RELIAS RN PHARMACOLOGY A EXAM | ALL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED A+ |
VERIFIED ANSWERS | LATEST VERSION 2025
Your patient has an epidural infusing hydromorphone with bupivacaine at
6ml/hr continuously. The patient's blood pressure at the beginning of your
shift was 92/58 with a heart rate of 68. You noticed the patient's blood
pressures have been around 130/70. What should you do FIRST? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Check infusion rate to confirm 6ml/hr,
then notify anesthesia provider
You are ordered to give digoxin. Your patient's vital signs are as follows:
Blood Pressure 130/75, Temp 97.9 oral, HR 52, O2 Sat 100% room air.
What should you do next? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Hold
digoxin and call the provider
"Red Man" Syndrome may occur during the administration of vancomycin
(Vancocin), primarily due to ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------An
increase in histamine production
Why would NS be the solution of choice when preparing to administer a
blood transfusion? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------NS is isotonic
pt with no known risk factors to TB would need further diagnostic testing to
rule out TB if the mantoux test showed an induration of what size? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER----------------->15
,Which statement is CORRECT for determining you have the correct person
before administering a drug? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------You
should ask them to say their name and DOB and compare it to the MAR
and wrist band
Your patient is on a Morphine PCA. While doing your rounds, you notice
that your patient is slumped over, unresponsive, with delayed and slow
respirations. You suspect narcotic overdose. Which reversal medication
would you administer? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------naloxone
(Narcan)
You are educating a person about their new prescription for levothyroxine
(Synthroid®). Which statement made by them requires correction? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------I should take this on a full stomach so I
don't get nauseous
MD orders 1000 mL of NS over 6 hrs. whats the rate? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------166.67
125 mcg is how many mg? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------0.125
mg
A person is to receive 5mg/kg of medication. Patient weighs 80kg. What
amount would you administer? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
400 mg
pt has new order for dig. What would be assessed immediately before
administering? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Apical HR
, Which of the following is the antidote for Heparin? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------protamine sulfate
lasix ordered at 50 mg IV push. On hand is 20 mg/mL. How many mL to
give? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------2.5
.The person you are caring for is reviewing written instructions from their
physician and see that they have 4 new medicines prescribed. They are
primarily concerned with their migraine headaches and want to know which
of the medicines will help with that. What medication might be used to treat
their migraine headaches? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
Rizatriptan
A person you are caring for tells you that they frequently take
acetaminophen (Tylenol)at home. Which statement made by them is
correct? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------I should pay close
attention to OTC drug label so I don't take to much of
Which of the following is considered an antiplatelet medication? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------clopidogrel (Plavix)
The physician ordered atropine sulfate 0.6 mg IM before surgery. The
medication is supplied in 0.8 mg/mL. How many mL would you administer?
---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------0.75 mL
AND CORRECT ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED A+ |
VERIFIED ANSWERS | LATEST VERSION 2025
Your patient has an epidural infusing hydromorphone with bupivacaine at
6ml/hr continuously. The patient's blood pressure at the beginning of your
shift was 92/58 with a heart rate of 68. You noticed the patient's blood
pressures have been around 130/70. What should you do FIRST? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Check infusion rate to confirm 6ml/hr,
then notify anesthesia provider
You are ordered to give digoxin. Your patient's vital signs are as follows:
Blood Pressure 130/75, Temp 97.9 oral, HR 52, O2 Sat 100% room air.
What should you do next? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Hold
digoxin and call the provider
"Red Man" Syndrome may occur during the administration of vancomycin
(Vancocin), primarily due to ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------An
increase in histamine production
Why would NS be the solution of choice when preparing to administer a
blood transfusion? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------NS is isotonic
pt with no known risk factors to TB would need further diagnostic testing to
rule out TB if the mantoux test showed an induration of what size? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER----------------->15
,Which statement is CORRECT for determining you have the correct person
before administering a drug? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------You
should ask them to say their name and DOB and compare it to the MAR
and wrist band
Your patient is on a Morphine PCA. While doing your rounds, you notice
that your patient is slumped over, unresponsive, with delayed and slow
respirations. You suspect narcotic overdose. Which reversal medication
would you administer? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------naloxone
(Narcan)
You are educating a person about their new prescription for levothyroxine
(Synthroid®). Which statement made by them requires correction? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------I should take this on a full stomach so I
don't get nauseous
MD orders 1000 mL of NS over 6 hrs. whats the rate? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------166.67
125 mcg is how many mg? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------0.125
mg
A person is to receive 5mg/kg of medication. Patient weighs 80kg. What
amount would you administer? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
400 mg
pt has new order for dig. What would be assessed immediately before
administering? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Apical HR
, Which of the following is the antidote for Heparin? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------protamine sulfate
lasix ordered at 50 mg IV push. On hand is 20 mg/mL. How many mL to
give? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------2.5
.The person you are caring for is reviewing written instructions from their
physician and see that they have 4 new medicines prescribed. They are
primarily concerned with their migraine headaches and want to know which
of the medicines will help with that. What medication might be used to treat
their migraine headaches? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
Rizatriptan
A person you are caring for tells you that they frequently take
acetaminophen (Tylenol)at home. Which statement made by them is
correct? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------I should pay close
attention to OTC drug label so I don't take to much of
Which of the following is considered an antiplatelet medication? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------clopidogrel (Plavix)
The physician ordered atropine sulfate 0.6 mg IM before surgery. The
medication is supplied in 0.8 mg/mL. How many mL would you administer?
---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------0.75 mL
