Relias ED RN A Test Exam Questions
With Correct Answers
Your patient's chest tube dressing has accidentally come off and you are preparing to place a new
one. You have a slit drain sponge, 4 x 4 gauzes, tape, scissors, and antiseptic swabs. What else
do you need? - answer✔✔Petrolatum gauze
You want to implement the new evidence-based practice guidelines in managing patients to
prevent falls on your unit. What provides the STRONGEST evidence for interventions? -
answer✔✔Systematic reviews
Upon triage of a patient, they state that they have suicidal ideation with intent. What would you
do NEXT? - answer✔✔Institute suicide precautions.
Which of the following wounds has the highest risk for developing osteomyelitis? -
answer✔✔Puncture wound from stepping on a rusty nail
What type of diet would a patient with diverticulitis follow? - answer✔✔High fiber diet
Answer is NOT high residual diet
An elderly patient is brought in with new onset of confusion and gradual onset of headache in the
last 48 hours. The patient states that they had a fall 3 days ago. Based on the history and
presenting complaints, what diagnostic test do you anticipate the provider to order? -
answer✔✔CT scan of the brain
What medication is used in reversing the effects of opioid overdose? - answer✔✔Naloxone
(Narcan®)
What are you MOST likely to see during your initial assessment of a patient with chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)? - answer✔✔Pursed lip breathing
Under what circumstances can the hospital transfer an unstable patient to another facility and
maintain compliance with the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act
(EMTALA)? - answer✔✔The necessary treatment is not available at the current hospital.
The life-threatening and rare complication of hypothyroidism is known as: -
answer✔✔Myxedema coma
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