RN PHARMACOLOGY A RELIAS EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS UPDATED
(2024/2025) (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
A person is noted to have a penicillin allergy. What medication would you
question of ordered by a physician? - ANS ✓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? - ANS ✓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 - ANS ✓2 ml
A person with a hypothyroidism has a serum calcium level of 13 mg/dl.
What medication would you expect to administer? - ANS ✓Calcitonin
A person you are caring for has a known GI bleed. What drug is
contraindicated? - ANS ✓enoxaparin (Lovenox)
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A person has been prescribed nitrofurantoin (Furadantin) for a UTI. What
education would you provide for them? - ANS ✓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? - ANS ✓You should not take this medicine at the
same time as other medicines.
Your patient presents with CHF and has a Potassium level of 5.8. Which
diuretic do you anticipate being ordered by the provider? - ANS ✓NOT
amiloride
Your patient has been diagnosed with chronic CHF and will be taking Lasix
80 mg PO twice a day. When teaching about high Potassium foods in the
diet, which group of foods would you recommend to the patient? - ANS
✓NOT tofu, red meat, beans
Which medication would you question if ordered by the provider to treat a
person that is complaining of nausea and vomiting? - ANS ✓famotidine
Shortly after administering an IV med, person complains of itching and
feeling flushed. Hives begun to form on chest. What is the best
intervention? - ANS ✓Administer PRN IV diphenhydramine and notify MD
Patient refuses a dose of IV medication. What is the MOST approriate
action? - ANS ✓document the refusal and notify the MD
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