RELIAS PACU RN A V1 2026 – ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
01/05/2025
CORRECT ANSWERS
Relias PACU RN A v1 2026 – Actual
Questions and Correct Answers
What set of findings indicates a patient is likely to be ready for phase 1 discharge?
***C) Drowsy, oxygen saturation of 96%, able to cough, and move all extremities
Meperidine (Demerol) 12.5mg every 15 minutes, IV prn is ordered for shivering in the PACU. Meperidine
is available in 50mg/1ml. How many mililiters should be given?
0.25 mililiters
Upon inspecting a patient's epidural insertion site, you notice swelling around the catheter. What should
you do?
***D) Contact the anesthesia provider
What do you consider to be a safe dose of intravenous fentanyl for an adult who does not have
tolerance to opioids?
***B) 25 micrograms
Your patient in the PACU has a blood pressure of 171/92 mmHg, a heart rate of 120, respiratory rate of
24, is grimacing, restless, and moaning in bed. What medication should you prepare to give FIRST?
1/5/2025
***B) 50 mcg fentanyl IV push
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, RELIAS PACU RN A V1 2026 – ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
01/05/2025
CORRECT ANSWERS
You are about to discharge a day surgery patient with aphasia and you discover the family members are
not available for the discharge instructions and are not responding to your phone calls. Business hours
are over and the PACU is about to close. How will you handle the situation?
***A) Wait until the family returns
You received a patient from OR post hip replacement surgery. The anesthesiologist is planning a nerve
block in PACU, but the patient did not sign the consent for the nerve block. How will you proceed?
***C) Obtain the consent from medical POA
What is a physical manifestation of neuromuscular blockade (Roc, succinylcholine)?
C) Decreased respiratory effort
What position would help alleviate headaches after spinal anesthesia?
***D) Flat to supine
The surgeon has ordered ampicillin (Ancef) for a patient. When you check their chart, you see an allergy
to penicillin. What is the BEST action?
***D) Contact the provider to question the order
You are receiving report for a patient who had a percutaneous transluminal angioplasty for right lower
extremity peripheral vascular disease and is now recovering in the PACU. What type of surgical dressing
do you expect to find for this patient?
1/5/2025
***C) Clear dressing applied to the right groin
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01/05/2025
CORRECT ANSWERS
Relias PACU RN A v1 2026 – Actual
Questions and Correct Answers
What set of findings indicates a patient is likely to be ready for phase 1 discharge?
***C) Drowsy, oxygen saturation of 96%, able to cough, and move all extremities
Meperidine (Demerol) 12.5mg every 15 minutes, IV prn is ordered for shivering in the PACU. Meperidine
is available in 50mg/1ml. How many mililiters should be given?
0.25 mililiters
Upon inspecting a patient's epidural insertion site, you notice swelling around the catheter. What should
you do?
***D) Contact the anesthesia provider
What do you consider to be a safe dose of intravenous fentanyl for an adult who does not have
tolerance to opioids?
***B) 25 micrograms
Your patient in the PACU has a blood pressure of 171/92 mmHg, a heart rate of 120, respiratory rate of
24, is grimacing, restless, and moaning in bed. What medication should you prepare to give FIRST?
1/5/2025
***B) 50 mcg fentanyl IV push
1
, RELIAS PACU RN A V1 2026 – ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
01/05/2025
CORRECT ANSWERS
You are about to discharge a day surgery patient with aphasia and you discover the family members are
not available for the discharge instructions and are not responding to your phone calls. Business hours
are over and the PACU is about to close. How will you handle the situation?
***A) Wait until the family returns
You received a patient from OR post hip replacement surgery. The anesthesiologist is planning a nerve
block in PACU, but the patient did not sign the consent for the nerve block. How will you proceed?
***C) Obtain the consent from medical POA
What is a physical manifestation of neuromuscular blockade (Roc, succinylcholine)?
C) Decreased respiratory effort
What position would help alleviate headaches after spinal anesthesia?
***D) Flat to supine
The surgeon has ordered ampicillin (Ancef) for a patient. When you check their chart, you see an allergy
to penicillin. What is the BEST action?
***D) Contact the provider to question the order
You are receiving report for a patient who had a percutaneous transluminal angioplasty for right lower
extremity peripheral vascular disease and is now recovering in the PACU. What type of surgical dressing
do you expect to find for this patient?
1/5/2025
***C) Clear dressing applied to the right groin
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