RELIAS RN PHARMACOLOGY TEST A
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2024-2025
When teaching a new nurse on how to administer IV push furosemide (Lasix), you
emphasize that it should be given over two minutes to avoid: - tinnitus
A nurse is caring for a patient with hyperparathyroidism and notes that the patient's
serum calcium level is 13mg/dl. Which medication should the nurse prepare to
administer as prescribed to the patient? - calcintonin (Miacalcin)
A patient has a prescription to take Guaifenesin (Mucinex) every 4 hours, as needed.
The nurse determines that the patient understands the MOST effective use of the
medication if the patient states that he or she will: - take the medication with a full glass
of water
Acetylsalicylic acid (Aspirin) has which of the following pharmacological effects? -
Antiinflammatory, anti-pyretic, decrease platelet aggregation
Sildenafil (Viagra) is prescribed to treat a patient with erectile dysfunction. A nurse
reviews the patient's medical record and would question the prescription if which of the
following is noted in the history? - Use of nitroglycerin
While delivering the lunch tray of a patient who is taking warfarin (Coumadin), the nurse
notices diversity of food items. Which of the following foods would be a concern? -
Spinach
Your patient is receiving vancomycin (Vancocin) 500mg IV every 12 hours. As a nurse,
you understand that the PRIMARY rationale for monitoring serum levels of vancomycin
is that: - It can cause nephrotoxicity
Convert 1.2 milligrams to micrograms - 1200 mcg
When caring for a patient with a central line who is receiving TPN, what is the MOST
important action on the part of the nurse to prevent CLABSI? - wrong answer: Change
IV tubing and perform CVC dressing on patient every 36 hours
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2024-2025
When teaching a new nurse on how to administer IV push furosemide (Lasix), you
emphasize that it should be given over two minutes to avoid: - tinnitus
A nurse is caring for a patient with hyperparathyroidism and notes that the patient's
serum calcium level is 13mg/dl. Which medication should the nurse prepare to
administer as prescribed to the patient? - calcintonin (Miacalcin)
A patient has a prescription to take Guaifenesin (Mucinex) every 4 hours, as needed.
The nurse determines that the patient understands the MOST effective use of the
medication if the patient states that he or she will: - take the medication with a full glass
of water
Acetylsalicylic acid (Aspirin) has which of the following pharmacological effects? -
Antiinflammatory, anti-pyretic, decrease platelet aggregation
Sildenafil (Viagra) is prescribed to treat a patient with erectile dysfunction. A nurse
reviews the patient's medical record and would question the prescription if which of the
following is noted in the history? - Use of nitroglycerin
While delivering the lunch tray of a patient who is taking warfarin (Coumadin), the nurse
notices diversity of food items. Which of the following foods would be a concern? -
Spinach
Your patient is receiving vancomycin (Vancocin) 500mg IV every 12 hours. As a nurse,
you understand that the PRIMARY rationale for monitoring serum levels of vancomycin
is that: - It can cause nephrotoxicity
Convert 1.2 milligrams to micrograms - 1200 mcg
When caring for a patient with a central line who is receiving TPN, what is the MOST
important action on the part of the nurse to prevent CLABSI? - wrong answer: Change
IV tubing and perform CVC dressing on patient every 36 hours
