CPAN PRACTICE EXAM
CPAN PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
A patient who underwent a craniotomy for tumor removal is
admitted to the PACU awake and alert. Thirty minutes later, the
patient's level of consciousness decreases, heart rate decreases
to less than 60, and hypertension occurs. The PACU nurse
notifies the neurosurgeon and anticipates the need for:
a. Phenytoin and mannitol
b. Atropine and furosemide
c. Analgesics and midazolam
d. Nitroprusside and labetalol - correct answer A
While drawing up versed into a syringe to use during a bedside
procedure, the perianesthesia nurse must make certain the
label identifies the:
,CPAN PRACTICE EXAM
a. Patient's full name, the drug name, and the expiration date
b. Patient's full name, the hospital identifiers, and expiration
date
c. Medication name, the solution strength, and the hospital
identifier
d. Medication name, the quantity, and the solution strength of
the medication - correct answer D
When conducting a discharge phone call on a patient following
a partial thyroidectomy, which of the following complaints
should prompt the nurse to recommend immediate medical
follow-up?
a. Tetany
b. Nausea
c. Headache
d. Tinnitus - correct answer A
According to the Safe Medical Device Act, the perianesthesia
nurse must report any serious event that involves:
, CPAN PRACTICE EXAM
a. Oral medications
b. Restraint application
c. Computer programs
d. Family interactions - correct answer B
A perianesthesia nurse in Phase I PACU may care for which of
the following patients?
a. One unconscious adult, stable with artificial airway, and once
conscious adult, stable, free of complications
b. One unconscious patient, hemodynamically stable with a
stable airway, over the age of 8, and one conscious patient,
stable, free of complications
c. Two unconscious, stable patients, 5 and 8 years of age
d. One patient on mechanical life support, and one stable
patient - correct answer B
The ASPAN recommended staffing ratio for a patient in isolation
upon arrival to PACU is:
a. One RN to one patient
b. Two RNs to one patient
CPAN PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
A patient who underwent a craniotomy for tumor removal is
admitted to the PACU awake and alert. Thirty minutes later, the
patient's level of consciousness decreases, heart rate decreases
to less than 60, and hypertension occurs. The PACU nurse
notifies the neurosurgeon and anticipates the need for:
a. Phenytoin and mannitol
b. Atropine and furosemide
c. Analgesics and midazolam
d. Nitroprusside and labetalol - correct answer A
While drawing up versed into a syringe to use during a bedside
procedure, the perianesthesia nurse must make certain the
label identifies the:
,CPAN PRACTICE EXAM
a. Patient's full name, the drug name, and the expiration date
b. Patient's full name, the hospital identifiers, and expiration
date
c. Medication name, the solution strength, and the hospital
identifier
d. Medication name, the quantity, and the solution strength of
the medication - correct answer D
When conducting a discharge phone call on a patient following
a partial thyroidectomy, which of the following complaints
should prompt the nurse to recommend immediate medical
follow-up?
a. Tetany
b. Nausea
c. Headache
d. Tinnitus - correct answer A
According to the Safe Medical Device Act, the perianesthesia
nurse must report any serious event that involves:
, CPAN PRACTICE EXAM
a. Oral medications
b. Restraint application
c. Computer programs
d. Family interactions - correct answer B
A perianesthesia nurse in Phase I PACU may care for which of
the following patients?
a. One unconscious adult, stable with artificial airway, and once
conscious adult, stable, free of complications
b. One unconscious patient, hemodynamically stable with a
stable airway, over the age of 8, and one conscious patient,
stable, free of complications
c. Two unconscious, stable patients, 5 and 8 years of age
d. One patient on mechanical life support, and one stable
patient - correct answer B
The ASPAN recommended staffing ratio for a patient in isolation
upon arrival to PACU is:
a. One RN to one patient
b. Two RNs to one patient
