CAPA ALL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔B. 35.9C (95.9) - ✔✔The perianesthesia nurse is aware that which of the following is
the highest body temperature indicative of hypothermia?
A. 34.5C (94.1F)
B. 35.9C (95.9)
C. 37.6 (99.6)
D. 38.5 (101.3)
✔✔C. Urinary catheter removal on postoperative day 1 - ✔✔Which of the following
measures has been shown to decrease surgical complications?
A. Shaving the surgical site 24 hours before surgery
B. Prophylactic antibiotics continued for 48 hours
C. Urinary catheter removal on postoperative day 1
D. Preoperative antiseptic showers with chlorhexidine
✔✔A. Racemic epinephrine administration - ✔✔A patient extubated 10 minutes post
PACU admission is exhibiting croup cough and hoarseness. After 5 minutes of
continued observation and administration of O2 with 40% mist, the patient's respiratory
status has not changed. Which treatment can the nurse initially expect to implement?
A. Racemic epinephrine administration
B. Chest physiotherapy
C. Suctioning
D. Administration of corticosteroid
✔✔C. Pink urine - ✔✔The perianesthesia nurse is aware that discharge instructions for
a patient post-ureteral-stent insertion should include preparing the patient to expect:
A. Mucuos plugs
B. Bladder distention
C. Pink urine
, D. Groin pain
✔✔D. The patient actively participates - ✔✔The perianesthesia nurse is aware that the
use of mental images for stress and pain reduction is most effective when:
A. A family member is present
B. The nurse describes scenarios
C. The patient has a history of chronic pain
D. The patient actively participates
✔✔C. A 30 year old undergoing an emergency surgery for a compound fracture -
✔✔Which of the following patients is most likely to experience awareness under
anesthesia?
A. A 5 year old undergoing a tonsillectomy
B. A 15 year old undergoing a scheduled arthroscopic knee procedure
C. A 30 year old undergoing an emergency surgery for a compound fracture
D. A 70 year old undergoing a colectomy for colon cancer
✔✔A. Amiodarone - ✔✔During administration of bupivicaine locally, some of the
medication is accidentally administered IV. When the patient develops ventricular
arrhythmias, the perianesthesia nurse anticipates the administration of:
A. Amiodarone
B. Diphenhydramine
C. Adenosine
D. Lidocaine
✔✔A. The emergence excitement phase after anesthesia - ✔✔Anxious parents are at
the bedside of a toddler who is crying, kicking, and thrashing following bilateral
myringotomy with insertion of tympanostomy. The perianesthesia nurse informs the
parents that this behavior is:
A. The emergence excitement phase after anesthesia
B. A temper tantrum often seen in toddlers
C. Associated with the surgical procedure
D. Uncommon in children of this age
✔✔D. Plasma cholinesterase deficiency - ✔✔A patient with a history of alcoholism and
tuberculosis is on ventilator support after 2 hours. The patient received incubating doses
of succinylcholine, fentanyl, and midazolam, and proposal infusion intraoperatively. The
perianesthesia nurse suspects:
A. Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema
B. Hypokalemia
C. Hypoglycemia
✔✔B. 35.9C (95.9) - ✔✔The perianesthesia nurse is aware that which of the following is
the highest body temperature indicative of hypothermia?
A. 34.5C (94.1F)
B. 35.9C (95.9)
C. 37.6 (99.6)
D. 38.5 (101.3)
✔✔C. Urinary catheter removal on postoperative day 1 - ✔✔Which of the following
measures has been shown to decrease surgical complications?
A. Shaving the surgical site 24 hours before surgery
B. Prophylactic antibiotics continued for 48 hours
C. Urinary catheter removal on postoperative day 1
D. Preoperative antiseptic showers with chlorhexidine
✔✔A. Racemic epinephrine administration - ✔✔A patient extubated 10 minutes post
PACU admission is exhibiting croup cough and hoarseness. After 5 minutes of
continued observation and administration of O2 with 40% mist, the patient's respiratory
status has not changed. Which treatment can the nurse initially expect to implement?
A. Racemic epinephrine administration
B. Chest physiotherapy
C. Suctioning
D. Administration of corticosteroid
✔✔C. Pink urine - ✔✔The perianesthesia nurse is aware that discharge instructions for
a patient post-ureteral-stent insertion should include preparing the patient to expect:
A. Mucuos plugs
B. Bladder distention
C. Pink urine
, D. Groin pain
✔✔D. The patient actively participates - ✔✔The perianesthesia nurse is aware that the
use of mental images for stress and pain reduction is most effective when:
A. A family member is present
B. The nurse describes scenarios
C. The patient has a history of chronic pain
D. The patient actively participates
✔✔C. A 30 year old undergoing an emergency surgery for a compound fracture -
✔✔Which of the following patients is most likely to experience awareness under
anesthesia?
A. A 5 year old undergoing a tonsillectomy
B. A 15 year old undergoing a scheduled arthroscopic knee procedure
C. A 30 year old undergoing an emergency surgery for a compound fracture
D. A 70 year old undergoing a colectomy for colon cancer
✔✔A. Amiodarone - ✔✔During administration of bupivicaine locally, some of the
medication is accidentally administered IV. When the patient develops ventricular
arrhythmias, the perianesthesia nurse anticipates the administration of:
A. Amiodarone
B. Diphenhydramine
C. Adenosine
D. Lidocaine
✔✔A. The emergence excitement phase after anesthesia - ✔✔Anxious parents are at
the bedside of a toddler who is crying, kicking, and thrashing following bilateral
myringotomy with insertion of tympanostomy. The perianesthesia nurse informs the
parents that this behavior is:
A. The emergence excitement phase after anesthesia
B. A temper tantrum often seen in toddlers
C. Associated with the surgical procedure
D. Uncommon in children of this age
✔✔D. Plasma cholinesterase deficiency - ✔✔A patient with a history of alcoholism and
tuberculosis is on ventilator support after 2 hours. The patient received incubating doses
of succinylcholine, fentanyl, and midazolam, and proposal infusion intraoperatively. The
perianesthesia nurse suspects:
A. Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema
B. Hypokalemia
C. Hypoglycemia
