RELIAS RN PHARMACOLOGY TEST A
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⩥ 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? 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.
UPDATED EXAM PREPARATION GUIDE
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
⩥ 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? 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.
