PROPHECY/RELIAS CARDIAC CATH LAB RN A
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS LATEST VERSION|NEW!!{ACTUAL
EXAM} SCORE=100%[GUARANTEE PASS]
As the circulating nurse, what should you wear to protect yourself from radiation? - Correct
Answers -Lead thyroid collar, apron, and eye protection
Why is scatter radiation a safety concern? - Correct Answers -It causes leakage from the
radiation source or equipment
What is the normal range for cardiac output? - Correct Answers -4 - 8 L/min
In patients with a right to left shunt, in which chamber would you expect to record the lower
oxygen saturation? - Correct Answers -Pulmonary Artery
What procedure helps the interventional cardiologist make accurate measurements of a
coronary artery?
I got WRONG - Correct Answers -Intravascular ultrasound
Where is the LIMA take-off located? - Correct Answers -Left Subclavian artery
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? - Correct Answers -Stop Smoking
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? - Correct Answers -Pre-operative
hydration with intravenous normal saline
, 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? - Correct Answers -Non-compliant
An occlusion of which coronary artery will decrease blood supply to the SA node? - Correct
Answers -Right coronary artery
What radiology practice decreases x-ray exposure to staff? - Correct Answers -Observation of
ALARA protocol
Post PCI, your patient complains of increasing chest pain, nausea, vomiting and hypotension.
What would be your FIRST intervention? - Correct Answers -Obtain STAT 12 lead EKG
A right heart catheterization is on the schedule. What type of condition might this procedure be
used to identify? - Correct Answers -Pulmonary hypertension
Which assessment should be performed to establish baseline hand perfusion in a candidate for
radial access? - Correct Answers -Allen's test
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? - Correct Answers -IV nitroglycerin
During inflation, what helps determine the dilation force of a balloon? - Correct Answers -
Compliance of the balloon
Which of the following medications would the nurse MOST LIKELY expect the patient to be
prescribed after an acute coronary event? - Correct Answers -Aspirin and Brilinta
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS LATEST VERSION|NEW!!{ACTUAL
EXAM} SCORE=100%[GUARANTEE PASS]
As the circulating nurse, what should you wear to protect yourself from radiation? - Correct
Answers -Lead thyroid collar, apron, and eye protection
Why is scatter radiation a safety concern? - Correct Answers -It causes leakage from the
radiation source or equipment
What is the normal range for cardiac output? - Correct Answers -4 - 8 L/min
In patients with a right to left shunt, in which chamber would you expect to record the lower
oxygen saturation? - Correct Answers -Pulmonary Artery
What procedure helps the interventional cardiologist make accurate measurements of a
coronary artery?
I got WRONG - Correct Answers -Intravascular ultrasound
Where is the LIMA take-off located? - Correct Answers -Left Subclavian artery
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? - Correct Answers -Stop Smoking
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? - Correct Answers -Pre-operative
hydration with intravenous normal saline
, 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? - Correct Answers -Non-compliant
An occlusion of which coronary artery will decrease blood supply to the SA node? - Correct
Answers -Right coronary artery
What radiology practice decreases x-ray exposure to staff? - Correct Answers -Observation of
ALARA protocol
Post PCI, your patient complains of increasing chest pain, nausea, vomiting and hypotension.
What would be your FIRST intervention? - Correct Answers -Obtain STAT 12 lead EKG
A right heart catheterization is on the schedule. What type of condition might this procedure be
used to identify? - Correct Answers -Pulmonary hypertension
Which assessment should be performed to establish baseline hand perfusion in a candidate for
radial access? - Correct Answers -Allen's test
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? - Correct Answers -IV nitroglycerin
During inflation, what helps determine the dilation force of a balloon? - Correct Answers -
Compliance of the balloon
Which of the following medications would the nurse MOST LIKELY expect the patient to be
prescribed after an acute coronary event? - Correct Answers -Aspirin and Brilinta
