .meeting .the .pt .for .the .first .time .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
check .the .identity .of .the .pt
when .talking .with .the .pt .regarding .the .cardiac .cath, .simple .terms .should .be
.used. .which .of .the .following .statements .might .be .appropriate .during .this .time .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-1. .we .will .look .to .see .how .well .your .heart .muscles .are
.working
2. .we .will .look .at .your .coronary .arteries
when .the .time .out .is .being .done, .which .of .the .following .people .must .be
.included .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-the .circulating .nurse
the .lab .operator
anesthesia .provider
(time .out .should .include .the .entire .operative .team .and .should .be .done .out
.loud)
one .of .the .pre-procedure .check .the .Ccl .staff .must .complete .is .to .check .the .pts
.IV .access .site. .if .their .site .is .not .working, .which .of .the .following .would .not .be
.considered .correct .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-the .procedure .should .be .continued
.with .no .IV .access .site
a .R .heart .cath .typically .entails .which .of .the .following .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
measures .of .pressures
visualized .cardiac .and .pulmonary .structures
all .of .the .following .would .be .considered .critical .for .a .safe .ventriculography
.except .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-the .cost .of .the .procedure
which .of .the .following .would .be .considered .a .basic .type .of .cardiac .lead .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-unipolar
bipolar