RN PHARMACOLOGY A RELIAS EXAM
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A person is noted to have a penicillin allergy. What
medication would you question of ordered by a physician?
Correct Answer 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? Correct Answer 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 Correct Answer 2 mL
A person with a hypothyroidism has a serum calcium level
of 13 mg/dL. What medication would you expect to
administer? Correct Answer Calcitonin
A person you are caring for has a known GI bleed. What
drug is contraindicated? Correct Answer enoxaparin
(Lovenox)
A person has been prescribed nitrofurantoin (Furadantin)
for a UTI. What education would you provide for them?
, Correct Answer 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? Correct Answer
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? Correct Answer 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? Correct
Answer 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? Correct Answer 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? Correct Answer Administer
PRN IV diphenhydramine and notify MD
Patient refuses a dose of IV medication. What is the
MOST approriate action? Correct Answer document the
refusal and notify the MD
2024 NEWEST STUDYGUIDE
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS | A+ STUDYGUIDE
A person is noted to have a penicillin allergy. What
medication would you question of ordered by a physician?
Correct Answer 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? Correct Answer 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 Correct Answer 2 mL
A person with a hypothyroidism has a serum calcium level
of 13 mg/dL. What medication would you expect to
administer? Correct Answer Calcitonin
A person you are caring for has a known GI bleed. What
drug is contraindicated? Correct Answer enoxaparin
(Lovenox)
A person has been prescribed nitrofurantoin (Furadantin)
for a UTI. What education would you provide for them?
, Correct Answer 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? Correct Answer
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? Correct Answer 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? Correct
Answer 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? Correct Answer 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? Correct Answer Administer
PRN IV diphenhydramine and notify MD
Patient refuses a dose of IV medication. What is the
MOST approriate action? Correct Answer document the
refusal and notify the MD
