RELIAS MEDICAL SURGICAL TELEMETRY EXAM 2026
TEST BANK COMPLETE 180 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
1. Which of the following food items would you question in the
menu of your patient who is diagnosed with celiac disease? -
ANSWER --Wheat bread
2. A postoperative laparoscopic appendectomy patient is receiving
morphine PCA for pain findings with alert you to the potential of a
narcotic overdose? - ANSWER --A respiratory rate of 8 breaths per
minute
- ANSWER --Paced rhythm
3. Your patient was admitted with severe dehydration. Which of the
following orders would you question - ANSWER --KCI 40 mEq IV
push STAT
4. What is the first sign of increased intracranial pressure? -
ANSWER --
5. Change in LOC
6. A patient suddenly complains of new onset of chest pain. The
doctor is suspecting a possible?... What is most likely to be
ordered? - ANSWER -Morphine Duramorph, oxygen, nitrates,
7. Aceticsalicylic acid, bayer buffered aspirin
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, RELIAS MEDICAL SURGICAL TELEMETRY EXAM 2026
TEST BANK COMPLETE 180 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
8. The Glasgow, scale ranges from: - ANSWER --3 to 15
9. You deserve the nurse aid removing her gloves and immediately
using alcohol hand sanitizer in a room with a patient who has C-
Diff. What education should you provide to the nurse aide -
ANSWER --And washing with soap and water is mandatory
because alcohol based hand sanitizers do not kill C-diff
10. Heart rate - ANSWER --80
11. Which of the following assessment findings should you
report immediately to the physician for a patient who just had a
bronchoscopy and biopsy? - ANSWER --Sputum with streaks of
blood
12. NOT: increased salivation
13. Your patient was just returned from surgery with a Jackson-
Pratt JP drain in place which of the following is the best nursing
action? -
14. ANSWER --Compress the drain, then plug the bulb to
establish suction
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, RELIAS MEDICAL SURGICAL TELEMETRY EXAM 2026
TEST BANK COMPLETE 180 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
15. Patient is admitted for shortness of breath. Do you notice
the spouse adjusting the oxygen on the wall and she states "she
always takes care of my husband" what would be an appropriate
response? - ANSWER -Educate the spouse on oxygen use as a
medical device in the hospital
16. Deposition has ordered for your patience to begin a 24 hour
urine collection. Your patient voids for the first time two hours
after the orders received. What should be done with this urine
sample? - ANSWER -Discarded, then begin the 24 hour collection
17. Which of the following lab values would you expect to see in
a patient diagnosed with?.... - ANSWER --Lipase - 196
18. You were caring for a patient admitted with abdominal pain.
Your patient has a bowel movement and you know dark tarry
stool what would be the diagnosis? - ANSWER --Upper G.I. bleed
19. Your COPD patient is complaining of wheezing and increased
shortness of breath - ANSWER --Assess your patient for a change
in condition
20. What information is vital for you to know prior to
administering an ordered dose of digoxin - ANSWER --Heart rate
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, RELIAS MEDICAL SURGICAL TELEMETRY EXAM 2026
TEST BANK COMPLETE 180 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
21. Your patient has been diagnosed with a hemorrhagic CVA -
ANSWER -Heparin infusion per pharmacy protocol
22. A 56-year-old man has an acute onset of shortness of
breath, chest pain, apprehension, rapid pulse, cough with bloody
sputum, diaphoresis, and syncope. The symptoms are indicative
of: - ANSWER --Pulmonary embolism? NOT: tuberculosis
23. You're reviewing the menu list of a patient on Warfran what
food should they not eat? - ANSWER --Spinach
24. Which of the following issues should be reported up the
chain of command - ANSWER --A coworker arriving to work under
the influence of alcohol
25. You're providing discharge instructions to a CHF patient. -
ANSWER -Increase shortness of breath
26. cardiac rhythm - ANSWER --V-Tach
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TEST BANK COMPLETE 180 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
1. Which of the following food items would you question in the
menu of your patient who is diagnosed with celiac disease? -
ANSWER --Wheat bread
2. A postoperative laparoscopic appendectomy patient is receiving
morphine PCA for pain findings with alert you to the potential of a
narcotic overdose? - ANSWER --A respiratory rate of 8 breaths per
minute
- ANSWER --Paced rhythm
3. Your patient was admitted with severe dehydration. Which of the
following orders would you question - ANSWER --KCI 40 mEq IV
push STAT
4. What is the first sign of increased intracranial pressure? -
ANSWER --
5. Change in LOC
6. A patient suddenly complains of new onset of chest pain. The
doctor is suspecting a possible?... What is most likely to be
ordered? - ANSWER -Morphine Duramorph, oxygen, nitrates,
7. Aceticsalicylic acid, bayer buffered aspirin
[Type here]
, RELIAS MEDICAL SURGICAL TELEMETRY EXAM 2026
TEST BANK COMPLETE 180 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
8. The Glasgow, scale ranges from: - ANSWER --3 to 15
9. You deserve the nurse aid removing her gloves and immediately
using alcohol hand sanitizer in a room with a patient who has C-
Diff. What education should you provide to the nurse aide -
ANSWER --And washing with soap and water is mandatory
because alcohol based hand sanitizers do not kill C-diff
10. Heart rate - ANSWER --80
11. Which of the following assessment findings should you
report immediately to the physician for a patient who just had a
bronchoscopy and biopsy? - ANSWER --Sputum with streaks of
blood
12. NOT: increased salivation
13. Your patient was just returned from surgery with a Jackson-
Pratt JP drain in place which of the following is the best nursing
action? -
14. ANSWER --Compress the drain, then plug the bulb to
establish suction
[Type here]
, RELIAS MEDICAL SURGICAL TELEMETRY EXAM 2026
TEST BANK COMPLETE 180 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
15. Patient is admitted for shortness of breath. Do you notice
the spouse adjusting the oxygen on the wall and she states "she
always takes care of my husband" what would be an appropriate
response? - ANSWER -Educate the spouse on oxygen use as a
medical device in the hospital
16. Deposition has ordered for your patience to begin a 24 hour
urine collection. Your patient voids for the first time two hours
after the orders received. What should be done with this urine
sample? - ANSWER -Discarded, then begin the 24 hour collection
17. Which of the following lab values would you expect to see in
a patient diagnosed with?.... - ANSWER --Lipase - 196
18. You were caring for a patient admitted with abdominal pain.
Your patient has a bowel movement and you know dark tarry
stool what would be the diagnosis? - ANSWER --Upper G.I. bleed
19. Your COPD patient is complaining of wheezing and increased
shortness of breath - ANSWER --Assess your patient for a change
in condition
20. What information is vital for you to know prior to
administering an ordered dose of digoxin - ANSWER --Heart rate
[Type here]
, RELIAS MEDICAL SURGICAL TELEMETRY EXAM 2026
TEST BANK COMPLETE 180 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
21. Your patient has been diagnosed with a hemorrhagic CVA -
ANSWER -Heparin infusion per pharmacy protocol
22. A 56-year-old man has an acute onset of shortness of
breath, chest pain, apprehension, rapid pulse, cough with bloody
sputum, diaphoresis, and syncope. The symptoms are indicative
of: - ANSWER --Pulmonary embolism? NOT: tuberculosis
23. You're reviewing the menu list of a patient on Warfran what
food should they not eat? - ANSWER --Spinach
24. Which of the following issues should be reported up the
chain of command - ANSWER --A coworker arriving to work under
the influence of alcohol
25. You're providing discharge instructions to a CHF patient. -
ANSWER -Increase shortness of breath
26. cardiac rhythm - ANSWER --V-Tach
[Type here]
