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A family reports overhearing hospital staff members discussing a combative person who
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required restraint. The liability issue of concern is:
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A) Personal accountability
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B) Medical malpractice
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C) Invasion of Privacy
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D) Defamation of character - ✔✔C) Invasion of Privacy
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An 80-year-old intubated patient arrives in the PACU status post splenectomy for abdominal
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trauma. The patient had significant blood loss in the OR. Vitals are: BP 90/60, HR 125, RR
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30. What is the best initial treatment for this patient?
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A) Administer a bolus of isotonic fluid
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B) Start a dopamine infusion of 5mcg/kg/min
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C) Increase the ventilator tidal volume
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D) Administer sodium bicarb 1 mg/kg - ✔✔A) Administer a bolus of isotonic fluid
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According to ASPAN Standards of Perianesthesia Nursing Practice, the recommended nurse
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to patient ratio for a patient in isolation upon arrival to PACU is:
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A) 1:1 ||
B) 2:1 ||
3) 1:2 ||
4) 1:3 - ✔✔A) 1:1
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The presence of family visitation in the PACU is most likely to:
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A) increase patient satisfaction
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B) extend PACU length of stay
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C) increase the infection rate
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D) decrease nursing interaction - ✔✔A) increase patient satisfaction
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In order to safely transport a pediatric post-op patient, ASPAN Standards of Perianesthesia
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Nursing Practice recommend that the patient should be accompanied by:
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A) a registered health care aid plus drive
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B) one responsible adult
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C) two responsible adults
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D) one adult and another child to sit with infant - ✔✔C) two responsible adults
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The safest time to remove an LMA is:
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A) When the patient is in high fowler's position and awake
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B) After the patient is suctioned during light anesthesia
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C) During Stage II recovery from anesthesia
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D) When the patient is able to follow commands and open the mouth - ✔✔D) When the
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patient is able to follow commands and open the mouth
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To prevent complications and promote healing for a patient following a right femoral,
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popliteal bypass surgery, the perianesthesia nurse instructs the patient on the importance
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of:
CPAN 2026 Exam with precise detailed answers || || || || || ||
A family reports overhearing hospital staff members discussing a combative person who
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
required restraint. The liability issue of concern is:
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A) Personal accountability
|| ||
B) Medical malpractice
|| ||
C) Invasion of Privacy
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D) Defamation of character - ✔✔C) Invasion of Privacy
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An 80-year-old intubated patient arrives in the PACU status post splenectomy for abdominal
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
trauma. The patient had significant blood loss in the OR. Vitals are: BP 90/60, HR 125, RR
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
30. What is the best initial treatment for this patient?
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A) Administer a bolus of isotonic fluid
|| || || || || ||
B) Start a dopamine infusion of 5mcg/kg/min
|| || || || || ||
C) Increase the ventilator tidal volume
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D) Administer sodium bicarb 1 mg/kg - ✔✔A) Administer a bolus of isotonic fluid
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According to ASPAN Standards of Perianesthesia Nursing Practice, the recommended nurse
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to patient ratio for a patient in isolation upon arrival to PACU is:
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A) 1:1 ||
B) 2:1 ||
3) 1:2 ||
4) 1:3 - ✔✔A) 1:1
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, 2
The presence of family visitation in the PACU is most likely to:
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A) increase patient satisfaction
|| || ||
B) extend PACU length of stay
|| || || || ||
C) increase the infection rate
|| || || ||
D) decrease nursing interaction - ✔✔A) increase patient satisfaction
|| || || || || || || ||
In order to safely transport a pediatric post-op patient, ASPAN Standards of Perianesthesia
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
Nursing Practice recommend that the patient should be accompanied by:
|| || || || || || || || ||
A) a registered health care aid plus drive
|| || || || || || ||
B) one responsible adult
|| || ||
C) two responsible adults
|| || ||
D) one adult and another child to sit with infant - ✔✔C) two responsible adults
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The safest time to remove an LMA is:
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A) When the patient is in high fowler's position and awake
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B) After the patient is suctioned during light anesthesia
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C) During Stage II recovery from anesthesia
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D) When the patient is able to follow commands and open the mouth - ✔✔D) When the
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
patient is able to follow commands and open the mouth
|| || || || || || || || ||
To prevent complications and promote healing for a patient following a right femoral,
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
popliteal bypass surgery, the perianesthesia nurse instructs the patient on the importance
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