- Draw the heart and provide a diagrammatic representation of the coronary circulation.
- What is the difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressure? What is the relationship between blood pressure and age and what causes this?
- What is heart failure? What are the two main causes of heart failure? Do you know any symptoms of heart failure?
- Circulatory shock is a serious, acute condition with severe reduced renal blood flow and inadequate O2 and nutritional supply to the tissues. Describe how a circulatory shock may occur.
- When do you start cardiopulmonary resuscitation?
- Outline the algorithm in Basic Life Support.
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Question 1 of 13
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What does dyspnoea mean? Click here on the answer you think is correct.
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What affects the blood pressure? (More than one answer is correct).
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What blood pressure classifies as hypertension?
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What does hypertension mean?
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What are the consquences of hypertension?
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Which statements here best describe a heart attack?
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Which vital signs are important to check when a patient is admitted to hospital with acute coronary syndrome / unstable angina?
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How often is it recommended to check blood pressure of a patient with acute arhythmia?
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When should the patient receive nitroglycerine?
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Question 10 of 13
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The patient is suffering from left-sided heart failure, which position should the patient be in in bed?
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Which symptoms are present in a patient which suffers from left-sided heart failure?
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What is the purpose of the SBAR tool?
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Why is it important that the patient is being catheterised and monitored for hourly urinary output when monitoring for cardiogenic shock?
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Task: Rank in order of importance
When treating a patient for hypovolemic shock, what must the nurse do and in which order is it important to carry out?
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Observe whether or not any bleeding stops or worsens. Apply pressure to the site of the wound, a doctor must be informed and assess the need for surgery.
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Pain relief – assess patients needs.
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Crystalloider – ringer acetate, administered intravenously.
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Oxygen Supply – nasal cannula / mask.
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Observe hydration levels of the patient.
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Administer an infusion of intravenous fluid.
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Put the patient in Trendelenburg recovery position.
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Observe blood pressure, pulse, respiration, conscioussness, hourly urinary output skin colour/pallour, possibly carry out CVP.