MEDICAL-SURGICAL RN A PROPHECY
RELIAS COMPREHENSIVE PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉Your patient recently had a G-tube placed and intermittent enteral
feedings have been initiated. What symptoms may indicate
intolerance to the feedings? Answer: Vomiting and diarrhea
◉Upon entering your patient's room, you note that they are having a
seizure. What is your FIRST action? Answer: Position the patient on
their side to maintain the airway.
◉Your 18-year-old female patient was admitted with dehydration
secondary to anorexia nervosa. During your assessment you note
she has a flat affect and says, "I just want to die. I'm tired of my life."
What should be your FIRST intervention? Answer: Stay with the
patient and ask fi she has a plan to carry out this wish.
◉Your patient has a non-productive cough and presence of
secretions in his tracheostomy. Prior to suctioning the patient, what
should you do FIRST? Answer: Hyperoxygenate patient.
, ◉Your patient takes 5 mg of warfarn (Coumadin/Jantoven) daily and
reports having black colored stool today. What do you most likely
suspect? Answer: Gastrointestinal bleeding
◉Your new patient was admitted with blunt force trauma to the
abdomen following a motor vehicle accident (MVA). A NG tube is in
place for decompression; however, you note during the assessment
that the stomach is rigid and hard during palpation. What condition
do you suspect? Answer: Hemorrhage
◉Which of the following nursing diagnoses is MOST important for a
patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?
Answer: Impaired gas exchange
◉You have a patient going for dialysis. Their medications include
lisinopril (Prinivil), ondansetron (Zofran), famotidine (Pepcid), and
atorvastatin (Lipitor). Which medication would you possibly hold
and seek clarification? Answer: famotidine (Pepcid)
◉What is an early symptom that the patient is developing a
complication of heart failure? Answer: Edema in the legs and feet
◉Black and tarry colored stools are CLASSIC symptoms of what
condition? Answer: Bleeding gastric ulcer
RELIAS COMPREHENSIVE PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉Your patient recently had a G-tube placed and intermittent enteral
feedings have been initiated. What symptoms may indicate
intolerance to the feedings? Answer: Vomiting and diarrhea
◉Upon entering your patient's room, you note that they are having a
seizure. What is your FIRST action? Answer: Position the patient on
their side to maintain the airway.
◉Your 18-year-old female patient was admitted with dehydration
secondary to anorexia nervosa. During your assessment you note
she has a flat affect and says, "I just want to die. I'm tired of my life."
What should be your FIRST intervention? Answer: Stay with the
patient and ask fi she has a plan to carry out this wish.
◉Your patient has a non-productive cough and presence of
secretions in his tracheostomy. Prior to suctioning the patient, what
should you do FIRST? Answer: Hyperoxygenate patient.
, ◉Your patient takes 5 mg of warfarn (Coumadin/Jantoven) daily and
reports having black colored stool today. What do you most likely
suspect? Answer: Gastrointestinal bleeding
◉Your new patient was admitted with blunt force trauma to the
abdomen following a motor vehicle accident (MVA). A NG tube is in
place for decompression; however, you note during the assessment
that the stomach is rigid and hard during palpation. What condition
do you suspect? Answer: Hemorrhage
◉Which of the following nursing diagnoses is MOST important for a
patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?
Answer: Impaired gas exchange
◉You have a patient going for dialysis. Their medications include
lisinopril (Prinivil), ondansetron (Zofran), famotidine (Pepcid), and
atorvastatin (Lipitor). Which medication would you possibly hold
and seek clarification? Answer: famotidine (Pepcid)
◉What is an early symptom that the patient is developing a
complication of heart failure? Answer: Edema in the legs and feet
◉Black and tarry colored stools are CLASSIC symptoms of what
condition? Answer: Bleeding gastric ulcer
