NUR 425 Exam 3 Questions and 100% Correct Answers 2026/27 Update -
Arizona College Of Nursing
1. The healthcare provider prescribes 5,000 units of heparin subcutaneous STAT for a client
with a DVT. The pharmacy supplies Heparin 10,000 units/mL. How many mL’s should the nurse
administer to the client? (Round to nearest tenth)
● 0.5 mL
2. The nurse is caring for a client who has a history of running marathons and is analyzing their
6 second ECG strip. What should the nurse recognize this rhythm as? (picture shown below)
● Sinus Bradycardia (shown below) marathon runners tend to have slower bpms
3. The nurse is caring for a client who has a history of hypertension and alcoholism and is
analyzing their 6 second ECG strip. What should the nurse recognize the following rhythm as?
(picture shown below)
● Sinus tachycardia
(Same photo
different lighting you can delete the one you want)
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, 4. The nurse assesses a client with Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD). Which manifestation is
indicative of this disease?
● Calf pain relieved with rest (THIS IS ALSO KNOWN AS INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION)
5. The nurse is orienting a new hire on the telemetry unit. Which statement indicates a need for
further teaching?
a.
b. “Impulses extend into the arterial tissue through the Purkinje fibers.”
6. The healthcare provider prescribes normal saline 2.5L to infuse over 20 hours. What rate
should the nurse set the IV pump to infuse at? Round the answer to the nearest whole number?
● 125 mL/hr
7. The nurse is caring for a client experiencing chest pain. The provider prescribed sublingual
nitroglycerin 1 tab every 5 minutes x 3 doses. Which adverse effect of nitroglycerin should the
nurse be MOST concerned about?
a. Hypotension
8. The nurse is caring for a client in the emergency department who is experiencing acute atrial
fibrillation. The nurse should recognize that potential complications of atrial fibrillation include all
of the following EXCEPT for which condition?
a. Anemia
9. The nurse cares for a client on the medical surgical unit. The client states “I am having
difficulty breathing and my chest hurts”. What is the PRIORITY nursing assessment?
a. Assess vital signs and pain level
10. The nurse cares for a client with cardiac symptoms. Which diagnostic tests should the nurse
anticipate the healthcare provider to prescribe? SATA (will check at end to see if need to correct
this answer )
● Lipid panel
● Cardiac Enzymes
● Chest X-Ray
● ECG
11. The nurse is caring for a client on telemetry. The nurse recognizes this rhythm as which of
the following? Will check at end
a. Atrial fibrillation (A-fib)
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Arizona College Of Nursing
1. The healthcare provider prescribes 5,000 units of heparin subcutaneous STAT for a client
with a DVT. The pharmacy supplies Heparin 10,000 units/mL. How many mL’s should the nurse
administer to the client? (Round to nearest tenth)
● 0.5 mL
2. The nurse is caring for a client who has a history of running marathons and is analyzing their
6 second ECG strip. What should the nurse recognize this rhythm as? (picture shown below)
● Sinus Bradycardia (shown below) marathon runners tend to have slower bpms
3. The nurse is caring for a client who has a history of hypertension and alcoholism and is
analyzing their 6 second ECG strip. What should the nurse recognize the following rhythm as?
(picture shown below)
● Sinus tachycardia
(Same photo
different lighting you can delete the one you want)
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, 4. The nurse assesses a client with Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD). Which manifestation is
indicative of this disease?
● Calf pain relieved with rest (THIS IS ALSO KNOWN AS INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION)
5. The nurse is orienting a new hire on the telemetry unit. Which statement indicates a need for
further teaching?
a.
b. “Impulses extend into the arterial tissue through the Purkinje fibers.”
6. The healthcare provider prescribes normal saline 2.5L to infuse over 20 hours. What rate
should the nurse set the IV pump to infuse at? Round the answer to the nearest whole number?
● 125 mL/hr
7. The nurse is caring for a client experiencing chest pain. The provider prescribed sublingual
nitroglycerin 1 tab every 5 minutes x 3 doses. Which adverse effect of nitroglycerin should the
nurse be MOST concerned about?
a. Hypotension
8. The nurse is caring for a client in the emergency department who is experiencing acute atrial
fibrillation. The nurse should recognize that potential complications of atrial fibrillation include all
of the following EXCEPT for which condition?
a. Anemia
9. The nurse cares for a client on the medical surgical unit. The client states “I am having
difficulty breathing and my chest hurts”. What is the PRIORITY nursing assessment?
a. Assess vital signs and pain level
10. The nurse cares for a client with cardiac symptoms. Which diagnostic tests should the nurse
anticipate the healthcare provider to prescribe? SATA (will check at end to see if need to correct
this answer )
● Lipid panel
● Cardiac Enzymes
● Chest X-Ray
● ECG
11. The nurse is caring for a client on telemetry. The nurse recognizes this rhythm as which of
the following? Will check at end
a. Atrial fibrillation (A-fib)
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