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Relias ED RN A EXAM QUESTION WITH
CORRECT ANSWER RECENTLY
UPDATED BY AN EXPERT 2024/2025.
1. 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? - Correct answer
Petrolatum gauze
2. 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? - Correct answer Systematic reviews
3. Upon triage of a patient, they state that they have suicidal ideation with intent.
What would you do NEXT? - Correct answer Institute suicide precautions.
4. Which of the following wounds has the highest risk for developing osteomyelitis?
- Correct answer Puncture wound from stepping on a rusty nail
5. What type of diet would a patient with diverticulitis follow? - Correct answer High
fiber diet
6. Answer is NOT high residual diet
7. 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? - Correct answer CT scan of the brain
8. What medication is used in reversing the effects of opioid overdose? - Correct
answer Naloxone (Narcan®)
9. What are you MOST likely to see during your initial assessment of a patient with
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)? - Correct answer Pursed lip
breathing
10.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)? - Correct answer The necessary treatment is
not available at the current hospital.
11.The life-threatening and rare complication of hypothyroidism is known as: -
Correct answer Myxedema coma
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CORRECT ANSWER RECENTLY

UPDATED BY AN EXPERT 2024/2025.

  1. 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? - Correct answer Petrolatum gauze
  2. 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? - Correct answer Systematic reviews
  3. Upon triage of a patient, they state that they have suicidal ideation with intent. What would you do NEXT? - Correct answer Institute suicide precautions.
  4. Which of the following wounds has the highest risk for developing osteomyelitis?
    • Correct answer Puncture wound from stepping on a rusty nail
  5. What type of diet would a patient with diverticulitis follow? - Correct answer High fiber diet
  6. Answer is NOT high residual diet
  7. 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? - Correct answer CT scan of the brain
  8. What medication is used in reversing the effects of opioid overdose? - Correct answer Naloxone (Narcan®)
  9. What are you MOST likely to see during your initial assessment of a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)? - Correct answer Pursed lip breathing
  10. 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)? - Correct answer The necessary treatment is not available at the current hospital.
  11. The life-threatening and rare complication of hypothyroidism is known as: - Correct answer Myxedema coma
  1. 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? - Correct answer Tension Pneumothorax
  2. A patient presents with an episode of hypertensive crisis, a blood pressure of 220/118, and the provider has put in the order for nitroprusside. What demonstrates that the treatment has been effective? - Correct answer Systolic blood pressure reaches 160 mm Hg
  3. A patient arrives with suspected appendicitis. What action, if observed, would require additional training for the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)? - Correct answer The UAP offers the patient a ginger ale.
  4. You see a fellow nurse placing an opioid medication in their pocket rather than administering it as ordered. What would you do NEXT? - Correct answer Tell your immediate supervisor.
  5. You are administering haloperidol (Haldol®) to a patient with acute symptoms of Schizophrenia. What changes in the electrocardiogram (ECG) are possible as a result of this medication? - Correct answer Prolonged QT interval
  6. A patient presents with a 5-day history of runny nose, headache, and productive cough. The patient is unable to speak full sentences, reports having a history of moderate to severe COPD, and has a SpO2 reading of 89%. What intervention do you anticipate implementing FIRST for this patient? - Correct answer Provide oxygen
  7. A patient who is 24 weeks pregnant presents with fever and right upper quadrant pain. The patient states that the pain is radiating to the right shoulder blade, and started an hour after having a pizza for lunch. She is tachycardic, tachypneic, and diaphoretic on the initial triage assessment. What is the MOST likely diagnosis for this patient? - Correct answer Cholecystitis
  8. A patient arrives with acute onset of central chest pain. The patient is tachycardic and tachypneic and appears very anxious and restless. What would be the MOST important initial intervention for this patient? - Correct answer Administer oxygen
  9. Answer is NOT Obtain electrocardiogram
  10. A patient is being treated with an anticoagulant for pulmonary embolism (PE). What patient assessment finding indicates that a heparin infusion would be stopped IMMEDIATELY? - Correct answer Decreased level of consciousness
  11. A new nurse observes their preceptor giving the incorrect dosage of a medication to a patient. Implementing the ethical principle veracity, what action would the
  1. A patient is brought in after being struck by lightning during a heavy thunderstorm. What would be the PRIORITY intervention for this patient upon arrival? - Correct answer Monitoring cardiac rhythm
