CPAN Practice Exam Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
AMpatientMwhoMunderwentMaMcraniotomyMforMtumorMremovalMisMadmittedMtoMtheMPA
CUMawakeMandMalert.MThirtyMminutesMlater,MtheMpatient'sMlevelMofMconsciousnessMdecr
eases,MheartMrateMdecreasesMtoMlessMthanM60,MandMhypertensionMoccurs.MTheMPACUM
nurseMnotifiesMtheMneurosurgeonMandManticipatesMtheMneedMfor:
a.MPhenytoinMandMmannitol
b.MAtropineMandMfurosemide
c.MAnalgesicsMandMmidazolam
d.MNitroprussideMandMlabetalolM-MAnswerMA
WhileMdrawingMupMversedMintoMaMsyringeMtoMuseMduringMaMbedsideMprocedure,MtheM
perianesthesiaMnurseMmustMmakeMcertainMtheMlabelMidentifiesMthe:
a.MPatient'sMfullMname,MtheMdrugMname,MandMtheMexpirationMdate
b.MPatient'sMfullMname,MtheMhospitalMidentifiers,MandMexpirationMdate
c.MMedicationMname,MtheMsolutionMstrength,MandMtheMhospitalMidentifier
d.MMedicationMname,MtheMquantity,MandMtheMsolutionMstrengthMofMtheMmedicationM-
MAnswerMD
WhenMconductingMaMdischargeMphoneMcallMonMaMpatientMfollowingMaMpartialMthyroidec
tomy,MwhichMofMtheMfollowingMcomplaintsMshouldMpromptMtheMnurseMtoMrecommendMi
mmediateMmedicalMfollow-up?
a.MTetany
b.MNausea
c.MHeadache
d.MTinnitusM-MAnswerMA
AccordingMtoMtheMSafeMMedicalMDeviceMAct,MtheMperianesthesiaMnurseMmustMreportMa
nyMseriousMeventMthatMinvolves:
, a.MOralMmedications
b.MRestraintMapplication
c.MComputerMprograms
d.MFamilyMinteractionsM-MAnswerMB
AMperianesthesiaMnurseMinMPhaseMIMPACUMmayMcareMforMwhichMofMtheMfollowingMpat
ients?
a.MOneMunconsciousMadult,MstableMwithMartificialMairway,MandMonceMconsciousMadult,Ms
table,MfreeMofMcomplications
b.MOneMunconsciousMpatient,MhemodynamicallyMstableMwithMaMstableMairway,MoverMthe
MageMofM8,MandMoneMconsciousMpatient,Mstable,MfreeMofMcomplications
c.MTwoMunconscious,MstableMpatients,M5MandM8MyearsMofMage
d.MOneMpatientMonMmechanicalMlifeMsupport,MandMoneMstableMpatientM-MAnswerMB
TheMASPANMrecommendedMstaffingMratioMforMaMpatientMinMisolationMuponMarrivalMtoM
PACUMis:
a.MOneMRNMtoMoneMpatient
b.MTwoMRNsMtoMoneMpatient
c.MOneMRNMtoMtwoMpatients
d.MOneMRNMtoMthreeMpatientsM-MAnswerMA
AccordingMtoMtheMASPANM2017-
2018MPerianesthesiaMNursingMStandards,MPracticeMRecommendations,MandMInterpretiveMSt
atements,MtheMperianesthesiaMnurseMadministeringMmoderateMsedationMtoMaMpatientMma
kesMsureMthanManMemergencyMcartMwithMaMdefibrillatorMis:
a.MImmediatelyMavailableMduringMtheMadministration
b.MAvailableMonMtheMnextMfloor,MnearMtheMelevator
c.MUnnecessaryMforMaMpatientMwhoseMASAMscoreMisM2MorMless
d.MUnnecessaryMforMmoderateMsedationM-MAnswerMA
Answers Updated 2026
AMpatientMwhoMunderwentMaMcraniotomyMforMtumorMremovalMisMadmittedMtoMtheMPA
CUMawakeMandMalert.MThirtyMminutesMlater,MtheMpatient'sMlevelMofMconsciousnessMdecr
eases,MheartMrateMdecreasesMtoMlessMthanM60,MandMhypertensionMoccurs.MTheMPACUM
nurseMnotifiesMtheMneurosurgeonMandManticipatesMtheMneedMfor:
a.MPhenytoinMandMmannitol
b.MAtropineMandMfurosemide
c.MAnalgesicsMandMmidazolam
d.MNitroprussideMandMlabetalolM-MAnswerMA
WhileMdrawingMupMversedMintoMaMsyringeMtoMuseMduringMaMbedsideMprocedure,MtheM
perianesthesiaMnurseMmustMmakeMcertainMtheMlabelMidentifiesMthe:
a.MPatient'sMfullMname,MtheMdrugMname,MandMtheMexpirationMdate
b.MPatient'sMfullMname,MtheMhospitalMidentifiers,MandMexpirationMdate
c.MMedicationMname,MtheMsolutionMstrength,MandMtheMhospitalMidentifier
d.MMedicationMname,MtheMquantity,MandMtheMsolutionMstrengthMofMtheMmedicationM-
MAnswerMD
WhenMconductingMaMdischargeMphoneMcallMonMaMpatientMfollowingMaMpartialMthyroidec
tomy,MwhichMofMtheMfollowingMcomplaintsMshouldMpromptMtheMnurseMtoMrecommendMi
mmediateMmedicalMfollow-up?
a.MTetany
b.MNausea
c.MHeadache
d.MTinnitusM-MAnswerMA
AccordingMtoMtheMSafeMMedicalMDeviceMAct,MtheMperianesthesiaMnurseMmustMreportMa
nyMseriousMeventMthatMinvolves:
, a.MOralMmedications
b.MRestraintMapplication
c.MComputerMprograms
d.MFamilyMinteractionsM-MAnswerMB
AMperianesthesiaMnurseMinMPhaseMIMPACUMmayMcareMforMwhichMofMtheMfollowingMpat
ients?
a.MOneMunconsciousMadult,MstableMwithMartificialMairway,MandMonceMconsciousMadult,Ms
table,MfreeMofMcomplications
b.MOneMunconsciousMpatient,MhemodynamicallyMstableMwithMaMstableMairway,MoverMthe
MageMofM8,MandMoneMconsciousMpatient,Mstable,MfreeMofMcomplications
c.MTwoMunconscious,MstableMpatients,M5MandM8MyearsMofMage
d.MOneMpatientMonMmechanicalMlifeMsupport,MandMoneMstableMpatientM-MAnswerMB
TheMASPANMrecommendedMstaffingMratioMforMaMpatientMinMisolationMuponMarrivalMtoM
PACUMis:
a.MOneMRNMtoMoneMpatient
b.MTwoMRNsMtoMoneMpatient
c.MOneMRNMtoMtwoMpatients
d.MOneMRNMtoMthreeMpatientsM-MAnswerMA
AccordingMtoMtheMASPANM2017-
2018MPerianesthesiaMNursingMStandards,MPracticeMRecommendations,MandMInterpretiveMSt
atements,MtheMperianesthesiaMnurseMadministeringMmoderateMsedationMtoMaMpatientMma
kesMsureMthanManMemergencyMcartMwithMaMdefibrillatorMis:
a.MImmediatelyMavailableMduringMtheMadministration
b.MAvailableMonMtheMnextMfloor,MnearMtheMelevator
c.MUnnecessaryMforMaMpatientMwhoseMASAMscoreMisM2MorMless
d.MUnnecessaryMforMmoderateMsedationM-MAnswerMA