SCHOOL OF HEALTH AND ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES

Nursing Department
NUR 146
SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING 3 (CLINICAL AREA)

Name: ___________________________________Group: ________Date:_____

TEST I.

Define the following:

1. Acyanotic heart disease 9. Hypertension

2. Cardiac catheterization 10. Polycythemia
3. Cyanosis 11. Postperfusion syndrome
4. Cyanotic heart disease 12. Preload
5. Diastole 13. Right-to-left shunt
6. Echocardiography 14. Systole
7. Electrocardiogram 15. Vasculitis
8. Heart failure

TEST II.

CASE STUDY:

Harriette Borders, age 5, has been complaining of headaches and fatigue. She also
experienced syncope at school. She was seen at the pediatrician’s office and
referred to the children’s hospital for a cardiac catheterization. Mr. and Mrs. Borders
bring Harriette to the hospital, and you are assigned to care for her during the
procedure.

1. Mrs. Borders was instructed not to allow Harriette to eat or drink fluids after
midnight the morning before the procedure. What was the reasoning for these
instructions?
2. What is the purpose of the cardiac catheter?

3. Why is placement of the catheter in the vein necessary as part of the procedure?

4. What is the nursing responsibility regarding the vessel chosen for

catheterization?