RN Pharmacology A Relias Exam 2026/2027 UPDATED
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
• Which statement made by a person regarding hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) is
correct? -✓✓ I should take extra care when standing up or changing positions.
• A 250mg dose of an oral medication has been ordered. The medication is
supplied only in 100mg tablets. How many tablets would you administer? -✓✓ 2.5
• What medication is considered a potassium-sparing diuretic? -✓✓
spironolactione (Aldactone)
• 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? -✓✓ Red man syndrome due to a
rapid infusion rate.
• Which of the following would you question if prescribed for a person taking
sildenafil (Viagra? -✓✓ nitroglycerin
• 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? -
✓✓ dextrose 50% IV push
• A physician's written order for the person you are caring for is as follows: Insulin
glargine (Lantus), 10 U, subQ QD. What changes would you suggest for safety and
to avoid the use of "do not use" abbreviations? -✓✓ spell out units and daily
, • Which statement, if made by the person you are caring for, reflects the need for
further education regarding a new prescriptions of warfarin (Coumadin)? -✓✓ If I
get headaches, aspirin is my best options for pain
• A person is noted to have a penicillin allergy. What medication would you
question of ordered by a physician? -✓✓ ceftriaxone
• 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? -✓✓ 27 mL/hr
• 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 -✓✓ 2 mL
• A person with a hypothyroidism has a serum calcium level of 13 mg/dL. What
medication would you expect to administer? -✓✓ Calcitonin
• A person you are caring for has a known GI bleed. What drug is contraindicated?
-✓✓ enoxaparin (Lovenox)
• A person has been prescribed nitrofurantoin (Furadantin) for a UTI. What
education would you provide for them? -✓✓ wash your mouth out after taking this
medication to avoid staining of the teeth
• What is appropriate education to provide to a person who has received a new
prescription for a PPI? -✓✓ You should not take this medicine at the same time as
other medicines.
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
• Which statement made by a person regarding hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) is
correct? -✓✓ I should take extra care when standing up or changing positions.
• A 250mg dose of an oral medication has been ordered. The medication is
supplied only in 100mg tablets. How many tablets would you administer? -✓✓ 2.5
• What medication is considered a potassium-sparing diuretic? -✓✓
spironolactione (Aldactone)
• 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? -✓✓ Red man syndrome due to a
rapid infusion rate.
• Which of the following would you question if prescribed for a person taking
sildenafil (Viagra? -✓✓ nitroglycerin
• 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? -
✓✓ dextrose 50% IV push
• A physician's written order for the person you are caring for is as follows: Insulin
glargine (Lantus), 10 U, subQ QD. What changes would you suggest for safety and
to avoid the use of "do not use" abbreviations? -✓✓ spell out units and daily
, • Which statement, if made by the person you are caring for, reflects the need for
further education regarding a new prescriptions of warfarin (Coumadin)? -✓✓ If I
get headaches, aspirin is my best options for pain
• A person is noted to have a penicillin allergy. What medication would you
question of ordered by a physician? -✓✓ ceftriaxone
• 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? -✓✓ 27 mL/hr
• 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 -✓✓ 2 mL
• A person with a hypothyroidism has a serum calcium level of 13 mg/dL. What
medication would you expect to administer? -✓✓ Calcitonin
• A person you are caring for has a known GI bleed. What drug is contraindicated?
-✓✓ enoxaparin (Lovenox)
• A person has been prescribed nitrofurantoin (Furadantin) for a UTI. What
education would you provide for them? -✓✓ wash your mouth out after taking this
medication to avoid staining of the teeth
• What is appropriate education to provide to a person who has received a new
prescription for a PPI? -✓✓ You should not take this medicine at the same time as
other medicines.
