RELIAS ED RN A 2024/25 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECTLY SOLVED ANSWERS. (A+ GRADED)
1) What is the current recommended dose of intravenous or intraosseous
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epinephrine in adult patients with cardiac arrest? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A) 10 mg every 10 minutes _ _ _ _ _
B) 1 mg every 3-5 minutes_ _ _ _
C) 1 mg every 7 minutes _ _ _ _ _
D) 0.1 mg every 2 minutes - Correct Answer ✔✔ - 1 mg every 3-5
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minutes _
2) A patient with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is MOST likely to suffer from
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what condition? _ _
A) Diabetes mellitus _ _
B) Cerebral palsy _ _
C) Diabetes Insipidus _ _
D) Myxedema coma - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Diabetes Insipidus _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
3) A patient presents after sustaining a roll-over motor vehicle accident. They
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are complaining of pain around the mid-upper back. On your initial triage
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assessment, you find that patient has preserved motor function below L5 but
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is suffering from a loss of sensory function. The assessment findings are
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consistent with: _ _
A) Posterior cord syndrome _ _ _
B) Central cord syndrome _ _ _
C) Anterior cord syndrome _ _ _
D) Autonomic syndrome - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Posterior cord _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
syndrome _
4) A 35-year-old patient complains of night sweats, low-grade fever, weight loss,
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_and a productive cough with pink-tinged sputum for 3-4 weeks. They have
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been staying at a local shelter since they lost their job 6 months ago. What
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diagnosis is most likely? _ _ _ _
A) Tuberculosis _
, B) Influenza _
C) COVID 19 _ _
D) Liver cancer - Correct Answer ✔✔ - TB_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
5) A patient who is 27 weeks pregnant presents with painless bright red vaginal
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bleeding. What condition correlates with the presenting symptoms?
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A) Abruptio placenta _ _
B) Placenta Previa _ _
C) Ectopic pregnancy _ _
D) Premature rupture of membranes (PROM) - Correct Answer ✔✔ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
- Placenta Previa _ _ _
6) What is a common assessment finding in a patient with a tension
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pneumothorax? _
A) Petechial chest rash _ _ _
B) Distended neck veins _ _ _
C) Equal chest wall expansion _ _ _ _
D) Flattened neck veins - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Distended Neck _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Veins _
7) A patient presents with a two-day history of fever, cough, mild shortness of
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breath (SOB), sore throat, myalgia, and new onset of loss of taste and smell.
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What is the patient MOST likely suffering from?
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A) Giardia _
B) Microsporidia _
C) COVID 19 _ _
D) Tuberculosis - Correct Answer ✔✔ - COVID 19 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
8) The deficiency of anti-diuretic hormone (ADH) can lead to what endocrine
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
disorders? _
A) Diabetes Insipidus _ _
B) Diabetes Mellitus _ _
C) Adrenal Insufficiency _ _
D) Syndrome of inappropriate secretion of ADH (SIADH) - Correct _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Answer ✔✔ - Diabetes Insipidus _ _ _ _ _
, 9) A patient presents after an intentional overdose of propranolol
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approximately 2 hours ago. The patient has severe hypotension and
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bradycardia. IV fluids and vasopressors are initiated. What nursing
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
assessment findings indicate the treatment has been effective?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A) Decreasing pulse pressure _ _ _
B) Decreasing central venous pressure _ _ _ _
C) Increasing serum glucose _ _ _
D) Increasing serum cortisol - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Increasing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
serum glucose _ _
10) A patient presents with acute onset of chest pain and goes into cardiac
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arrest immediately upon arrival. What is a possible reversible cause of
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cardiac arrest? _ _
A) Hypervolemia _
B) Alkalosis _
C) Hyperthermia _
D) Tension Pneumothorax - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Tension _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Pneumothorax _
11) Which of the following represent categories utilized to triage patients during
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a mass casualty incident (MCI)?
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A) Green, orange, black, purple _ _ _ _
B) Green, blue, red, black _ _ _ _
C) Red, black, pink, yellow _ _ _ _
D) Green, yellow, red, black - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Green, yellow, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
red, black _ _
12) A 22-year old female who is 8 weeks pregnant presents with a sudden onset
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of left lower abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding. The patient's family
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member stated that she had a syncopal episode shortly after that. What is
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the MOST likely diagnosis for her?
