RELIAS MEDICAL SURGICAL RN TELEMETRY 2024/2025
RELIAS MEDICAL SURGICAL RN TELEMETRY
ACTUAL EXAM 2024/2025 VERFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+(SOLVED)
You are to obtain informed consent for a Spanish-speaking patient scheduled for surgery. You do
not speak Spanish and are having difficulty communicating with your patient. Which of the
following resources would be most appropriate to utilize in order to obtain consent?
The hospitals language interpreter
You're reviewing the discharge medication list of a patient diagnosed with gastric ulcer. Which
of the following medication should you question?
Acetylsalicylic acid ( Bauer buffered aspirin)
When taking care of a patient with pancreatitis, which of the following lab should be reviewed?
Lipase and amylase
You're caring for a 12 hour postoperative parathyroidectomy patient. Which assessment finding
would indicate an emergency?
Laryngeal strider
,RELIAS MEDICAL SURGICAL RN TELEMETRY 2024/2025
Which of the following actions would be considered a violation of Hyppa?
Looking through the chart of a coworker admitted to your unit
Sinus tachycardia
You are taking care of a patient who is admitted for left flank pain with a kidney stone of 1.5 cm.
He asks you about the procedure what would be the most therapeutic response?
Due to the size of the kidney stone it is an appropriate treatment?
NOT:Print reading materials about the subject and give it to the patient
The nurse is taking care of a patient who is terminally ill and has a DNR on file. Their patient
has a sudden cardiac arrest and family wants CPR initiated. How should you respond?
Honor the patient's wishes
Not normal sinus rhythm into a flutter
Correct answer is ventricular fibrillation
Your patient began deteriorating rapidly after complaining of shortness of breath. And ABG was
drawn and the results are pH? HCO3 - 23. These values indicate the patient is experiencing:
, RELIAS MEDICAL SURGICAL RN TELEMETRY 2024/2025
Your inserting a urinary catheter into a male patient. As you inflate a balloon, the patient
complains of discomfort what is the best action?
Aspirate the fluid, advance the catheter farther, then re-inflate the balloon
When assessing a patient, you notice crepitus on the right upper shoulder. You notify the
physician and anticipate which diagnosis?
Subcutaneous emphysema
You are providing patient education to a patient prior to administering IV Protonix.... When there
is no history of GERD
Protonix is given as G.I. prophylaxis to prevent stress ulcers
Normal sinus with VTach
The patient has a morphine PCA post operatively. On rounding you notice respirations at eight
per minute O2 saturation of 82%. What medication would be given in the situation?
Narcan
You were caring for a patient who is 18 hours postop after a right BKA a. They report sudden
chest pain pulse ox at 86%. The patient may be experiencing:
Pulmonary embolism
RELIAS MEDICAL SURGICAL RN TELEMETRY
ACTUAL EXAM 2024/2025 VERFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+(SOLVED)
You are to obtain informed consent for a Spanish-speaking patient scheduled for surgery. You do
not speak Spanish and are having difficulty communicating with your patient. Which of the
following resources would be most appropriate to utilize in order to obtain consent?
The hospitals language interpreter
You're reviewing the discharge medication list of a patient diagnosed with gastric ulcer. Which
of the following medication should you question?
Acetylsalicylic acid ( Bauer buffered aspirin)
When taking care of a patient with pancreatitis, which of the following lab should be reviewed?
Lipase and amylase
You're caring for a 12 hour postoperative parathyroidectomy patient. Which assessment finding
would indicate an emergency?
Laryngeal strider
,RELIAS MEDICAL SURGICAL RN TELEMETRY 2024/2025
Which of the following actions would be considered a violation of Hyppa?
Looking through the chart of a coworker admitted to your unit
Sinus tachycardia
You are taking care of a patient who is admitted for left flank pain with a kidney stone of 1.5 cm.
He asks you about the procedure what would be the most therapeutic response?
Due to the size of the kidney stone it is an appropriate treatment?
NOT:Print reading materials about the subject and give it to the patient
The nurse is taking care of a patient who is terminally ill and has a DNR on file. Their patient
has a sudden cardiac arrest and family wants CPR initiated. How should you respond?
Honor the patient's wishes
Not normal sinus rhythm into a flutter
Correct answer is ventricular fibrillation
Your patient began deteriorating rapidly after complaining of shortness of breath. And ABG was
drawn and the results are pH? HCO3 - 23. These values indicate the patient is experiencing:
, RELIAS MEDICAL SURGICAL RN TELEMETRY 2024/2025
Your inserting a urinary catheter into a male patient. As you inflate a balloon, the patient
complains of discomfort what is the best action?
Aspirate the fluid, advance the catheter farther, then re-inflate the balloon
When assessing a patient, you notice crepitus on the right upper shoulder. You notify the
physician and anticipate which diagnosis?
Subcutaneous emphysema
You are providing patient education to a patient prior to administering IV Protonix.... When there
is no history of GERD
Protonix is given as G.I. prophylaxis to prevent stress ulcers
Normal sinus with VTach
The patient has a morphine PCA post operatively. On rounding you notice respirations at eight
per minute O2 saturation of 82%. What medication would be given in the situation?
Narcan
You were caring for a patient who is 18 hours postop after a right BKA a. They report sudden
chest pain pulse ox at 86%. The patient may be experiencing:
Pulmonary embolism
