RELIAS RN PHARMACOLOGY EXAM
UPDATED 2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
1. What medication is a leukotriene receptor antagonist? - Answer>>-
Montelukast
2. Which statement made by a person regarding hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) is
correct? - Answer>>-I should take extra care when standing up or changing
positions.
3. A 250mg dose of an oral medication has been ordered. The medication is
supplied only in 100mg tablets. How many tablets would you administer? -
Answer>>-2.5
4. What medication is considered a potassium-sparing diuretic? - Answer>>-
spironolactone (Aldactone)
5. You receive report from the off-going nurse that the person being cared for
just received their fourth dose of IV vancomycin that was administered over
30 minutes. Upon assessment of them, you notice their face and neck are red
and they are itching all over. What would you suspect? - Answer>>-Red
man syndrome due to a rapid infusion rate.
6. 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
7. 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
8. A physician's written order for the person you are caring for is as follows:
Insulin glargine (Lantus), 10 U, sub Q QD. What changes would you suggest
for safety and to avoid the use of "do not use" abbreviations? - Answer>>-
Spell out units and daily
, 9. 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
10.A person is noted to have a penicillin allergy. What medication would you
question of ordered by a physician? - Answer>>-ceftriaxone
11.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
12.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
13.A person with a hypothyroidism has a serum calcium level of 13 mg/dL.
What medication would you expect to administer? - Answer>>-Calcitonin
14.A person you are caring for has a known GI bleed. What drug is
contraindicated? - Answer>>-enoxaparin (Lovenox)
15.A person has been prescribed nitrofurantoin (Fura Dantin) 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
16.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.
17.Your patient presents with CHF and has a Potassium level of 5.8. Which
diuretic do you anticipate being ordered by the provider? - Answer>>-
bumetanide (Bumex)
18.Your patient has been diagnosed with. chronic CHF and will be taking Lasix
80mg PO twice a day. When teaching about high Potassium foods in the
diet, which group of foods would you recommend to the patient? -
Answer>>-Bananas, spinach, raisins
UPDATED 2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
1. What medication is a leukotriene receptor antagonist? - Answer>>-
Montelukast
2. Which statement made by a person regarding hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) is
correct? - Answer>>-I should take extra care when standing up or changing
positions.
3. A 250mg dose of an oral medication has been ordered. The medication is
supplied only in 100mg tablets. How many tablets would you administer? -
Answer>>-2.5
4. What medication is considered a potassium-sparing diuretic? - Answer>>-
spironolactone (Aldactone)
5. You receive report from the off-going nurse that the person being cared for
just received their fourth dose of IV vancomycin that was administered over
30 minutes. Upon assessment of them, you notice their face and neck are red
and they are itching all over. What would you suspect? - Answer>>-Red
man syndrome due to a rapid infusion rate.
6. 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
7. 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
8. A physician's written order for the person you are caring for is as follows:
Insulin glargine (Lantus), 10 U, sub Q QD. What changes would you suggest
for safety and to avoid the use of "do not use" abbreviations? - Answer>>-
Spell out units and daily
, 9. 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
10.A person is noted to have a penicillin allergy. What medication would you
question of ordered by a physician? - Answer>>-ceftriaxone
11.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
12.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
13.A person with a hypothyroidism has a serum calcium level of 13 mg/dL.
What medication would you expect to administer? - Answer>>-Calcitonin
14.A person you are caring for has a known GI bleed. What drug is
contraindicated? - Answer>>-enoxaparin (Lovenox)
15.A person has been prescribed nitrofurantoin (Fura Dantin) 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
16.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.
17.Your patient presents with CHF and has a Potassium level of 5.8. Which
diuretic do you anticipate being ordered by the provider? - Answer>>-
bumetanide (Bumex)
18.Your patient has been diagnosed with. chronic CHF and will be taking Lasix
80mg PO twice a day. When teaching about high Potassium foods in the
diet, which group of foods would you recommend to the patient? -
Answer>>-Bananas, spinach, raisins
