CPAN Practice Questions for Exam
Prep.
C. Establish
the
necessity
of the
procedure
D. Order
laboratory
and other
1. A patient arrives in the PACU AAO, but with diagnostic
difficulty breathing. They received single dose tests
succinylcholine in the OR.Recovery would be
expected in how many minutes? 4. To lessen
A. 15 vertigo, n/v
immediatel
B. 20
y following
C. 35.
tym-
D. 40
panoplasty
2. Which is correct regarding post operative the
shivering? perianesthe
A. Increased O2 consumption, increased sia nurse
ventilatory requirements would place
B. Decreased O2 consumption, increased the patient
ventilatory requirements in which
C. Minor mechanism of heat production, optimal
prolonged PACU Phase 1 time position?
D. Need for close monitoring for hypotension A. Semi
and dif- fuse muscle aches fowlers @
45
3. The perianesthesia nurse is aware that a degrees
main focus for pre admission assessment is B. Lateral on
to: the
operated
A. Evaluate fitness for anesthesia and surgery
side
B. Reduce the mortality and morbidity rate
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Prep.
A. Increased O2 consump- tion, increased ventilatory requirements
B. Reduce the mortality and morbidity rate
D. Lateral on the unoperat- ed side
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Prep.
C. Position of comfort
D. Lateral on the unoperated side
5. When caring for a diabetic patient, the major objective D.
Hypoglycemia
of the perianesthesia nurse is to prevent:
A. Fluid volume excess
B. fluid volume deficit
C. Hyperglycemia
D. Hypoglycemia
6. A pt. is admitted to the PACU after receiving skin is cool
anesthe- sia. The pt. is tachypneic, has muscle and
rigidity, tachy- cardia and dysrhythmia. The diaphoretic.
perianesthesia nurse sus- pects: VS are
A. neuroleptic malignant syndrome 95/60, 50,
B. post operative hemorrhage RR 8 and
C. hypoxic brain damage SpO2
D. malignant hyperthermia 88%on RA.
Following
7. The pt. arrives in the PACU post O2
stapedectomy, com- plaining vertigo. The administrati
perianesthesia nurse notes that the pt.has on, no
packing retained within the ear. The peri- improveme
anesthesia nurse: nt is noted.
A. does not disturb the packing The nurse
B. adviseds the pt to cough
C. advises the pt to blow nose
D. removes the packing
8. A 70 year old pt is admitted following
moderate IV sedation with morphine and
midazolam. The pits un- responsive and the
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Prep.
C. Establish
the
necessity
of the
procedure
D. Order
laboratory
and other
1. A patient arrives in the PACU AAO, but with diagnostic
difficulty breathing. They received single dose tests
succinylcholine in the OR.Recovery would be
expected in how many minutes? 4. To lessen
A. 15 vertigo, n/v
immediatel
B. 20
y following
C. 35.
tym-
D. 40
panoplasty
2. Which is correct regarding post operative the
shivering? perianesthe
A. Increased O2 consumption, increased sia nurse
ventilatory requirements would place
B. Decreased O2 consumption, increased the patient
ventilatory requirements in which
C. Minor mechanism of heat production, optimal
prolonged PACU Phase 1 time position?
D. Need for close monitoring for hypotension A. Semi
and dif- fuse muscle aches fowlers @
45
3. The perianesthesia nurse is aware that a degrees
main focus for pre admission assessment is B. Lateral on
to: the
operated
A. Evaluate fitness for anesthesia and surgery
side
B. Reduce the mortality and morbidity rate
1/
27
, CPAN Practice Questions for Exam
Prep.
A. Increased O2 consump- tion, increased ventilatory requirements
B. Reduce the mortality and morbidity rate
D. Lateral on the unoperat- ed side
2/
27
, CPAN Practice Questions for Exam
Prep.
C. Position of comfort
D. Lateral on the unoperated side
5. When caring for a diabetic patient, the major objective D.
Hypoglycemia
of the perianesthesia nurse is to prevent:
A. Fluid volume excess
B. fluid volume deficit
C. Hyperglycemia
D. Hypoglycemia
6. A pt. is admitted to the PACU after receiving skin is cool
anesthe- sia. The pt. is tachypneic, has muscle and
rigidity, tachy- cardia and dysrhythmia. The diaphoretic.
perianesthesia nurse sus- pects: VS are
A. neuroleptic malignant syndrome 95/60, 50,
B. post operative hemorrhage RR 8 and
C. hypoxic brain damage SpO2
D. malignant hyperthermia 88%on RA.
Following
7. The pt. arrives in the PACU post O2
stapedectomy, com- plaining vertigo. The administrati
perianesthesia nurse notes that the pt.has on, no
packing retained within the ear. The peri- improveme
anesthesia nurse: nt is noted.
A. does not disturb the packing The nurse
B. adviseds the pt to cough
C. advises the pt to blow nose
D. removes the packing
8. A 70 year old pt is admitted following
moderate IV sedation with morphine and
midazolam. The pits un- responsive and the
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