2023 Rn Pharmacology A (Relias?) Questions And Correct Verified Answers

2023 RN PHARMACOLOGY A (RELIAS?)
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS
YouA2areA2educatingA2aA2personA2aboutA2theirA2prescriptionA2forA2cyclosporineA2(Gengraf)
A2andA2aA2newA2dietA2withA2aA2potassiumA2intakeA2restriction.A2WhatA2foodA2wouldA2youA2t
ellA2themA2toA2avoid?A2-A2Ans--rasins

YouA2areA2caringA2forA2aA2personA2withA2aA2capillaryA2bloodA2glucoseA2ofA233A2mm/
dLA2andA2theyA2areA2unableA2toA2tolerateA2oralA2intake.A2WhichA2ofA2theA2followingA2would
A2youA2administer?A2-A2Ans--DextroseA250%A2IVA2Push


WhichA2statement,A2ifA2madeA2byA2theA2personA2youA2areA2caringA2for,A2reflectsA2theA2nee
dA2forA2furtherA2educationA2regardingA2aA2newA2prescriptionA2ofA2warfarinA2(Coumadin)?
A2-A2Ans--IfA2IA2getA2headaches,A2aspirinA2isA2myA2bestA2optionA2forA2pain


AA2personA2onA2aA2morphineA2(Duramorph)A2PCAA2pumpA2withoutA2aA2basalA2infusionA2ra
teA2isA2afraidA2ofA2potentialA2overdosing.A2WhatA2wouldA2youA2sayA2toA2educateA2them?A2-
A2Ans--
AA2smallA2doseA2isA2deliveredA2onlyA2whenA2youA2pushA2theA2triggerA2buttonA2andA2onlyA2if
A2itA2hasA2beenA2longA2enoughA2sinceA2yourA2lastA2dose


WhatA2medicationA2isA2aA2leukotrieneA2receptorA2antagonist?A2-A2Ans--
MontelukastA2(Singulair)

YouA2receiveA2theA2reportA2fromA2theA2off-
goingA2nurseA2thatA2theA2personA2beingA2caredA2forA2justA2receivedA2theirA2fourthA2doseA2
ofA2IVA2VancomysinA2(Vancocin)A2thatA2wasA2administeredA2overA230A2minutes.A2UponA2a
ssessmentA2ofA2them,A2andA2youA2noticeA2theirA2faceA2andA2neckA2areA2redA2andA2theyA2a
reA2itchingA2allA2over.A2WhatA2wouldA2youA2suspect?A2-A2Ans--
RedmanA2syndromeA2dueA2toA2aA2rapidA2infusionA2rate

AnA2orderA2hasA2beenA2placedA2forA2aA2sublingualA2medication.A2TheA2personA2youA2areA2
caringA2forA2currentlyA2hasA2aA2nasogastricA2tubeA2inA2place.A2WhatA2isA2yourA2mostA2appr
opriateA2action?A2-A2Ans--AdministerA2theA2medicationA2asA2ordered

AA2personA2wasA2recentlyA2prescribedA2aA2corticosteroidA2inhaler.A2WhatA2wouldA2youA2in
cludeA2whenA2educatingA2themA2onA2theA2medication?A2-A2Ans--
ItA2isA2importantA2thatA2youA2washA2outA2yourA2maskA2afterA2everyA2doseA2toA2helpA2preve
ntA2aA2fungalA2infectionA2inA2yourA2mouth.

AA2personA2hasA2aA2new-
onsetA2dysrhythmia.A2WhatA2medicationA2mightA2beA2prescribedA2forA2thisA2condition?A2-
A2Ans--DiltiazemA2(Cardizem)

, WhatA2isA2theA2PRIMARYA2causeA2ofA2redA2manA2syndromeA2(RMS)A2duringA2theA2admini
strationA2ofA2vancomycin?A2-A2Ans--IncreasedA2histamineA2production

TheA2personA2youA2areA2caringA2forA2tellsA2youA2thatA2theyA2frequentlyA2takeA2acetaminop
henA2(Tylenol)A2atA2home.A2WhichA2statementA2madeA2byA2themA2isA2correct?A2-A2Ans--
IA2shouldA2payA2closeA2attentionA2toA2OTCA2drugA2labelsA2soA2IA2don'tA2takeA2tooA2muchA2
of

YouA2haveA2anA2orderA2forA24A2mgA2ofA2dexamethasoneA2(Decadron)A2IVA2push.A2TheA2m
edicationA2isA2suppliedA2inA2aA210A2mg/
mLA2vial.A2HowA2manyA2mLA2wouldA2youA2administer?A2-A2Ans--0.4A2mL

TheA2physicianA2ordersA20.5A2mg/
kgA2ofA2aA2medication.A2TheA2medicationA2isA2suppliedA2inA2aA210A2mg/
mLA2solution.A2TheA2personA2youA2areA2caringA2forA2weighsA240A2kg.A2HowA2manyA2mLA2o
fA2theA2drugA2wouldA2youA2administer?A2-A2Ans--2A2mL

AA2personA2isA2notedA2toA2haveA2aA2penicillinA2allergy.A2WhatA2medicationA2wouldA2youA2q
uestionA2ifA2orderedA2byA2physician?A2-A2Ans--Ceftriaxone

WhyA2wouldA2normalA2salineA2(NS)A2beA2theA2solutionA2ofA2choiceA2whenA2preparingA2toA2
administerA2aA2bloodA2transfusion?A2-A2Ans--
NormalA2salineA2isA2isotonicA2whichA2preventsA2bloodA2cellsA2hemolysis

TheA2physicianA2orderedA2atropineA2sulfateA20.6A2mgA2IMA2beforeA2surgery.A2TheA2medic
ationA2isA2suppliedA2inA20.8A2mg/
mL.A2HowA2manyA2mLA2ofA2theA2medicationA2wouldA2yourA2administered?A2-A2Ans--
0.75A2mL

WhichA2statementA2isA2CORRECTA2forA2determiningA2youA2haveA2theA2correctA2personA2b
eforeA2administeringA2aA2drug?A2-A2Ans--
YouA2shouldA2askA2themA2toA2sayA2theirA2nameA2andA2dateA2ofA2birth,A2thenA2compareA2th
oseA2toA2theirA2armA2bandA2andA2theA2medicationA2record.

WhichA2ofA2theA2followingA2isA2consideredA2anA2antiplateletA2medication?A2-A2Ans--
ClopidogrelA2(Plavix)

AA2personA2youA2areA2caringA2forA2hasA2aA2knownA2gastrointestinalA2bleeding.A2WhatA2dru
gA2isA2contraindicated?A2-A2Ans--EnoxaparinA2(Lovenox)

YouA2areA2caringA2forA2aA2personA2whoA2isA2onA2aA2MorphineA2(Duramorph)A2PCA.A2While
A2conducting,A2whileA2conductingA2yourA2rounds,A2youA2noticeA2thatA2theyA2areA2slumpedA
2overA2andA2unresponsiveA2withA2theA2delayedA2andA2slowA2respirations.A2YouA2suspectA2
narcoticA2overdose.A2WhatA2reversalA2medicationA2wouldA2youA2administered?A2-A2Ans--
NaloxoneA2(Narcan)