NU 372 LATEST 2026 NU372 EXAM / NU 372
COMPLETE REAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS) LATEST UPDATED VERSION
|ALREADY GRADED A+ (REVISED EXAM)
LATEST UPDATE 2026-2027
A client with left ventricular heart failure and supraventricular
tachycardia is prescribed digoxin 0.25 mg daily. Which changes
would the nurse expect to find if this medication is therapeutically
effective? Select all that apply. One, some, or all responses may
be correct.
diuresis, decreased edema, decreased pulse rate
A client's cardiac monitor indicates ventricular tachycardia. The
nurse assesses the client and identifies an increase in apical pulse
rate from 100 to 150 beats/minute. Which action is indicated?
Administer amiodarone.
,Which action would the nurse include in the plan of care for a client
who had an ischemic stroke caused by atrial fibrillation and has
been placed on anticoagulation therapy to prevent further strokes
from occurring? Select all that apply. One, some, or all responses
may be correct.
Wearing a medical alert bracelet
Initiating bleeding precautions
Refraining from estrogen therapy
Obtaining routine prothrombin times
Notifying providers of anticoagulation
Which action is essential for the nurse to include in the plan of care
for a client with atrial fibrillation?
Take pulse apically for a full minute.
Which finding for a client who has a diagnosis of paroxysmal atrial
fibrillation is most important to report quickly to the health care
provider?
Right arm weakness
A client who has atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response is
started on a continuous heparin infusion. Which clinical finding
enables the nurse to conclude that the heparin therapy is effective?
An activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) is twice the usual
value.
, Which potential clinical manifestations would the nurse associate
with a client diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)?
Select all that apply. One, some, or all responses may be correct.
-joint pain
-facial rash
-pericarditis
Which type of hypersensitivity reaction would the nurse teach a
client with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)?
immune complex
Which assessment findings would the nurse identify in a client
with clinical manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis (RA)? Select all
that apply. One, some, or all responses may be correct.
Development of antinuclear antibodies Inflammatory disease
pattern
Bilateral involvement of metacarpophalangeal joints
, Which instruction would the nurse share with the client receiving
etanercept therapy for rheumatoid arthritis?
report site reaction
Which factor explains why a client who experiences an acute
episode of rheumatoid arthritis has swollen finger joints?
Inflammation in the joint's synovial lining
Which laboratory test would the nurse review for a client suspected
to have rheumatoid arthritis?
Antinuclear antibody
Which intervention would the nurse teach the client who has
rheumatoid arthritis to alternate with periods of rest?
Active exercises
COMPLETE REAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS) LATEST UPDATED VERSION
|ALREADY GRADED A+ (REVISED EXAM)
LATEST UPDATE 2026-2027
A client with left ventricular heart failure and supraventricular
tachycardia is prescribed digoxin 0.25 mg daily. Which changes
would the nurse expect to find if this medication is therapeutically
effective? Select all that apply. One, some, or all responses may
be correct.
diuresis, decreased edema, decreased pulse rate
A client's cardiac monitor indicates ventricular tachycardia. The
nurse assesses the client and identifies an increase in apical pulse
rate from 100 to 150 beats/minute. Which action is indicated?
Administer amiodarone.
,Which action would the nurse include in the plan of care for a client
who had an ischemic stroke caused by atrial fibrillation and has
been placed on anticoagulation therapy to prevent further strokes
from occurring? Select all that apply. One, some, or all responses
may be correct.
Wearing a medical alert bracelet
Initiating bleeding precautions
Refraining from estrogen therapy
Obtaining routine prothrombin times
Notifying providers of anticoagulation
Which action is essential for the nurse to include in the plan of care
for a client with atrial fibrillation?
Take pulse apically for a full minute.
Which finding for a client who has a diagnosis of paroxysmal atrial
fibrillation is most important to report quickly to the health care
provider?
Right arm weakness
A client who has atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response is
started on a continuous heparin infusion. Which clinical finding
enables the nurse to conclude that the heparin therapy is effective?
An activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) is twice the usual
value.
, Which potential clinical manifestations would the nurse associate
with a client diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)?
Select all that apply. One, some, or all responses may be correct.
-joint pain
-facial rash
-pericarditis
Which type of hypersensitivity reaction would the nurse teach a
client with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)?
immune complex
Which assessment findings would the nurse identify in a client
with clinical manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis (RA)? Select all
that apply. One, some, or all responses may be correct.
Development of antinuclear antibodies Inflammatory disease
pattern
Bilateral involvement of metacarpophalangeal joints
, Which instruction would the nurse share with the client receiving
etanercept therapy for rheumatoid arthritis?
report site reaction
Which factor explains why a client who experiences an acute
episode of rheumatoid arthritis has swollen finger joints?
Inflammation in the joint's synovial lining
Which laboratory test would the nurse review for a client suspected
to have rheumatoid arthritis?
Antinuclear antibody
Which intervention would the nurse teach the client who has
rheumatoid arthritis to alternate with periods of rest?
Active exercises
