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RELIAS ED RN A67 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2025/26 VERSION
A patient presents after sustaining a roll-over motor vehicle accident. They are
complaining of pain around the mid-upper back. On your initial triage
assessment, you find that patient has preserved motor function below L5 but is
suffering from a loss of sensory function. The assessment findings are consistent
with:
Posterior cord syndrome Central cord
syndrome Anterior cord syndrome
Autonomic syndrome - ANS- Posterior cord syndrome
A patient arrives with acute onset of central chest pain. The patient is tachycardic
and tachypneic and appears very anxious and restless. What would be the MOST
important initial intervention for this patient?
Obtain electrocardiogram Administer
nitroglycerin Administer oxygen
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Obtain venous blood gas - ANS- IDK, but its not administer nitroglycerin or obtain
electrocardiogram!!
A patient who is 27 weeks pregnant presents with painless bright red vaginal
bleeding. What condition correlates with the presenting symptoms?
Abruptio placenta Placenta
Previa Ectopic pregnancy
Premature rupture of membranes (PROM) -
ANS- Placenta Previa
What is a common assessment finding in a patient with a tension pneumothorax?
Petechial chest rash Distended neck
veins Equal chest wall expansion
Flattened neck veins - ANS- Distended Neck Veins
A patient presents with a two-day history of fever, cough, mild shortness of
breath (SOB), sore throat, myalgia, and new onset of loss of taste and smell. What
is the patient MOST likely suffering from?
Giardia Microsporidia
COVID 19
Tuberculosis - ANS- COVID 19
The deficiency of anti-diuretic hormone (ADH) can lead to what endocrine
disorders?
Diabetes Insipidus
, 3
Diabetes Mellitus Adrenal
Insufficiency
Syndrome of inappropriate secretion of ADH (SIADH) -
ANS- Diabetes Insipidus
A patient presents after an intentional overdose of propranolol approximately 2
hours ago. The patient has severe hypotension and bradycardia. IV fluids and
vasopressors are initiated. What nursing assessment findings indicate the
treatment has been effective?
Decreasing pulse pressure Decreasing central venous
pressure Increasing serum glucose
Increasing serum cortisol - ANS- Increasing serum glucose
A patient presents with acute onset of chest pain and goes into cardiac arrest
immediately upon arrival. What is a possible reversible cause of cardiac arrest?
Hypervolemia
Alkalosis
Hyperthermia
Tension Pneumothorax - ANS- Tension Pneumothorax
Which of the following represent categories utilized to triage patients
during a mass casualty incident (MCI)? Green, orange, black, purple
Green, blue, red, black Red, black,
pink, yellow
Green, yellow, red, black - ANS- Green, yellow, red, black
RELIAS ED RN A67 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2025/26 VERSION
A patient presents after sustaining a roll-over motor vehicle accident. They are
complaining of pain around the mid-upper back. On your initial triage
assessment, you find that patient has preserved motor function below L5 but is
suffering from a loss of sensory function. The assessment findings are consistent
with:
Posterior cord syndrome Central cord
syndrome Anterior cord syndrome
Autonomic syndrome - ANS- Posterior cord syndrome
A patient arrives with acute onset of central chest pain. The patient is tachycardic
and tachypneic and appears very anxious and restless. What would be the MOST
important initial intervention for this patient?
Obtain electrocardiogram Administer
nitroglycerin Administer oxygen
,2
Obtain venous blood gas - ANS- IDK, but its not administer nitroglycerin or obtain
electrocardiogram!!
A patient who is 27 weeks pregnant presents with painless bright red vaginal
bleeding. What condition correlates with the presenting symptoms?
Abruptio placenta Placenta
Previa Ectopic pregnancy
Premature rupture of membranes (PROM) -
ANS- Placenta Previa
What is a common assessment finding in a patient with a tension pneumothorax?
Petechial chest rash Distended neck
veins Equal chest wall expansion
Flattened neck veins - ANS- Distended Neck Veins
A patient presents with a two-day history of fever, cough, mild shortness of
breath (SOB), sore throat, myalgia, and new onset of loss of taste and smell. What
is the patient MOST likely suffering from?
Giardia Microsporidia
COVID 19
Tuberculosis - ANS- COVID 19
The deficiency of anti-diuretic hormone (ADH) can lead to what endocrine
disorders?
Diabetes Insipidus
, 3
Diabetes Mellitus Adrenal
Insufficiency
Syndrome of inappropriate secretion of ADH (SIADH) -
ANS- Diabetes Insipidus
A patient presents after an intentional overdose of propranolol approximately 2
hours ago. The patient has severe hypotension and bradycardia. IV fluids and
vasopressors are initiated. What nursing assessment findings indicate the
treatment has been effective?
Decreasing pulse pressure Decreasing central venous
pressure Increasing serum glucose
Increasing serum cortisol - ANS- Increasing serum glucose
A patient presents with acute onset of chest pain and goes into cardiac arrest
immediately upon arrival. What is a possible reversible cause of cardiac arrest?
Hypervolemia
Alkalosis
Hyperthermia
Tension Pneumothorax - ANS- Tension Pneumothorax
Which of the following represent categories utilized to triage patients
during a mass casualty incident (MCI)? Green, orange, black, purple
Green, blue, red, black Red, black,
pink, yellow
Green, yellow, red, black - ANS- Green, yellow, red, black
