RELIAS RN PHARMACOLOGY 2026
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT FULL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉The physician ordered atropine sulfate 0.6 mg IM before surgery.
The medication is supplied in 0.8 mg/mL. How many mL of the
medication would your administered? Answer: 0.75 mL
◉Which statement is CORRECT for determining you have the correct
person before administering a drug? Answer: You should ask them
to say their name and date of birth, then compare those to their arm
band and the medication record.
◉Which of the following is considered an antiplatelet medication?
Answer: Clopidogrel (Plavix)
◉A person you are caring for has a known gastrointestinal bleeding.
What drug is contraindicated? Answer: Enoxaparin (Lovenox)
◉You are caring for a person who is on a Morphine (Duramorph)
PCA. While conducting, while conducting your rounds, you notice
that they are slumped over and unresponsive with the delayed and
, slow respirations. You suspect narcotic overdose. What reversal
medication would you administered? Answer: Naloxone (Narcan)
◉A person is to receive 5mg/kg of medication. They weigh 80kg.
What amount would you administer? Answer: 400 mg
◉A person with hypothyroidism has a serum calcium level of 13
mg/dL. What medication would you expect to administer? Answer:
Calcitonin (Miacalcin)
◉You receive an order to administer one tsp of an elixir. What
amount of elixir will you prepare? Answer: 5 ml
◉A person with no known risk factors to TB would need further
diagnostic testing to rule out TB if the Mantoux test showed and
induration of what size? Answer: > 15 mm
◉A person has been prescribed nitrofurantoin (Furadantin) for a
urinary tract infection. What education would you provide to them?
Answer: Wash your mouth out after taking this medicine to avoid
staining of the teeth.
◉You receive an order to start Heparin drip at 18 units/kg/hr for a
person weighing 75 kg. The Heparin comes in a 500 mL bag with
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT FULL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉The physician ordered atropine sulfate 0.6 mg IM before surgery.
The medication is supplied in 0.8 mg/mL. How many mL of the
medication would your administered? Answer: 0.75 mL
◉Which statement is CORRECT for determining you have the correct
person before administering a drug? Answer: You should ask them
to say their name and date of birth, then compare those to their arm
band and the medication record.
◉Which of the following is considered an antiplatelet medication?
Answer: Clopidogrel (Plavix)
◉A person you are caring for has a known gastrointestinal bleeding.
What drug is contraindicated? Answer: Enoxaparin (Lovenox)
◉You are caring for a person who is on a Morphine (Duramorph)
PCA. While conducting, while conducting your rounds, you notice
that they are slumped over and unresponsive with the delayed and
, slow respirations. You suspect narcotic overdose. What reversal
medication would you administered? Answer: Naloxone (Narcan)
◉A person is to receive 5mg/kg of medication. They weigh 80kg.
What amount would you administer? Answer: 400 mg
◉A person with hypothyroidism has a serum calcium level of 13
mg/dL. What medication would you expect to administer? Answer:
Calcitonin (Miacalcin)
◉You receive an order to administer one tsp of an elixir. What
amount of elixir will you prepare? Answer: 5 ml
◉A person with no known risk factors to TB would need further
diagnostic testing to rule out TB if the Mantoux test showed and
induration of what size? Answer: > 15 mm
◉A person has been prescribed nitrofurantoin (Furadantin) for a
urinary tract infection. What education would you provide to them?
Answer: Wash your mouth out after taking this medicine to avoid
staining of the teeth.
◉You receive an order to start Heparin drip at 18 units/kg/hr for a
person weighing 75 kg. The Heparin comes in a 500 mL bag with
