RELIAS RN PHARMACOLOGY EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 2026
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ANSWERS | BRAND NEW VERSION
You receive and order to start a Heparin drip at 18 units/kg/hr for a
person weighing 75 kg. The heparin comes in a 500 mL bag with 25,000
units. what is the starting rate of the infusion? ------------Correct
Answer--------------------27 mL/hr
The physician orders 0.5 mg/kg of a medications. The medication is
supplied in a 10 mg/mL solution. The person you are caring for weighs
40 kg. How many mL of the drug would you administer?f ------------
Correct Answer--------------------2 mL
A person with a hypothyroidism has a serum calcium level of 13 mg/dL.
What medication would you expect to administer? ------------Correct
Answer--------------------Calcitonin
A person you are caring for has a known GI bleed. What drug is
contraindicated? ------------Correct Answer--------------------enoxaparin
(Lovenox)
, A person has been prescribed nitrofurantoin (Furadantin) for a UTI.
What education would you provide for them? ------------Correct Answer-
-------------------wash your mouth out after taking this medication to
avoid staining of the teeth
What is appropriate education to provide to a person who has received
a new prescription for a PPI? ------------Correct Answer--------------------
You should not take this medicine at the same time as other medicines.
Your patient presents with CHF and has a Potassium level of 5.8. Which
diuretic do you anticipate being ordered by the provider? ------------
Correct Answer--------------------NOT amiloride
Your patient has been diagnosed with chronic CHF and will be taking
Lasix 80 mg PO twice a day. When teaching about high Potassium foods
in the diet, which group of foods would you recommend to the patient?
------------Correct Answer--------------------NOT tofu, red meat, beans
| ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | VERIFIED
ANSWERS | BRAND NEW VERSION
You receive and order to start a Heparin drip at 18 units/kg/hr for a
person weighing 75 kg. The heparin comes in a 500 mL bag with 25,000
units. what is the starting rate of the infusion? ------------Correct
Answer--------------------27 mL/hr
The physician orders 0.5 mg/kg of a medications. The medication is
supplied in a 10 mg/mL solution. The person you are caring for weighs
40 kg. How many mL of the drug would you administer?f ------------
Correct Answer--------------------2 mL
A person with a hypothyroidism has a serum calcium level of 13 mg/dL.
What medication would you expect to administer? ------------Correct
Answer--------------------Calcitonin
A person you are caring for has a known GI bleed. What drug is
contraindicated? ------------Correct Answer--------------------enoxaparin
(Lovenox)
, A person has been prescribed nitrofurantoin (Furadantin) for a UTI.
What education would you provide for them? ------------Correct Answer-
-------------------wash your mouth out after taking this medication to
avoid staining of the teeth
What is appropriate education to provide to a person who has received
a new prescription for a PPI? ------------Correct Answer--------------------
You should not take this medicine at the same time as other medicines.
Your patient presents with CHF and has a Potassium level of 5.8. Which
diuretic do you anticipate being ordered by the provider? ------------
Correct Answer--------------------NOT amiloride
Your patient has been diagnosed with chronic CHF and will be taking
Lasix 80 mg PO twice a day. When teaching about high Potassium foods
in the diet, which group of foods would you recommend to the patient?
------------Correct Answer--------------------NOT tofu, red meat, beans
