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RELIAS RN PHARMACOLOGY A EXAM WITH 50
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST
2025/2026 NEW! ALREADY GRADED A (2025 RELIAS
RN PHARMACOLOGY A EXAM)
You are caring for a person with a central line who is receiving TPN. What is your MOST
important action to prevent CLABSI?
Perform correct sterile technique for dressing change at the CVC site.
Shortly after administering an IV medication, the person you are caring for starts to complain of
itching and feeling flushed. On assessment, you notice hives have begun to form on their chest.
What is your BEST intervention?
Administer PRN IV diphenhydramine (Benadryl) and notify provider.
What is 125 mcg in milligrams (mg)?
0.125 mg
There is an order to give digoxin now. You note that the person you are caring for has a heart
rate of 52. What would you do NEXT?
Hold digoxin and call the provider.
A person is being treated for mild to moderate pain following an orthopedic procedure. Which
order would you question?
Eplerenone (Inspra) 25 mg tab PO daily for pain
Which of the following is the antidote for Heparin?
Protamine Sulfate
A physicians written order for the person you are caring for is as follows Insulin glargine
(Lantus) 10 U, subQ, Q.D. What changes would you suggest for safety and you avoid the use of
"do not use" abbreviations?
Spell out units and daily.
A 250 mg dose of an oral medication has been ordered. The medication is supplied only in 100
mg tablets. How many tablets would you administer?
2.5
You are educating a person about their new prescription for levothyroxine (Synthroid). Which
statement made by them REQUIRES CORRECTION?
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I should take this on a full stomach so I don't get nauseated.
The provider orders 1 liter of NS to be infused over 6 hours. At what rate would you set the IV
pump?
166.67 mL/hr
Which statement made by a person regarding hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) is correct?
I should take extra care when standing up or changing positions
Furosemide (Lasix) is ordered 50 mg IV push. On hand is 20 mg/mL. How many mL would you
administer?
2.5
What medication is considered a potassium-sparing diarrhetic?
Spironolactone (Aldactone)
Which medication would you question if ordered by a physician to treat a person that is
complaining of nausea and vomiting?
Famotidine (Pepcid)
A person has been diagnosed with diabetes, and prescribed and oral ant hyperglycemic agent.
What statement made by (your) them indicates that they adequately understand the symptoms of
hypoglycemia?
If I have sweating, shakes, nervousness, increased, heart rate, or headache, my sugar might be
low because of my new medicine.
A person is noted to have a penicillin allergy. What medication would you question if ordered by
physician?
Ceftriaxone
Why would normal saline (NS) be the solution of choice when preparing to administer a blood
transfusion?
Normal saline is isotonic which prevents blood cells hemolysis
The physician ordered atropine sulfate 0.6 mg IM before surgery. The medication is supplied in
0.8 mg/mL. How many mL of the medication would your administered?
0.75 mL
Which statement is CORRECT for determining you have the correct person before administering
a drug?
RELIAS RN PHARMACOLOGY A EXAM WITH 50
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST
2025/2026 NEW! ALREADY GRADED A (2025 RELIAS
RN PHARMACOLOGY A EXAM)
You are caring for a person with a central line who is receiving TPN. What is your MOST
important action to prevent CLABSI?
Perform correct sterile technique for dressing change at the CVC site.
Shortly after administering an IV medication, the person you are caring for starts to complain of
itching and feeling flushed. On assessment, you notice hives have begun to form on their chest.
What is your BEST intervention?
Administer PRN IV diphenhydramine (Benadryl) and notify provider.
What is 125 mcg in milligrams (mg)?
0.125 mg
There is an order to give digoxin now. You note that the person you are caring for has a heart
rate of 52. What would you do NEXT?
Hold digoxin and call the provider.
A person is being treated for mild to moderate pain following an orthopedic procedure. Which
order would you question?
Eplerenone (Inspra) 25 mg tab PO daily for pain
Which of the following is the antidote for Heparin?
Protamine Sulfate
A physicians written order for the person you are caring for is as follows Insulin glargine
(Lantus) 10 U, subQ, Q.D. What changes would you suggest for safety and you avoid the use of
"do not use" abbreviations?
Spell out units and daily.
A 250 mg dose of an oral medication has been ordered. The medication is supplied only in 100
mg tablets. How many tablets would you administer?
2.5
You are educating a person about their new prescription for levothyroxine (Synthroid). Which
statement made by them REQUIRES CORRECTION?
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I should take this on a full stomach so I don't get nauseated.
The provider orders 1 liter of NS to be infused over 6 hours. At what rate would you set the IV
pump?
166.67 mL/hr
Which statement made by a person regarding hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) is correct?
I should take extra care when standing up or changing positions
Furosemide (Lasix) is ordered 50 mg IV push. On hand is 20 mg/mL. How many mL would you
administer?
2.5
What medication is considered a potassium-sparing diarrhetic?
Spironolactone (Aldactone)
Which medication would you question if ordered by a physician to treat a person that is
complaining of nausea and vomiting?
Famotidine (Pepcid)
A person has been diagnosed with diabetes, and prescribed and oral ant hyperglycemic agent.
What statement made by (your) them indicates that they adequately understand the symptoms of
hypoglycemia?
If I have sweating, shakes, nervousness, increased, heart rate, or headache, my sugar might be
low because of my new medicine.
A person is noted to have a penicillin allergy. What medication would you question if ordered by
physician?
Ceftriaxone
Why would normal saline (NS) be the solution of choice when preparing to administer a blood
transfusion?
Normal saline is isotonic which prevents blood cells hemolysis
The physician ordered atropine sulfate 0.6 mg IM before surgery. The medication is supplied in
0.8 mg/mL. How many mL of the medication would your administered?
0.75 mL
Which statement is CORRECT for determining you have the correct person before administering
a drug?
