Complete Answers 2023 Relias ED RN A Test
(ACTUAL TEST ) Questions and Answers (Solved)
- 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 os
teomyelitis?
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®)
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- 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.
10. The life-threatening and rare complication of hypothyroidism is known as:
Answer: Myxedema coma
- A patient presents with acute onset of chest pain and goes into cardiac arrest
immediately upon arrival. What is a possible reversible cause of cardiac arrest?
Answer: Tension Pneumothorax
- A patient presents with an episode of hypertensive crisis, a blood pres- sure of
220/118, and the provider has put in the order for nitroprusside. What demonstrates that the treatment has been effective?
Answer: Systolic blood pressure reaches 160 mm Hg
- A patient arrives with suspected appendicitis. What action, if observed, would
require additional training for the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?
Answer: The UAP offers the patient a ginger ale.
- You see a fellow nurse placing an opioid medication in their pocket rather than
administering it as ordered. What would you do NEXT?
Answer: Tell your immediate supervisor.
- You are administering haloperidol (Haldol®) to a patient with acute symp- toms of
Schizophrenia. What changes in the electrocardiogram (ECG) are possible as a result of this medication?
Answer: Prolonged QT interval
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