2025 RELIAS RN PHARMACOLOGY A EXAM | COMPLETE
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS | ALREADY
GRADED A+ | VERIFIED ANSWERS | LATEST VERSION
The MOST important action on the part of the nurse to prevent CLABSI? ---
------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Perform correct sterile technique for
dressing change at the CVC site
An order has been placed for sublingual medication. Pt has NG. what is the
most appropriate action? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
administer the med
A person was recently prescribed a corticosteroid inhaler. What would you
include when educating them on the medication? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------It is important that you wash out your mask after
every dose to help prevent fungal infection of your mouth
What medication is incompatible for administration with Lactated Ringers
solution? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Diazepam (Valium)
A person has a new onset dysrhythmia. What medication might be
prescribed for this condition? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
diltiazem (Cardizem)
You are educating your patient for cyclosporine and a new diet with a
potassium intake restriction. What food would you tell them to avoid? --------
-CORRECT ANSWER-----------------raisins
,A person is being treated for mild to moderate pain following an orthopedic
procedure. Which order would you question? ---------CORRECT ANSWER--
---------------eplerenone
You have an order for 4 mg of dexamethasone (Decadron) IV push. The
med is supplied in 10mg/mL vial. How many mL do you give? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------0.4 mL
A person on a morphine PCA without a basal infusion rate and is afraid of
overdosing. What would you say to educate them? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------A small dose is delivered only when you push the
trigger button and only if it has been long enough since your last dose
Your patient has an epidural infusing hydromorphone with bupivacaine at
6ml/hr continuously. The patient's blood pressure at the beginning of your
shift was 92/58 with a heart rate of 68. You noticed the patient's blood
pressures have been around 130/70. What should you do FIRST? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Check infusion rate to confirm 6ml/hr,
then notify anesthesia provider
You are ordered to give digoxin. Your patient's vital signs are as follows:
Blood Pressure 130/75, Temp 97.9 oral, HR 52, O2 Sat 100% room air.
What should you do next? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Hold
digoxin and call the provider
"Red Man" Syndrome may occur during the administration of vancomycin
(Vancocin), primarily due to ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------An
increase in histamine production
, Why would NS be the solution of choice when preparing to administer a
blood transfusion? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------NS is isotonic
pt with no known risk factors to TB would need further diagnostic testing to
rule out TB if the mantoux test showed an induration of what size? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER----------------->15
Which statement is CORRECT for determining you have the correct person
before administering a drug? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------You
should ask them to say their name and DOB and compare it to the MAR
and wrist band
Your patient is on a Morphine PCA. While doing your rounds, you notice
that your patient is slumped over, unresponsive, with delayed and slow
respirations. You suspect narcotic overdose. Which reversal medication
would you administer? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------naloxone
(Narcan)
You are educating a person about their new prescription for levothyroxine
(Synthroid®). Which statement made by them requires correction? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------I should take this on a full stomach so I
don't get nauseous
MD orders 1000 mL of NS over 6 hrs. whats the rate? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------166.67
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS | ALREADY
GRADED A+ | VERIFIED ANSWERS | LATEST VERSION
The MOST important action on the part of the nurse to prevent CLABSI? ---
------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Perform correct sterile technique for
dressing change at the CVC site
An order has been placed for sublingual medication. Pt has NG. what is the
most appropriate action? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
administer the med
A person was recently prescribed a corticosteroid inhaler. What would you
include when educating them on the medication? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------It is important that you wash out your mask after
every dose to help prevent fungal infection of your mouth
What medication is incompatible for administration with Lactated Ringers
solution? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Diazepam (Valium)
A person has a new onset dysrhythmia. What medication might be
prescribed for this condition? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
diltiazem (Cardizem)
You are educating your patient for cyclosporine and a new diet with a
potassium intake restriction. What food would you tell them to avoid? --------
-CORRECT ANSWER-----------------raisins
,A person is being treated for mild to moderate pain following an orthopedic
procedure. Which order would you question? ---------CORRECT ANSWER--
---------------eplerenone
You have an order for 4 mg of dexamethasone (Decadron) IV push. The
med is supplied in 10mg/mL vial. How many mL do you give? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------0.4 mL
A person on a morphine PCA without a basal infusion rate and is afraid of
overdosing. What would you say to educate them? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------A small dose is delivered only when you push the
trigger button and only if it has been long enough since your last dose
Your patient has an epidural infusing hydromorphone with bupivacaine at
6ml/hr continuously. The patient's blood pressure at the beginning of your
shift was 92/58 with a heart rate of 68. You noticed the patient's blood
pressures have been around 130/70. What should you do FIRST? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Check infusion rate to confirm 6ml/hr,
then notify anesthesia provider
You are ordered to give digoxin. Your patient's vital signs are as follows:
Blood Pressure 130/75, Temp 97.9 oral, HR 52, O2 Sat 100% room air.
What should you do next? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Hold
digoxin and call the provider
"Red Man" Syndrome may occur during the administration of vancomycin
(Vancocin), primarily due to ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------An
increase in histamine production
, Why would NS be the solution of choice when preparing to administer a
blood transfusion? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------NS is isotonic
pt with no known risk factors to TB would need further diagnostic testing to
rule out TB if the mantoux test showed an induration of what size? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER----------------->15
Which statement is CORRECT for determining you have the correct person
before administering a drug? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------You
should ask them to say their name and DOB and compare it to the MAR
and wrist band
Your patient is on a Morphine PCA. While doing your rounds, you notice
that your patient is slumped over, unresponsive, with delayed and slow
respirations. You suspect narcotic overdose. Which reversal medication
would you administer? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------naloxone
(Narcan)
You are educating a person about their new prescription for levothyroxine
(Synthroid®). Which statement made by them requires correction? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------I should take this on a full stomach so I
don't get nauseous
MD orders 1000 mL of NS over 6 hrs. whats the rate? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------166.67
