Relias PACU RN A v1 Exam 2025–2026
Exam Questions With Verified Correct Answers
You are caring for a patient when suddenly their ECG monitor shows coarse
ventricular fibrillation. They become unable to rouse and pulseless. What is the
PRIORITY intervention for this patient?
C) Chest compressions
You're about to discharge a patient who speaks a Vietnamese dialect. The
patient has a friend who speaks that same dialect but this friend is at home.
What will you do in order to give patient appropriate discharge instructions?
Use your organization's designated translating system
What do you consider to be the SAFEST initial dose of IV hydromorphone for a
70 year-old without renal impairment?
***C) 0.2 mg
In PACU, upon reviewing the order for a PCA, you have a question about it. Who
should you contact?
D) Surgeon
What information is important to include when providing patient education
about the use of a PCA?
Only you should press the button to receive pain medicine
You observe a small amount of blood in the tubing of a continuous regional
nerve block. What should you do FIRST?
, B) Call anesthesia provider
What safety measure should you take when applying a fentanyl transdermal
patch?
Wear gloves
You are caring for a patient in the PACU who is receiving an interscalene block
for an upper extremity operation. When assessing the patient, you discover
bilateral numbness of the chest and neck. What should you do NEXT?
B) Stop the infusion pump
To whom might you ask to apply a BiPAP?
Respiratory Therapy
A patient in phase 2 recovery has yet to urinate after surgery. You take the
patient to the bathroom, and they are still unable to void. What should you do
FIRST?
B) Perform a bladder scan
What sign or symptom should you closely monitor for in a patient after they
have neck surgery?
B) Tracheal Deviation
A patient had malignant hyperthermia during surgery. What kind of monitoring
should they receive?
Intensive care unit monitoring for 24 hours
Threshold for hypothermia in PACU?
Exam Questions With Verified Correct Answers
You are caring for a patient when suddenly their ECG monitor shows coarse
ventricular fibrillation. They become unable to rouse and pulseless. What is the
PRIORITY intervention for this patient?
C) Chest compressions
You're about to discharge a patient who speaks a Vietnamese dialect. The
patient has a friend who speaks that same dialect but this friend is at home.
What will you do in order to give patient appropriate discharge instructions?
Use your organization's designated translating system
What do you consider to be the SAFEST initial dose of IV hydromorphone for a
70 year-old without renal impairment?
***C) 0.2 mg
In PACU, upon reviewing the order for a PCA, you have a question about it. Who
should you contact?
D) Surgeon
What information is important to include when providing patient education
about the use of a PCA?
Only you should press the button to receive pain medicine
You observe a small amount of blood in the tubing of a continuous regional
nerve block. What should you do FIRST?
, B) Call anesthesia provider
What safety measure should you take when applying a fentanyl transdermal
patch?
Wear gloves
You are caring for a patient in the PACU who is receiving an interscalene block
for an upper extremity operation. When assessing the patient, you discover
bilateral numbness of the chest and neck. What should you do NEXT?
B) Stop the infusion pump
To whom might you ask to apply a BiPAP?
Respiratory Therapy
A patient in phase 2 recovery has yet to urinate after surgery. You take the
patient to the bathroom, and they are still unable to void. What should you do
FIRST?
B) Perform a bladder scan
What sign or symptom should you closely monitor for in a patient after they
have neck surgery?
B) Tracheal Deviation
A patient had malignant hyperthermia during surgery. What kind of monitoring
should they receive?
Intensive care unit monitoring for 24 hours
Threshold for hypothermia in PACU?