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A) Ruptured appendix _ _
B) Placenta previa _ _
C) Abruptio placenta _ _
D) Ruptured ectopic pregnancy - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Ruptured _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ectopic pregnancy _ _
CORRECTLY SOLVED ANSWERS. (A+ GRADED)
1) What is the current recommended dose of intravenous or intraosseous
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
epinephrine in adult patients with cardiac arrest? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A) 10 mg every 10 minutes _ _ _ _ _
B) 1 mg every 3-5 minutes_ _ _ _
C) 1 mg every 7 minutes _ _ _ _ _
D) 0.1 mg every 2 minutes - Correct Answer ✔✔ - 1 mg every 3-5
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
minutes _
2) A patient with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is MOST likely to suffer from
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
what condition? _ _
A) Diabetes mellitus _ _
B) Cerebral palsy _ _
C) Diabetes Insipidus _ _
D) Myxedema coma - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Diabetes Insipidus _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
3) A patient presents after sustaining a roll-over motor vehicle accident. They
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
are complaining of pain around the mid-upper back. On your initial triage
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
assessment, you find that patient has preserved motor function below L5 but
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
is suffering from a loss of sensory function. The assessment findings are
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
consistent with: _ _
A) Posterior cord syndrome _ _ _
B) Central cord syndrome _ _ _
C) Anterior cord syndrome _ _ _
D) Autonomic syndrome - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Posterior cord _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
syndrome _
4) A 35-year-old patient complains of night sweats, low-grade fever, weight loss,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_and a productive cough with pink-tinged sputum for 3-4 weeks. They have
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
been staying at a local shelter since they lost their job 6 months ago. What
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
diagnosis is most likely? _ _ _ _
A) Tuberculosis _
, B) Influenza _
C) COVID 19 _ _
D) Liver cancer - Correct Answer ✔✔ - TB_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
5) A patient who is 27 weeks pregnant presents with painless bright red vaginal
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
bleeding. What condition correlates with the presenting symptoms?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A) Abruptio placenta _ _
B) Placenta Previa _ _
C) Ectopic pregnancy _ _
D) Premature rupture of membranes (PROM) - Correct Answer ✔✔ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
- Placenta Previa _ _ _
6) What is a common assessment finding in a patient with a tension
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
pneumothorax? _
A) Petechial chest rash _ _ _
B) Distended neck veins _ _ _
C) Equal chest wall expansion _ _ _ _
D) Flattened neck veins - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Distended Neck _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Veins _
7) A patient presents with a two-day history of fever, cough, mild shortness of
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
breath (SOB), sore throat, myalgia, and new onset of loss of taste and smell.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
What is the patient MOST likely suffering from?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A) Giardia _
B) Microsporidia _
C) COVID 19 _ _
D) Tuberculosis - Correct Answer ✔✔ - COVID 19 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
8) The deficiency of anti-diuretic hormone (ADH) can lead to what endocrine
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
disorders? _
A) Diabetes Insipidus _ _
B) Diabetes Mellitus _ _
C) Adrenal Insufficiency _ _
D) Syndrome of inappropriate secretion of ADH (SIADH) - Correct _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Answer ✔✔ - Diabetes Insipidus _ _ _ _ _
, 9) A patient presents after an intentional overdose of propranolol
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
approximately 2 hours ago. The patient has severe hypotension and
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
bradycardia. IV fluids and vasopressors are initiated. What nursing
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
assessment findings indicate the treatment has been effective?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A) Decreasing pulse pressure _ _ _
B) Decreasing central venous pressure _ _ _ _
C) Increasing serum glucose _ _ _
D) Increasing serum cortisol - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Increasing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
serum glucose _ _
10) A patient presents with acute onset of chest pain and goes into cardiac
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
arrest immediately upon arrival. What is a possible reversible cause of
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
cardiac arrest? _ _
A) Hypervolemia _
B) Alkalosis _
C) Hyperthermia _
D) Tension Pneumothorax - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Tension _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Pneumothorax _
11) Which of the following represent categories utilized to triage patients during
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
a mass casualty incident (MCI)?
_ _ _ _ _
A) Green, orange, black, purple _ _ _ _
B) Green, blue, red, black _ _ _ _
C) Red, black, pink, yellow _ _ _ _
D) Green, yellow, red, black - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Green, yellow, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
red, black _ _
12) A 22-year old female who is 8 weeks pregnant presents with a sudden onset
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
of left lower abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding. The patient's family
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
member stated that she had a syncopal episode shortly after that. What is
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
the MOST likely diagnosis for her?
_ _ _ _ _ _
A) Ruptured appendix _ _
B) Placenta previa _ _
C) Abruptio placenta _ _
D) Ruptured ectopic pregnancy - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Ruptured _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ectopic pregnancy _ _