  2. A patient is being treated in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber for carbon monoxide poisoning. What measurement is the BEST indicator of treatment success? - Correct answer Arterial blood gas
  3. What do you anticipate is the BEST indicator of adequate hydration in an adult patient with 30% body surface area burn during initial fluid resuscitation? - Correct answer Urine output of 0.5 mL/kg/hr
  4. A patient with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is MOST likely to suffer from what condition? - Correct answer Answer is NOT myxedema coma
  5. Answer is NOT Cerebral palsy
  6. A patient with a history of chronic alcohol use is brought in with possible esophageal varices. What medication is used to stop upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding in patients with this condition? - Correct answer Octreotide (Sandostatin®)
  7. A patient is brought in for a potential overdose of heroin. What is the PRIORITY nursing intervention? - Correct answer Maintaining airway and breathing
  8. Your patient has just had a paracentesis during which 5 liters of fluid were removed. Which assessment is the PRIORITY? - Correct answer Blood pressure
  9. During cardiogenic shock what temporary intervention might be ordered to improve perfusion until definitive treatment is provided? - Correct answer Inotropic infusion
  10. What laboratory value would you monitor closely if your patient is vomiting coffee-ground emesis? - Correct answer Hemoglobin
  11. A patient has sustained multiple traumatic injuries after a fall from a height. What is considered an important component of the primary survey assessment? - Correct answer Neurological assessment
  12. A patient presents after falling from a height and fracturing their right tibia and fibula. What symptom would be reported to the provider IMMEDIATELY? - Correct answer Paresthesia of the foot
  13. A 22-year old female who is 8 weeks pregnant presents with a sudden onset of left lower abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding. The patient's family member stated that she had a syncopal episode shortly after that. What is the MOST likely diagnosis for her? - Correct answer Answer is NOT Abruptio placenta
  1. You exit your patient's room and as you walk away you hear a thud. Upon inspection, you find your patient on the floor. What would you do FIRST? - Correct answer Assess the patient for injury.
  2. A patient is brought in with possible foreign body obstruction and respiratory distress. The provider suctions the patient and unsuccessfully tries to insert an endotracheal tube (ETT). What type of procedure would you anticipate NEXT? - Correct answer Tracheostomy
  3. A patient presents with a 1-day history of pain in the right upper abdomen with nausea and vomiting. The provider suspects that the patient has cholecystitis. What lab value supports the diagnosis? - Correct answer Elevated bilirubin
  4. You are assisting a novice nurse with a blood draw. You observe the nurse draw the blood, place the specimen tubes in a biohazard bag, and leave the room with the unlabeled specimen tubes. What would you do NEXT? - Correct answer Re- educate the nurse, then redraw the labs, use patient identifiers and label at the bedside.
  5. A patient presents with a two-day history of fever, cough, mild shortness of breath (SOB), sore throat, myalgia, and new onset of loss of taste and smell. What is the patient MOST likely suffering from? - Correct answer COVID 19
  6. A patient is brought in with a history of a head-on motor vehicle accident. The patient was not wearing a seat belt and was traveling at 120 mph with the deployment of an airbag. They complain of severe lower abdominal and hip pain. A secondary trauma survey reveals an unstable hip on lateral compression. What would be a PRIORITY intervention in managing this patient? - Correct answer Application of pelvic blinder
  7. A patient presents with possible organophosphate toxicity. What would you expect to find upon assessment? - Correct answer Diaphoresis
  8. What symptom is commonly seen in patients with alcohol withdrawal? - Correct answer Tachycardia
  9. A patient presents after sustaining a roll-over motor vehicle accident. They are complaining of pain around the mid-upper back. On your initial triage assessment, you find that patient has preserved motor function below L5 but is suffering from a loss of sensory function. The assessment findings are consistent with: - Correct answer Answer is NOT Anterior cord syndrome
  10. Answer is NOT central cord syndrome
  11. You are caring for a patient who has a history of alcohol use and seizures. You suddenly notice the patient becoming diaphoretic, anxious, tachycardic, and has

vasopressors are initiated. What nursing assessment findings indicate the treatment has been effective? - Correct answer Increasing serum cortisol

  1. Increasing serum glucose
  2. Decreasing pulse pressure
  3. Decreasing central venous pressure
  4. A patient presents with a partial thickness burn to the anterior portion of the chest. Based on the rule of nine estimations, what is the patient's estimated total body surface area burned? - Correct answer 18%