If you’re a little curious about what nurses around the country are making in 2016, we’ve turned the latest compensation report from Medscape into a fun quiz. Test your knowledge here.
On our Facebook page, we frequently post sample practice questions and invite our community to submit their answers. Most of the time, followers of our AMRI page do quite well, but occasionally, we post a question resulting in several incorrect responses. These difficult questions provide a valuable learning opportunity and we would like to share some with you now.
In most patients, which are the easier arrhythmias to electrically convert?
A. SVT with regular R-R intervals
B. 2:1 or 1:1 atrial flutter
C. Ventricular tachycardia
D. All of the above
When adenosine fails to convert a patient with a stable narrow QRS SVT, what drugs may be considered as second line agents?
A. Digoxin
B. Calcium channel blockers (verapamil, diltiazem, etc.)
C. Beta blockers (metoprolol, atenolol, etc.)
D. Both B and C
Which specialist is trained to do intra-chamber electrograms used to identify the source of cardiac arrhythmias?
A. Gastroenterologist
B. Cardiovascular surgeon
C. Invasive cardiologist
D. Cardiologist electrophysiologist
If you’re a little curious about what nurses around the country are making in 2016, we’ve turned the latest compensation report from Medscape into a fun quiz. Test your knowledge here.
Test your knowledge about how heart savvy your patients are. A recent study conducted by the Cleveland Clinic discovered that many of the patients you treat each day don't know the most basic information about their heart health. Take the quiz below to learn just how in the dark they are.
Can you guess the diagnosis for this case? Get the facts below, then test your knowledge by answering the questions that follow.
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