RELIAS PACU RN A V1 QUESTIONS | TESTED AND
PROVEN ANSWERS | LATEST UPDATE 2024/2025
100% (GRADE A+)
What set of findings indicates a patient is likely to be ready for phase 1 discharge?
Ans>> ***C) Drowsy, oxygen saturation of 96%, able to cough, and move all extremities
Meperidine (Demerol) 12.5mg every 15 minutes, IV prn is ordered for shivering in the PACU.
Meperidine is available in 50mg/1ml. How many mililiters should be given?
Ans>> 0.25 mililiters
Upon inspecting a patient's epidural insertion site, you notice swelling around the catheter. What
should you do?
Ans>> ***D) Contact the anesthesia provider
What do you consider to be a safe dose of intravenous fentanyl for an adult who does not have
tolerance to opioids?
Ans>> ***B) 25 micrograms
1
,Your patient in the PACU has a blood pressure of 171/92 mmHg, a heart rate of 120,
respiratory rate of 24, is grimacing, restless, and moaning in bed. What medication should you
prepare to give FIRST?
Ans>> ***B) 50 mcg fentanyl IV push
You are about to discharge a day surgery patient with aphasia and you discover the family
members are not available for the discharge instructions and are not responding to your phone
calls. Business hours are over and the PACU is about to close. How will you handle the situation?
Ans>> ***A) Wait until the family returns
You received a patient from OR post hip replacement surgery. The anesthesiologist is planning a
nerve block in PACU, but the patient did not sign the consent for the nerve block. How will you
proceed?
Ans>> ***C) Obtain the consent from medical POA
What is a physical manifestation of neuromuscular blockade (Roc, succinylcholine)?
Ans>> C) Decreased respiratory effort
2
, What position would help alleviate headaches after spinal anesthesia?
Ans>> ***D) Flat to supine
The surgeon has ordered ampicillin (Ancef) for a patient. When you check their chart, you see an
allergy to penicillin. What is the BEST action?
Ans>> ***D) Contact the provider to question the order
You are receiving report for a patient who had a percutaneous transluminal angioplasty for right
lower extremity peripheral vascular disease and is now recovering in the PACU. What type of
surgical dressing do you expect to find for this patient?
Ans>> ***C) Clear dressing applied to the right groin
You are receiving a report on a post op patients from the OR nurse and during the report when
you asked for clarifications, the OR nurse became angry, belligerent, and rude. She ended up not
answering your question. How will you proceed?
Ans>> ***A) Report the incident to your charge nurse
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PROVEN ANSWERS | LATEST UPDATE 2024/2025
100% (GRADE A+)
What set of findings indicates a patient is likely to be ready for phase 1 discharge?
Ans>> ***C) Drowsy, oxygen saturation of 96%, able to cough, and move all extremities
Meperidine (Demerol) 12.5mg every 15 minutes, IV prn is ordered for shivering in the PACU.
Meperidine is available in 50mg/1ml. How many mililiters should be given?
Ans>> 0.25 mililiters
Upon inspecting a patient's epidural insertion site, you notice swelling around the catheter. What
should you do?
Ans>> ***D) Contact the anesthesia provider
What do you consider to be a safe dose of intravenous fentanyl for an adult who does not have
tolerance to opioids?
Ans>> ***B) 25 micrograms
1
,Your patient in the PACU has a blood pressure of 171/92 mmHg, a heart rate of 120,
respiratory rate of 24, is grimacing, restless, and moaning in bed. What medication should you
prepare to give FIRST?
Ans>> ***B) 50 mcg fentanyl IV push
You are about to discharge a day surgery patient with aphasia and you discover the family
members are not available for the discharge instructions and are not responding to your phone
calls. Business hours are over and the PACU is about to close. How will you handle the situation?
Ans>> ***A) Wait until the family returns
You received a patient from OR post hip replacement surgery. The anesthesiologist is planning a
nerve block in PACU, but the patient did not sign the consent for the nerve block. How will you
proceed?
Ans>> ***C) Obtain the consent from medical POA
What is a physical manifestation of neuromuscular blockade (Roc, succinylcholine)?
Ans>> C) Decreased respiratory effort
2
, What position would help alleviate headaches after spinal anesthesia?
Ans>> ***D) Flat to supine
The surgeon has ordered ampicillin (Ancef) for a patient. When you check their chart, you see an
allergy to penicillin. What is the BEST action?
Ans>> ***D) Contact the provider to question the order
You are receiving report for a patient who had a percutaneous transluminal angioplasty for right
lower extremity peripheral vascular disease and is now recovering in the PACU. What type of
surgical dressing do you expect to find for this patient?
Ans>> ***C) Clear dressing applied to the right groin
You are receiving a report on a post op patients from the OR nurse and during the report when
you asked for clarifications, the OR nurse became angry, belligerent, and rude. She ended up not
answering your question. How will you proceed?
Ans>> ***A) Report the incident to your charge nurse
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