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CPAN Practice Exam 1 with accurate detailed solutions
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The perianesthesia nurse demonstrates understanding that language and readable
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instructions are important to patient safety after discharge, by ensuring patient discharge
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instructions are written in the vocabulary grade level: || || || || || || ||
a. 3
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b. 5
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c. 9
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d. 12 - ✔✔B
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While assessing an elderly patient who is anxious and fearful, a perianesthesia nurse
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observes old and new bruises with torn skin on the patient's arms, face, and hairline. The
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perianesthesia nurse's best action is to: || || || || ||
a. Approach the family about possible abuse
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b. Evaluate, observe, and further assess the patient
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c. Use appropriate paper tape on the patient's skin
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d. Report this information to social services - ✔✔D
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The perianesthesia nurse instructs a patient scheduled for a laparoscopic cholecystectomy
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to remove body piercings prior to arrival as they may cause:
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a. Injury and infection
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b. Increased pain at the incision site
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c. Adverse medication interaction
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d. EKG monitoring interference - ✔✔A
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The perianesthesia nurse suspects a Type IV latex allergy in a patient exhibiting:
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a. Tachyphylaxis
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b. Erythema
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c. Hypotension
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d. Bronchospasm - ✔✔B
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A patient with vancomycin-resistant enterococcus is being admitted to the PACU following
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surgery. A perianesthesia nurse should know which precaution provides the safest
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environment for both the patient and others in the PACU?
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a. Having the anesthesiologist recover the patient in the OR
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b. Placing a special respirator mask over the nasal cannula on the patient
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c. Providing a 1:1 nurse-to-patient ratio for the patient
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d. Having the anesthesiologist bypass the PACU and transporting the patient directly to the
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surgical floor - ✔✔C
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A combative, restless, and thrashing patient arrives in the Phase I PACU. After an initial
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assessment of the patient's airway, the NEXT intervention for the perianesthesia nurse is to:
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a. Bring family members to the bedside
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b. Arouse the patient
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c. Provide a safe environment
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d. Medicate the patient for pain - ✔✔C
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The perianesthesia nurse is aware that the most important intervention for the pediatric
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patient in emergence delirium is:
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a. Monitoring and controlling body temperature
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b. Having a parent present
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c. The presence of padded side rails
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d. Providing tender loving care - ✔✔C
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A patient is admitted to the Phase I PACU following cleft palate repair. Which of the
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following is the proper positioning of this patient in the immediate postoperative phase?
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a. Semi-Prone
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b. High Fowler's
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c. Reverse Trendelenberg
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d. Lateral recumbent - ✔✔A
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A patient with active tuberculosis is expected in the PACU. The perianesthesia nurse
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prepares for: ||
a. Airborne precautions
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b. Droplet precautions
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c. Contact precautions
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d. Standard precautions - ✔✔A
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The perianesthesia nurse is aware that according to the Centers for Disease Control and
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Prevention recommendations: ||
CPAN Practice Exam 1 with accurate detailed solutions
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The perianesthesia nurse demonstrates understanding that language and readable
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instructions are important to patient safety after discharge, by ensuring patient discharge
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instructions are written in the vocabulary grade level: || || || || || || ||
a. 3
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b. 5
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c. 9
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d. 12 - ✔✔B
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While assessing an elderly patient who is anxious and fearful, a perianesthesia nurse
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observes old and new bruises with torn skin on the patient's arms, face, and hairline. The
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
perianesthesia nurse's best action is to: || || || || ||
a. Approach the family about possible abuse
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b. Evaluate, observe, and further assess the patient
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c. Use appropriate paper tape on the patient's skin
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d. Report this information to social services - ✔✔D
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The perianesthesia nurse instructs a patient scheduled for a laparoscopic cholecystectomy
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to remove body piercings prior to arrival as they may cause:
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a. Injury and infection
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b. Increased pain at the incision site
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c. Adverse medication interaction
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d. EKG monitoring interference - ✔✔A
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The perianesthesia nurse suspects a Type IV latex allergy in a patient exhibiting:
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a. Tachyphylaxis
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b. Erythema
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c. Hypotension
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d. Bronchospasm - ✔✔B
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A patient with vancomycin-resistant enterococcus is being admitted to the PACU following
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surgery. A perianesthesia nurse should know which precaution provides the safest
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
environment for both the patient and others in the PACU?
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a. Having the anesthesiologist recover the patient in the OR
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b. Placing a special respirator mask over the nasal cannula on the patient
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c. Providing a 1:1 nurse-to-patient ratio for the patient
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d. Having the anesthesiologist bypass the PACU and transporting the patient directly to the
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surgical floor - ✔✔C
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A combative, restless, and thrashing patient arrives in the Phase I PACU. After an initial
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
assessment of the patient's airway, the NEXT intervention for the perianesthesia nurse is to:
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a. Bring family members to the bedside
|| || || || || ||
b. Arouse the patient
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c. Provide a safe environment
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d. Medicate the patient for pain - ✔✔C
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The perianesthesia nurse is aware that the most important intervention for the pediatric
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patient in emergence delirium is:
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a. Monitoring and controlling body temperature
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b. Having a parent present
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c. The presence of padded side rails
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d. Providing tender loving care - ✔✔C
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A patient is admitted to the Phase I PACU following cleft palate repair. Which of the
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
following is the proper positioning of this patient in the immediate postoperative phase?
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a. Semi-Prone
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b. High Fowler's
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c. Reverse Trendelenberg
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d. Lateral recumbent - ✔✔A
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A patient with active tuberculosis is expected in the PACU. The perianesthesia nurse
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prepares for: ||
a. Airborne precautions
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b. Droplet precautions
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c. Contact precautions
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d. Standard precautions - ✔✔A
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The perianesthesia nurse is aware that according to the Centers for Disease Control and
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Prevention recommendations: ||
