RELIAS RN PHARMACOLOGY TEST A ACTUAL
EXAM LATEST 2024 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
Which statement, if made by the person you are caring for, reflects the need for further
education regarding a new prescriptions of warfarin (coumadin)? - answer>> if i get
headaches, aspirin is my best options for pain
A person is noted to have a penicillin allergy. What medication would you question of
ordered by a physician? - answer>> ceftriaxone
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? - 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 - answer>> 2 ml
A person with a hypothyroidism has a serum calcium level of 13 mg/dl. What medication
would you expect to administer? - answer>> calcitonin
A person you are caring for has a known gi bleed. What drug is contraindicated? -
answer>> enoxaparin (lovenox)
A person has been prescribed nitrofurantoin (furadantin) for a uti. What education would
you provide for them? - 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? - 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? - 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? - answer>> not tofu, red meat, beans
Which medication would you question if ordered by the provider to treat a person that is
complaining of nausea and vomiting? - answer>> famotidine
Shortly after administering an iv med, person complains of itching and feeling flushed.
Hives begun to form on chest. What is the best intervention? - answer>> administer prn
iv diphenhydramine and notify md
Patient refuses a dose of iv medication. What is the most approriate action? - answer>>
document the refusal and notify the md
You receive an order to administer 1 tsp of an elixir. What amount of elixir will you
prepare? - answer>>
Pt has central line who is receiving tpn. What is the most important action to prevent
clabsi? - answer>> perform correct sterile technique
Order placed for sublingual medication. Pt has ng. What is the most appropriate action?
- answer>> administer the med
Pt was prescribed a corticosteroid inhaler. What would you include when educating
them on the medication? - answer>> rinse mouth
What medication is incompatible with lr - answer>> diazepam
New onset dysrhythmia. What medication might be prescribed for this condition? -
answer>> diltiazem
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
EXAM LATEST 2024 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
Which statement, if made by the person you are caring for, reflects the need for further
education regarding a new prescriptions of warfarin (coumadin)? - answer>> if i get
headaches, aspirin is my best options for pain
A person is noted to have a penicillin allergy. What medication would you question of
ordered by a physician? - answer>> ceftriaxone
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? - 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 - answer>> 2 ml
A person with a hypothyroidism has a serum calcium level of 13 mg/dl. What medication
would you expect to administer? - answer>> calcitonin
A person you are caring for has a known gi bleed. What drug is contraindicated? -
answer>> enoxaparin (lovenox)
A person has been prescribed nitrofurantoin (furadantin) for a uti. What education would
you provide for them? - 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? - 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? - 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? - answer>> not tofu, red meat, beans
Which medication would you question if ordered by the provider to treat a person that is
complaining of nausea and vomiting? - answer>> famotidine
Shortly after administering an iv med, person complains of itching and feeling flushed.
Hives begun to form on chest. What is the best intervention? - answer>> administer prn
iv diphenhydramine and notify md
Patient refuses a dose of iv medication. What is the most approriate action? - answer>>
document the refusal and notify the md
You receive an order to administer 1 tsp of an elixir. What amount of elixir will you
prepare? - answer>>
Pt has central line who is receiving tpn. What is the most important action to prevent
clabsi? - answer>> perform correct sterile technique
Order placed for sublingual medication. Pt has ng. What is the most appropriate action?
- answer>> administer the med
Pt was prescribed a corticosteroid inhaler. What would you include when educating
them on the medication? - answer>> rinse mouth
What medication is incompatible with lr - answer>> diazepam
New onset dysrhythmia. What medication might be prescribed for this condition? -
answer>> diltiazem
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
