CPAN UPDATED FINAL EXAMS ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔When developing a plan of care for an autistic patient in the preoperative setting, the
best way for the nurse to communicate would be to :
A. avoid consistent eye contact
B. communicate only to the caregiver
C. communicate directly with detail
D. maintain eye contact and speak slowly - ✔✔A. avoid consistent eye contact
✔✔Its. requiring walker for home should have them adjusted so that their elbows are
bent:
A. 10 degrees
B. 15 degrees
C. 20-30 degrees
D. 45-50 degrees - ✔✔C. 20-30 degrees
✔✔Following implantation of a cardiac defibrillator, discharge instructions should
include:
A. placing a magnet over the device once a day
B. limiting the arm movement on the affected side
C. discontinuation of antidysrhythmic medication
, D. how to adjust the defibrillation threshold - ✔✔B. limiting the arm movement on the
affected side
✔✔The perianesthesia nurse tells the pt. that their planned surgical procedure is an
unwise choice of treatment. The is in violation of the patient's:
A. autonomy
B. advocacy
C. justice
D. beneficence - ✔✔A. autonomy
✔✔When caring for a pt., the perianesthesia nurse fails to give his/her name to the pt.
The nurse is violating which of the following :
A. Nurse Practice Act
B. Clinical Practice Guidelines
C. Patient's Bill of Rights
D. Joint Commission Policy - ✔✔C. Patient's Bill of Rights
✔✔Pain management for a postoperative pt. with a former history of heroin abuse
should include:
A. butorphanol
B. naloxone
C. morphine
D. ketamine - ✔✔A. butorphanol
✔✔A perianesthesia nurse in phase I PACU, may care for which of the following
patients?
A. One unconscious adult, stable with artificial airway & one conscious stable, free of
complications
B. One unconscious pt., hemodynamically stable with a stable airway, over the age of 8
, and one conscious pt.
C. Two unconscious, stable 5 & 8 yrs. of age
D. One pt. on mechanical life support and one stable pt. - ✔✔B. One unconscious pt.,
hemodynamically stable with a stable airway, over the age of 8 , and one conscious pt.
✔✔The most common allegation of medical malpractice claims occurring in the PACU is
failure to:
A. obtain adequate orders
B. provide discharge teaching
C. monitor the pts. psychological status
D. document appropriately - ✔✔C. monitor the pts. psychological status
✔✔The patient has been given ketamine as part of the anesthesia regimen. The
perianesthesia nurse recognizes that caring for them includes:
A. immediate implementation of a stir - up regimen
B avoiding early tactile and verbal stimulation
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔When developing a plan of care for an autistic patient in the preoperative setting, the
best way for the nurse to communicate would be to :
A. avoid consistent eye contact
B. communicate only to the caregiver
C. communicate directly with detail
D. maintain eye contact and speak slowly - ✔✔A. avoid consistent eye contact
✔✔Its. requiring walker for home should have them adjusted so that their elbows are
bent:
A. 10 degrees
B. 15 degrees
C. 20-30 degrees
D. 45-50 degrees - ✔✔C. 20-30 degrees
✔✔Following implantation of a cardiac defibrillator, discharge instructions should
include:
A. placing a magnet over the device once a day
B. limiting the arm movement on the affected side
C. discontinuation of antidysrhythmic medication
, D. how to adjust the defibrillation threshold - ✔✔B. limiting the arm movement on the
affected side
✔✔The perianesthesia nurse tells the pt. that their planned surgical procedure is an
unwise choice of treatment. The is in violation of the patient's:
A. autonomy
B. advocacy
C. justice
D. beneficence - ✔✔A. autonomy
✔✔When caring for a pt., the perianesthesia nurse fails to give his/her name to the pt.
The nurse is violating which of the following :
A. Nurse Practice Act
B. Clinical Practice Guidelines
C. Patient's Bill of Rights
D. Joint Commission Policy - ✔✔C. Patient's Bill of Rights
✔✔Pain management for a postoperative pt. with a former history of heroin abuse
should include:
A. butorphanol
B. naloxone
C. morphine
D. ketamine - ✔✔A. butorphanol
✔✔A perianesthesia nurse in phase I PACU, may care for which of the following
patients?
A. One unconscious adult, stable with artificial airway & one conscious stable, free of
complications
B. One unconscious pt., hemodynamically stable with a stable airway, over the age of 8
, and one conscious pt.
C. Two unconscious, stable 5 & 8 yrs. of age
D. One pt. on mechanical life support and one stable pt. - ✔✔B. One unconscious pt.,
hemodynamically stable with a stable airway, over the age of 8 , and one conscious pt.
✔✔The most common allegation of medical malpractice claims occurring in the PACU is
failure to:
A. obtain adequate orders
B. provide discharge teaching
C. monitor the pts. psychological status
D. document appropriately - ✔✔C. monitor the pts. psychological status
✔✔The patient has been given ketamine as part of the anesthesia regimen. The
perianesthesia nurse recognizes that caring for them includes:
A. immediate implementation of a stir - up regimen
B avoiding early tactile and verbal stimulation
