RELIAS RN PHARMACOLOGY TEST A 2026
CORE MEDICATION SAFETY AND DOSAGE
CALCULATION STUDY GUIDE A+
◉ Which of the following would you question if prescribed for a
person taking sildenafil (Viagra? Answer: nitroglycerin
◉ You are caring for a person with a capillary blood glucose of 33
mg/dL and they are unable to tolerate oral intake. Which of the
following would you administer? Answer: dextrose 50% IV push
◉ A physician's written order for the person you are caring for is as
follows: Insulin glargine (Lantus), 10 U, subQ QD. What changes
would you suggest for safety and to avoid the use of "do not use"
abbreviations? Answer: spell out units and daily
◉ Which statement, if made by the person you are caring for, reflects
the need for further education regarding a new prescriptions of
warfarin (Coumadin)? Answer: If I get headaches, aspirin is my best
options for pain
◉ A person is noted to have a penicillin allergy. What medication
would you question of ordered by a physician? Answer: ceftriaxone
, ◉ You receive and order to start a Heparin drip at 18 units/kg/hr for
a person weighing 75 kg. The heparin comes in a 500 mL bag with
25,000 units. what is the starting rate of the infusion? Answer: 27
mL/hr
◉ The physician orders 0.5 mg/kg of a medications. The medication
is supplied in a 10 mg/mL solution. The person you are caring for
weighs 40 kg. How many mL of the drug would you administer?f
Answer: 2 mL
◉ A person with a hypothyroidism has a serum calcium level of 13
mg/dL. What medication would you expect to administer? Answer:
Calcitonin
◉ A person you are caring for has a known GI bleed. What drug is
contraindicated? Answer: enoxaparin (Lovenox)
◉ A person has been prescribed nitrofurantoin (Furadantin) for a
UTI. What education would you provide for them? Answer: wash
your mouth out after taking this medication to avoid staining of the
teeth
◉ What is appropriate education to provide to a person who has
received a new prescription for a PPI? Answer: You should not take
this medicine at the same time as other medicines.
CORE MEDICATION SAFETY AND DOSAGE
CALCULATION STUDY GUIDE A+
◉ Which of the following would you question if prescribed for a
person taking sildenafil (Viagra? Answer: nitroglycerin
◉ You are caring for a person with a capillary blood glucose of 33
mg/dL and they are unable to tolerate oral intake. Which of the
following would you administer? Answer: dextrose 50% IV push
◉ A physician's written order for the person you are caring for is as
follows: Insulin glargine (Lantus), 10 U, subQ QD. What changes
would you suggest for safety and to avoid the use of "do not use"
abbreviations? Answer: spell out units and daily
◉ Which statement, if made by the person you are caring for, reflects
the need for further education regarding a new prescriptions of
warfarin (Coumadin)? Answer: If I get headaches, aspirin is my best
options for pain
◉ A person is noted to have a penicillin allergy. What medication
would you question of ordered by a physician? Answer: ceftriaxone
, ◉ You receive and order to start a Heparin drip at 18 units/kg/hr for
a person weighing 75 kg. The heparin comes in a 500 mL bag with
25,000 units. what is the starting rate of the infusion? Answer: 27
mL/hr
◉ The physician orders 0.5 mg/kg of a medications. The medication
is supplied in a 10 mg/mL solution. The person you are caring for
weighs 40 kg. How many mL of the drug would you administer?f
Answer: 2 mL
◉ A person with a hypothyroidism has a serum calcium level of 13
mg/dL. What medication would you expect to administer? Answer:
Calcitonin
◉ A person you are caring for has a known GI bleed. What drug is
contraindicated? Answer: enoxaparin (Lovenox)
◉ A person has been prescribed nitrofurantoin (Furadantin) for a
UTI. What education would you provide for them? Answer: wash
your mouth out after taking this medication to avoid staining of the
teeth
◉ What is appropriate education to provide to a person who has
received a new prescription for a PPI? Answer: You should not take
this medicine at the same time as other medicines.
