RN Pharmacology A Relias Exam Questions and Answers

RN Pharmacology A Relias Exam Questions
and Answers
Question 1
Which statement made by a person regarding hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) is correct?
Correct Answer
I should take extra care when standing up or changing positions.



Question 2
you are educating your patient for cyclosporine and a new diet with a potassium
intake restriction. What food would you tell them to avoid?
Correct Answer
raisins



Question 3
What medication is considered a potassium-sparing diuretic?
Correct Answer
spironolactione (Aldactone)



Question 4
A person has been prescribed nitrofurantoin (Furadantin) for a UTI. What education
would you provide for them?
Correct Answer
wash your mouth out after taking this medication to avoid staining of the teeth




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, Question 5
A person with a hypothyroidism has a serum calcium level of 13 mg/dL. What
medication would you expect to administer?
Correct Answer
Calcitonin



Question 6
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
Correct Answer
2 mL



Question 7
pt has central line who is receiving TPN. What is the most important action to prevent
CLABSI?
Correct Answer
perform correct sterile technique



Question 8
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?
Correct Answer
dextrose 50% IV push



Question 9
antidote for heparin
Correct Answer
protamine sulfate




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