RELIAS RN PHARMACOLOGY TEST ACTUAL EXAM WITH
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ASSURED SUCCESS GRADED A+
2026 LATEST
Which of the following medications is known to cause orange-
colored urine?
Phenazopyridine (pyridium)
Your patient taking digoxin (lanoxin) has an am potassium
level of 3.0. This level may:
Increase risk of digoxin toxicity
The patient is diagnosed with multiple myeloma. The physician
has ordered cyclophosphamide (cytoxan). Which instruction
should be given to the patient?
Increase daily water intake
Which of the following anticoagulant is most commonly
administered for dvt prophylaxis in a patient who has
undergone a hip replacement?
A)wrong heparin
B) enoxaparin
C) aspirin
D) warfarin
,Normal saline (ns) is the solution of choice over d5w when
preparing to administer a blood transfusion because:
Normal saline is an isotonic solution and prevents cell
hemolysis
Which of the following medications will crystalize when mixed
with d5ns?
Phenytoin (dilantin)
While delivering the lunch tray of a patient who is taking
warfarin (coumadin), the nurse notices diversity of food items.
Which of the following foods would be a concern?
Spinach
Your patient is to receive 2 g vancomycin over 2 hours. The
medication comes in from the pharmacy as 2 g vancomycin in
250ml normal saline. At what rate will the iv medication run?
125ml/hr
A nurse is caring for a patient with hyperparathyroidism and
notes that the patient's serum calcium level is 13mg/dl. Which
, medication should the nurse prepare to administer as
prescribed to the patient?
Calcintonin (miacalcin)
The dosage of which drug must be tapered off slowly to
prevent acute adrenal insufficiency?
Prednisone (deltasone)
When teaching a new nurse on how to administer iv push
furosemide (lasix), you emphasize that it should be given over
two minutes to avoid:
Tinnitus
A patient has a prescription to take guaifenesin (mucinex)
every 4 hours, as needed. The nurse determines that the
patient understands the most effective use of the medication if
the patient states that he or she will:
Take the medication with a full glass of water
Your patient is receiving vancomycin (vancocin) 500mg iv
every 12 hours. As a nurse, you understand that the primary
rationale for monitoring serum levels of vancomycin is that:
It can cause nephrotoxicity
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ASSURED SUCCESS GRADED A+
2026 LATEST
Which of the following medications is known to cause orange-
colored urine?
Phenazopyridine (pyridium)
Your patient taking digoxin (lanoxin) has an am potassium
level of 3.0. This level may:
Increase risk of digoxin toxicity
The patient is diagnosed with multiple myeloma. The physician
has ordered cyclophosphamide (cytoxan). Which instruction
should be given to the patient?
Increase daily water intake
Which of the following anticoagulant is most commonly
administered for dvt prophylaxis in a patient who has
undergone a hip replacement?
A)wrong heparin
B) enoxaparin
C) aspirin
D) warfarin
,Normal saline (ns) is the solution of choice over d5w when
preparing to administer a blood transfusion because:
Normal saline is an isotonic solution and prevents cell
hemolysis
Which of the following medications will crystalize when mixed
with d5ns?
Phenytoin (dilantin)
While delivering the lunch tray of a patient who is taking
warfarin (coumadin), the nurse notices diversity of food items.
Which of the following foods would be a concern?
Spinach
Your patient is to receive 2 g vancomycin over 2 hours. The
medication comes in from the pharmacy as 2 g vancomycin in
250ml normal saline. At what rate will the iv medication run?
125ml/hr
A nurse is caring for a patient with hyperparathyroidism and
notes that the patient's serum calcium level is 13mg/dl. Which
, medication should the nurse prepare to administer as
prescribed to the patient?
Calcintonin (miacalcin)
The dosage of which drug must be tapered off slowly to
prevent acute adrenal insufficiency?
Prednisone (deltasone)
When teaching a new nurse on how to administer iv push
furosemide (lasix), you emphasize that it should be given over
two minutes to avoid:
Tinnitus
A patient has a prescription to take guaifenesin (mucinex)
every 4 hours, as needed. The nurse determines that the
patient understands the most effective use of the medication if
the patient states that he or she will:
Take the medication with a full glass of water
Your patient is receiving vancomycin (vancocin) 500mg iv
every 12 hours. As a nurse, you understand that the primary
rationale for monitoring serum levels of vancomycin is that:
It can cause nephrotoxicity
