RELIAS RN PHARMACOLOGY ACTUAL EXAM -
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR JUST RELEASED
Question 1: Which medication would you question if ordered by the
provider to treat a person that is complaining of nausea and
vomiting?
Answer:
Famotidine (Pepcid)
Question 2: Shortly after administering an IV med, the person you
are caring for starts to complain of itching and feeling flushed. On
assessment, you notice hives begun to form on their chest. What is
the best intervention?
Answer:
Administer PRN IV diphenhydramine (Benadryl) and notify provider
Question 3: Patient refuses a dose of IV medication. What is the
MOST approriate action?
Answer:
Document the refusal and notify the MD
Question 4: You receive an order to administer 1 tsp of an elixir.
What amount of elixir will you prepare?
Answer:
5ml
,Question 5: When caring for a patient with a central line who is
receiving TPN, what is the MOST important action on the part of the
nurse to prevent CLABSI?
Answer:
Perform correct sterile technique for dressing change at the CVC site
Question 6: An order has been placed for sublingual medication. Pt
has NG. what is the most appropriate action?
Answer:
administer the med
Question 7: A person was recently prescribed a corticosteroid
inhaler. What would you include when educating them on the
medication?
Answer:
It is important that you wash out your mask after every dose to help
prevent fungal infection of your mouth
Question 8: What medication is incompatible for administration
with Lactated Ringers solution?
Answer:
Diazepam (Valium)
Question 9: A person has a new onset dysrhythmia. What
medication might be prescribed for this condition?
Answer:
diltiazem (Cardizem)
, Question 10: You are educating your patient for cyclosporine and a
new diet with a potassium intake restriction. What food would you
tell them to avoid?
Answer:
raisins
Question 11: A person is being treated for mild to moderate pain
following an orthopedic procedure. Which order would you
question?
Answer:
eplerenone
Question 12: You have an order for 4 mg of dexamethasone
(Decadron) IV push. The med is supplied in 10mg/mL vial. How
many mL do you give?
Answer:
0.4 mL
Question 13: A person on a morphine PCA without a basal infusion
rate and is afraid of overdosing. What would you say to educate
them?
Answer:
A small dose is delivered only when you push the trigger button and only
if it has been long enough since your last dose
Question 14: A person has been diagnosed with diabetes and
prescribed an oral antihyperglycemic agent . What statement made
by them indicates that they adequately understand the symptoms
of hypoglycemia?
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR JUST RELEASED
Question 1: Which medication would you question if ordered by the
provider to treat a person that is complaining of nausea and
vomiting?
Answer:
Famotidine (Pepcid)
Question 2: Shortly after administering an IV med, the person you
are caring for starts to complain of itching and feeling flushed. On
assessment, you notice hives begun to form on their chest. What is
the best intervention?
Answer:
Administer PRN IV diphenhydramine (Benadryl) and notify provider
Question 3: Patient refuses a dose of IV medication. What is the
MOST approriate action?
Answer:
Document the refusal and notify the MD
Question 4: You receive an order to administer 1 tsp of an elixir.
What amount of elixir will you prepare?
Answer:
5ml
,Question 5: When caring for a patient with a central line who is
receiving TPN, what is the MOST important action on the part of the
nurse to prevent CLABSI?
Answer:
Perform correct sterile technique for dressing change at the CVC site
Question 6: An order has been placed for sublingual medication. Pt
has NG. what is the most appropriate action?
Answer:
administer the med
Question 7: A person was recently prescribed a corticosteroid
inhaler. What would you include when educating them on the
medication?
Answer:
It is important that you wash out your mask after every dose to help
prevent fungal infection of your mouth
Question 8: What medication is incompatible for administration
with Lactated Ringers solution?
Answer:
Diazepam (Valium)
Question 9: A person has a new onset dysrhythmia. What
medication might be prescribed for this condition?
Answer:
diltiazem (Cardizem)
, Question 10: You are educating your patient for cyclosporine and a
new diet with a potassium intake restriction. What food would you
tell them to avoid?
Answer:
raisins
Question 11: A person is being treated for mild to moderate pain
following an orthopedic procedure. Which order would you
question?
Answer:
eplerenone
Question 12: You have an order for 4 mg of dexamethasone
(Decadron) IV push. The med is supplied in 10mg/mL vial. How
many mL do you give?
Answer:
0.4 mL
Question 13: A person on a morphine PCA without a basal infusion
rate and is afraid of overdosing. What would you say to educate
them?
Answer:
A small dose is delivered only when you push the trigger button and only
if it has been long enough since your last dose
Question 14: A person has been diagnosed with diabetes and
prescribed an oral antihyperglycemic agent . What statement made
by them indicates that they adequately understand the symptoms
of hypoglycemia?
