RELIAS MEDICAL SURGICAL
TELEMETRY EXAM 2025 TEST
BANK COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+ <NEWEST VERSION>
A patient suddenly complains of new onset of
chest pain. The doctor is suspecting a
possible?... What is most likely to be ordered?
- ANSWER Morphine Duramorph, oxygen,
nitrates,
Aceticsalicylic acid, bayer buffered aspirin
The Glasgow, scale ranges from: - ANSWER
3 to 15
You deserve the nurse aid removing her
gloves and immediately using alcohol hand
sanitizer in a room with a patient who has C-
Diff. What education should you provide to
the nurse aide - ANSWER And washing with
,soap and water is mandatory because alcohol
based hand sanitizers do not kill C-diff
Heart rate - ANSWER 80
Which of the following assessment findings
should you report immediately to the
physician for a patient who just had a
bronchoscopy and biopsy? - ANSWER
Sputum with streaks of blood
NOT: increased salivation
Your patient was just returned from surgery
with a Jackson-Pratt JP drain in place which of
the following is the best nursing action? -
ANSWER Compress the drain, then plug the
bulb to establish suction
Patient is admitted for shortness of breath. Do
you notice the spouse adjusting the oxygen on
the wall and she states "she always takes care
of my husband" what would be an appropriate
response? - ANSWER Educate the spouse on
oxygen use as a medical device in the hospital
Deposition has ordered for your patience to
begin a 24 hour urine collection. Your patient
,voids for the first time two hours after the
orders received. What should be done with this
urine sample? - ANSWER Discarded, then
begin the 24 hour collection
Which of the following lab values would you
expect to see in a patient diagnosed with?.... -
ANSWER Lipase - 196
You were caring for a patient admitted with
abdominal pain. Your patient has a bowel
movement and you know dark tarry stool what
would be the diagnosis? - ANSWER Upper
G.I. bleed
Your COPD patient is complaining of
wheezing and increased shortness of breath -
ANSWER Assess your patient for a change in
condition
What information is vital for you to know
prior to administering an ordered dose of
digoxin - ANSWER Heart rate
Your patient has been diagnosed with a
hemorrhagic CVA - ANSWER Heparin
infusion per pharmacy protocol
, A 56-year-old man has an acute onset of
shortness of breath, chest pain, apprehension,
rapid pulse, cough with bloody sputum,
diaphoresis, and syncope. The symptoms are
indicative of: - ANSWER Pulmonary
embolism?
NOT: tuberculosis
You're reviewing the menu list of a patient on
Warfran what food should they not eat? -
ANSWER Spinach
Which of the following issues should be
reported up the chain of command - ANSWER
A coworker arriving to work under the
influence of alcohol
You're providing discharge instructions to a
CHF patient. - ANSWER Increase shortness of
breath
cardiac rhythm - ANSWER V-Tach
Which of the following electrolyte value
should be Addressed immediately by the nurse
- ANSWER Potassium 2.5 mEq/L
TELEMETRY EXAM 2025 TEST
BANK COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+ <NEWEST VERSION>
A patient suddenly complains of new onset of
chest pain. The doctor is suspecting a
possible?... What is most likely to be ordered?
- ANSWER Morphine Duramorph, oxygen,
nitrates,
Aceticsalicylic acid, bayer buffered aspirin
The Glasgow, scale ranges from: - ANSWER
3 to 15
You deserve the nurse aid removing her
gloves and immediately using alcohol hand
sanitizer in a room with a patient who has C-
Diff. What education should you provide to
the nurse aide - ANSWER And washing with
,soap and water is mandatory because alcohol
based hand sanitizers do not kill C-diff
Heart rate - ANSWER 80
Which of the following assessment findings
should you report immediately to the
physician for a patient who just had a
bronchoscopy and biopsy? - ANSWER
Sputum with streaks of blood
NOT: increased salivation
Your patient was just returned from surgery
with a Jackson-Pratt JP drain in place which of
the following is the best nursing action? -
ANSWER Compress the drain, then plug the
bulb to establish suction
Patient is admitted for shortness of breath. Do
you notice the spouse adjusting the oxygen on
the wall and she states "she always takes care
of my husband" what would be an appropriate
response? - ANSWER Educate the spouse on
oxygen use as a medical device in the hospital
Deposition has ordered for your patience to
begin a 24 hour urine collection. Your patient
,voids for the first time two hours after the
orders received. What should be done with this
urine sample? - ANSWER Discarded, then
begin the 24 hour collection
Which of the following lab values would you
expect to see in a patient diagnosed with?.... -
ANSWER Lipase - 196
You were caring for a patient admitted with
abdominal pain. Your patient has a bowel
movement and you know dark tarry stool what
would be the diagnosis? - ANSWER Upper
G.I. bleed
Your COPD patient is complaining of
wheezing and increased shortness of breath -
ANSWER Assess your patient for a change in
condition
What information is vital for you to know
prior to administering an ordered dose of
digoxin - ANSWER Heart rate
Your patient has been diagnosed with a
hemorrhagic CVA - ANSWER Heparin
infusion per pharmacy protocol
, A 56-year-old man has an acute onset of
shortness of breath, chest pain, apprehension,
rapid pulse, cough with bloody sputum,
diaphoresis, and syncope. The symptoms are
indicative of: - ANSWER Pulmonary
embolism?
NOT: tuberculosis
You're reviewing the menu list of a patient on
Warfran what food should they not eat? -
ANSWER Spinach
Which of the following issues should be
reported up the chain of command - ANSWER
A coworker arriving to work under the
influence of alcohol
You're providing discharge instructions to a
CHF patient. - ANSWER Increase shortness of
breath
cardiac rhythm - ANSWER V-Tach
Which of the following electrolyte value
should be Addressed immediately by the nurse
- ANSWER Potassium 2.5 mEq/L
