RELIAS RN PHARMACOLOGY EXAM 2026 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
EDITION (JUST RELEASED)
1. What medication is a leukotriene receptor antagonist? Montelukast
2. Which statement made by a person regarding hy- I should take extra care
drochlorothiazide (HCTZ) is correct? when standing up or
changing positions.
3. A 250mg dose of an oral medication has been ordered. 2.5
The medication is supplied only in 100mg tablets. How
many tablets would you administer?
4. What medication is considered a potassium-sparing spironolactione (Aldac-
diuretic? tone)
5. You receive report from the off-going nurse that the Red man syndrome due to
person being cared for just received their fourth dose a rapid infusion rate.
of IV vancomycin that was administered over 30 min-
utes. Upon assessment of them, you notice their face
and neck are red and they are itching all over. What
would you suspect?
6. Sildenafil (Viagra) is prescribed to treat a patient with nitroglycerin
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?
7. You are caring for a person with a capillary blood glu- dextrose 50% IV push
cose of 33 mg/dL and they are unable to tolerate oral
intake. Which of the following would you administer?
8. A physician's written order for the person you are car- Spell out units and daily
ing for is as follows: Insulin glargine (Lantus), 10 U,
, RELIAS RN PHARMACOLOGY EXAM 2026 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
EDITION (JUST RELEASED)
subQ QD. What changes would you suggest for safety
and to avoid the use of "do not use" abbreviations?
9. Which statement, if made by the person you are caring If I get headaches, aspirin
for, reflects the need for further education regarding a is my best options for pain
new prescriptions of warfarin (Coumadin)?
10. A person is noted to have a penicillin allergy. What ceftriaxone
medication would you question of ordered by a physi-
cian?
11. You receive and order to start a Heparin drip at 18 27 mL/hr
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?
12. The physician orders 0.5 mg/kg of a medications. The 2 mL
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
13. A person with a hypothyroidism has a serum calcium Calcitonin
level of 13 mg/dL. What medication would you expect
to administer?
14. A person you are caring for has a known GI bleed. What enoxaparin (Lovenox)
drug is contraindicated?
15. A person has been prescribed nitrofurantoin (Furadan- wash your mouth out after
tin) for a UTI. What education would you provide for taking this medication to
them? avoid staining of the teeth
EDITION (JUST RELEASED)
1. What medication is a leukotriene receptor antagonist? Montelukast
2. Which statement made by a person regarding hy- I should take extra care
drochlorothiazide (HCTZ) is correct? when standing up or
changing positions.
3. A 250mg dose of an oral medication has been ordered. 2.5
The medication is supplied only in 100mg tablets. How
many tablets would you administer?
4. What medication is considered a potassium-sparing spironolactione (Aldac-
diuretic? tone)
5. You receive report from the off-going nurse that the Red man syndrome due to
person being cared for just received their fourth dose a rapid infusion rate.
of IV vancomycin that was administered over 30 min-
utes. Upon assessment of them, you notice their face
and neck are red and they are itching all over. What
would you suspect?
6. Sildenafil (Viagra) is prescribed to treat a patient with nitroglycerin
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?
7. You are caring for a person with a capillary blood glu- dextrose 50% IV push
cose of 33 mg/dL and they are unable to tolerate oral
intake. Which of the following would you administer?
8. A physician's written order for the person you are car- Spell out units and daily
ing for is as follows: Insulin glargine (Lantus), 10 U,
, RELIAS RN PHARMACOLOGY EXAM 2026 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
EDITION (JUST RELEASED)
subQ QD. What changes would you suggest for safety
and to avoid the use of "do not use" abbreviations?
9. Which statement, if made by the person you are caring If I get headaches, aspirin
for, reflects the need for further education regarding a is my best options for pain
new prescriptions of warfarin (Coumadin)?
10. A person is noted to have a penicillin allergy. What ceftriaxone
medication would you question of ordered by a physi-
cian?
11. You receive and order to start a Heparin drip at 18 27 mL/hr
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?
12. The physician orders 0.5 mg/kg of a medications. The 2 mL
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
13. A person with a hypothyroidism has a serum calcium Calcitonin
level of 13 mg/dL. What medication would you expect
to administer?
14. A person you are caring for has a known GI bleed. What enoxaparin (Lovenox)
drug is contraindicated?
15. A person has been prescribed nitrofurantoin (Furadan- wash your mouth out after
tin) for a UTI. What education would you provide for taking this medication to
them? avoid staining of the teeth
