RELIAS ED RN AREVIEW NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS (DETAILED
ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+ 100% GUARANTEED TO PASS
CONCEPTS!!!
What is the current recommended dose of intravenous or intraosseous epinephrine in
adult patients with cardiac arrest?
10 mg every 10 minutes
1 mg every 3-5 minutes
1 mg every 7 minutes
0.1 mg every 2 minutes - <<ANSWER>>1 mg every 3-5 minutes
A patient is brought in after being struck by lightning during a heavy thunderstorm. What
would be the PRIORITY intervention for this patient upon arrival?
Measuring urine output
Monitoring cardiac rhythm
Cleaning of the burn wounds
Obtaining chest x-ray - <<ANSWER>>Monitoring cardiac rhythm
A patient presents with a history of acute urinary retention. An indwelling catheter is
placed and the patient is sent for an ultrasound scan. The imaging confirms benign
prostatic hyperplasia as the cause of urinary retention. What medication do you
anticipate the provider to order?
Tamsulosin (Flomax®)
Vasopressin
Phenylephrine (Omidria®)
Methoxamine (Vasoxy|®) - <<ANSWER>>Flomax
The life-threatening and rare complication of hypothyroidism is known as:
Pheochromocytoma
Adrenal crisis
Thyroid storm
, Myxedema coma - <<ANSWER>>Myxedema
A new nurse observes their preceptor giving the incorrect dosage of a medication to a
patient. Implementing the ethical principle veracity, what action would the new nurse
take?
Keep the information confidential to avoid repercussions from the preceptor.
Inform the charge nurse about what happened and document it.
Since the patient was not harmed, do not report the incident.
Tell only the patient about the incident and have them decide what to do. -
<<ANSWER>>Inform the charge nurse about what happened and document it.
Your patient has just had a paracentesis during which 5 liters of fluid were removed.
Which assessment is the PRIORITY?
Palpate for tenderness
Blood pressure
Observation of puncture site
Signs of infection - <<ANSWER>>Blood pressure
What symptom is commonly seen in patients with alcohol withdrawal?
Tachycardia
Hypotension
Bradycardia
Hypothermia - <<ANSWER>>Tachycardia
A patient's family has decided to withdraw life-sustaining treatment. When
communicating with the family of the patient, what reassurance would you provide?
Life support is essential in the patient's quality of life.
Efforts will be made to make the patient comfortable.
That the patient lived a full and complete life.
Substantial amounts of pain medication will be provided. - <<ANSWER>>Efforts with be
made to make the patient comfortable.
During cardiogenic shock what temporary intervention might be ordered to improve
perfusion until definitive treatment is provided?
Coronary artery bypass
notropic iffusion
Percutaneous intervention
Continuous renal replacement therapy - <<ANSWER>>Inotropic infusion
You accidentally administered epinephrine 1:1000 intravenous push for a patient
suffering from a severe anaphylactic reaction. You recognize this as a near-miss event
and report this:
Internally, per policy through the defined incident reporting system
Externally, to the state board of nursing through the website
Externally, to state board of pharmacy through the website
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS (DETAILED
ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+ 100% GUARANTEED TO PASS
CONCEPTS!!!
What is the current recommended dose of intravenous or intraosseous epinephrine in
adult patients with cardiac arrest?
10 mg every 10 minutes
1 mg every 3-5 minutes
1 mg every 7 minutes
0.1 mg every 2 minutes - <<ANSWER>>1 mg every 3-5 minutes
A patient is brought in after being struck by lightning during a heavy thunderstorm. What
would be the PRIORITY intervention for this patient upon arrival?
Measuring urine output
Monitoring cardiac rhythm
Cleaning of the burn wounds
Obtaining chest x-ray - <<ANSWER>>Monitoring cardiac rhythm
A patient presents with a history of acute urinary retention. An indwelling catheter is
placed and the patient is sent for an ultrasound scan. The imaging confirms benign
prostatic hyperplasia as the cause of urinary retention. What medication do you
anticipate the provider to order?
Tamsulosin (Flomax®)
Vasopressin
Phenylephrine (Omidria®)
Methoxamine (Vasoxy|®) - <<ANSWER>>Flomax
The life-threatening and rare complication of hypothyroidism is known as:
Pheochromocytoma
Adrenal crisis
Thyroid storm
, Myxedema coma - <<ANSWER>>Myxedema
A new nurse observes their preceptor giving the incorrect dosage of a medication to a
patient. Implementing the ethical principle veracity, what action would the new nurse
take?
Keep the information confidential to avoid repercussions from the preceptor.
Inform the charge nurse about what happened and document it.
Since the patient was not harmed, do not report the incident.
Tell only the patient about the incident and have them decide what to do. -
<<ANSWER>>Inform the charge nurse about what happened and document it.
Your patient has just had a paracentesis during which 5 liters of fluid were removed.
Which assessment is the PRIORITY?
Palpate for tenderness
Blood pressure
Observation of puncture site
Signs of infection - <<ANSWER>>Blood pressure
What symptom is commonly seen in patients with alcohol withdrawal?
Tachycardia
Hypotension
Bradycardia
Hypothermia - <<ANSWER>>Tachycardia
A patient's family has decided to withdraw life-sustaining treatment. When
communicating with the family of the patient, what reassurance would you provide?
Life support is essential in the patient's quality of life.
Efforts will be made to make the patient comfortable.
That the patient lived a full and complete life.
Substantial amounts of pain medication will be provided. - <<ANSWER>>Efforts with be
made to make the patient comfortable.
During cardiogenic shock what temporary intervention might be ordered to improve
perfusion until definitive treatment is provided?
Coronary artery bypass
notropic iffusion
Percutaneous intervention
Continuous renal replacement therapy - <<ANSWER>>Inotropic infusion
You accidentally administered epinephrine 1:1000 intravenous push for a patient
suffering from a severe anaphylactic reaction. You recognize this as a near-miss event
and report this:
Internally, per policy through the defined incident reporting system
Externally, to the state board of nursing through the website
Externally, to state board of pharmacy through the website
