RELIAS MEDICAL SURGICAL TELEMETRY EXAM ACTUAL
COMPLETE REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS| 2026
Which of the following food items would you question in the menu of
your patient who is diagnosed with celiac disease? - ANSWER--Wheat
bread
A postoperative laparoscopic appendectomy patient is receiving
morphine PCA for pain findings with alert you to the potential of a
narcotic overdose? - ANSWER--A respiratory rate of 8 breaths per
minute
- ANSWER--Paced rhythm
Your patient was admitted with severe dehydration. Which of the
following orders would you question - ANSWER--KCI 40 mEq IV push
STAT
What is the first sign of increased intracranial pressure? - ANSWER--
Change in LOC
A patient suddenly complains of new onset of chest pain. The doctor is
suspecting a possible?... What is most likely to be ordered? - ANSWER-
-Morphine Duramorph, oxygen, nitrates,
,Acetylsalicylic acid, bayer buffered aspirin
The Glasgow, scale ranges from: - ANSWER--3 to 15
You deserve the nurse aid removing her gloves and immediately using
alcohol hand sanitizer in a room with a patient who has C-Diff. What
education should you provide to the nurse aide - ANSWER--And
washing with soap and water is mandatory because alcohol-based hand
sanitizers do not kill C-diff
Heart rate - ANSWER--80
Which of the following assessment findings should you report
immediately to the physician for a patient who just had a bronchoscopy
and biopsy? - ANSWER--Sputum with streaks of blood
NOT: increased salivation
Your patient was just returned from surgery with a Jackson-Pratt JP
drain in place which of the following is the best nursing action? -
ANSWER--Compress the drain, then plug the bulb to establish suction
Patient is admitted for shortness of breath. Do you notice the spouse
adjusting the oxygen on the wall and she states "she always takes care of
,my husband" what would be an appropriate response? - ANSWER--
Educate the spouse on oxygen use as a medical device in the hospital
Deposition has ordered for your patience to begin a 24 hour urine
collection. Your patient voids for the first time two hours after the orders
received. What should be done with this urine sample? - ANSWER--
Discarded, then begin the 24 hour collection
Which of the following lab values would you expect to see in a patient
diagnosed with?.... - ANSWER--Lipase - 196
You were caring for a patient admitted with abdominal pain. Your
patient has a bowel movement and you know dark tarry stool what
would be the diagnosis? - ANSWER--Upper G.I. bleed
Your COPD patient is complaining of wheezing and increased shortness
of breath - ANSWER--Assess your patient for a change in condition
What information is vital for you to know prior to administering an
ordered dose of digoxin - ANSWER--Heart rate
, Your patient has been diagnosed with a hemorrhagic CVA - ANSWER--
Heparin infusion per pharmacy protocol
A 56-year-old man has an acute onset of shortness of breath, chest pain,
apprehension, rapid pulse, cough with bloody sputum, diaphoresis, and
syncope. The symptoms are indicative of: - ANSWER--Pulmonary
embolism?
NOT: tuberculosis
You're reviewing the menu list of a patient on Warfarin what food
should they not eat? - ANSWER--Spinach
Which of the following issues should be reported up the chain of
command - ANSWER--A coworker arriving to work under the influence
of alcohol
You're providing discharge instructions to a CHF patient. - ANSWER--
Increase shortness of breath
cardiac rhythm - ANSWER--V-Tach
COMPLETE REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS| 2026
Which of the following food items would you question in the menu of
your patient who is diagnosed with celiac disease? - ANSWER--Wheat
bread
A postoperative laparoscopic appendectomy patient is receiving
morphine PCA for pain findings with alert you to the potential of a
narcotic overdose? - ANSWER--A respiratory rate of 8 breaths per
minute
- ANSWER--Paced rhythm
Your patient was admitted with severe dehydration. Which of the
following orders would you question - ANSWER--KCI 40 mEq IV push
STAT
What is the first sign of increased intracranial pressure? - ANSWER--
Change in LOC
A patient suddenly complains of new onset of chest pain. The doctor is
suspecting a possible?... What is most likely to be ordered? - ANSWER-
-Morphine Duramorph, oxygen, nitrates,
,Acetylsalicylic acid, bayer buffered aspirin
The Glasgow, scale ranges from: - ANSWER--3 to 15
You deserve the nurse aid removing her gloves and immediately using
alcohol hand sanitizer in a room with a patient who has C-Diff. What
education should you provide to the nurse aide - ANSWER--And
washing with soap and water is mandatory because alcohol-based hand
sanitizers do not kill C-diff
Heart rate - ANSWER--80
Which of the following assessment findings should you report
immediately to the physician for a patient who just had a bronchoscopy
and biopsy? - ANSWER--Sputum with streaks of blood
NOT: increased salivation
Your patient was just returned from surgery with a Jackson-Pratt JP
drain in place which of the following is the best nursing action? -
ANSWER--Compress the drain, then plug the bulb to establish suction
Patient is admitted for shortness of breath. Do you notice the spouse
adjusting the oxygen on the wall and she states "she always takes care of
,my husband" what would be an appropriate response? - ANSWER--
Educate the spouse on oxygen use as a medical device in the hospital
Deposition has ordered for your patience to begin a 24 hour urine
collection. Your patient voids for the first time two hours after the orders
received. What should be done with this urine sample? - ANSWER--
Discarded, then begin the 24 hour collection
Which of the following lab values would you expect to see in a patient
diagnosed with?.... - ANSWER--Lipase - 196
You were caring for a patient admitted with abdominal pain. Your
patient has a bowel movement and you know dark tarry stool what
would be the diagnosis? - ANSWER--Upper G.I. bleed
Your COPD patient is complaining of wheezing and increased shortness
of breath - ANSWER--Assess your patient for a change in condition
What information is vital for you to know prior to administering an
ordered dose of digoxin - ANSWER--Heart rate
, Your patient has been diagnosed with a hemorrhagic CVA - ANSWER--
Heparin infusion per pharmacy protocol
A 56-year-old man has an acute onset of shortness of breath, chest pain,
apprehension, rapid pulse, cough with bloody sputum, diaphoresis, and
syncope. The symptoms are indicative of: - ANSWER--Pulmonary
embolism?
NOT: tuberculosis
You're reviewing the menu list of a patient on Warfarin what food
should they not eat? - ANSWER--Spinach
Which of the following issues should be reported up the chain of
command - ANSWER--A coworker arriving to work under the influence
of alcohol
You're providing discharge instructions to a CHF patient. - ANSWER--
Increase shortness of breath
cardiac rhythm - ANSWER--V-Tach
