CPAN/CAPA Cert Questions With Correct
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The nurse providing conscious sedation to a patient:
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1. will not have duties that interfere with monitoring of the patient.
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2. may circulate as long as monitor alarms are set.
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3. may administer propofol for short procedures.
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4. may monitor ASA IV patients - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1.
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Domain: Safety Needs | |
Content Area: Protect patient from harm and take preventive measures
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related to the use of protective safety devices and equipment
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(including, but not limited to, padded side rails, safety straps, restraints)
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Reference: American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses. Perianesthesia
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Nursing Standards, Practice Recommendations, and Interpretive
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Statements 2015 - 2017. ASPAN, Cherry Hill, NJ, 2015. Pg 63.
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In caring for a patient at risk for noncardiogenic pulmonary edema, the
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perianesthesia nurse understands that the best method for prevention
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is to:
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1. elevate head in high fowler's position.
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2. maintain blood pressure below 180 systolic.
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, 3. prevent fluid overload by limiting IV fluids in the elderly.
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4. maintain airway and administer supplemental O2. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-
A patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus is admitted the day of surgery
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with a glucose of 610 mg/dl. The perianesthesia nurse is aware that the
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patient may be at risk for:
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1. diabetic ketoacidosis.
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2. hypercalcemia.
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3. diabetes insipidus.
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4. hyperkalemia. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1. DKA
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Domain: Physiological Needs | |
Content Area: Stability of Endocrine System
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Reference: Fleisher, L. and Roizen, M. Essence of Anesthesia Practice,
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3rd Ed. Elsevier Health Sciences, December, 2011. Pg 122.
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The perianesthesia nurse is aware that which drug is contraindicated in
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the pregnant patient?
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1. Acetaminophen
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2. Famotidine
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3. Ondansetron
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4. Ketorolac - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-4. Ketolorac
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Answers
The nurse providing conscious sedation to a patient:
| | | | | | |
1. will not have duties that interfere with monitoring of the patient.
| | | | | | | | | | |
2. may circulate as long as monitor alarms are set.
| | | | | | | | |
3. may administer propofol for short procedures.
| | | | | |
4. may monitor ASA IV patients - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1.
| | | | | | | | |
Domain: Safety Needs | |
Content Area: Protect patient from harm and take preventive measures
| | | | | | | | | |
related to the use of protective safety devices and equipment
| | | | | | | | | |
(including, but not limited to, padded side rails, safety straps, restraints)
| | | | | | | | | |
Reference: American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses. Perianesthesia
| | | | | | |
Nursing Standards, Practice Recommendations, and Interpretive
| | | | | |
Statements 2015 - 2017. ASPAN, Cherry Hill, NJ, 2015. Pg 63.
| | | | | | | | | |
In caring for a patient at risk for noncardiogenic pulmonary edema, the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
perianesthesia nurse understands that the best method for prevention
| | | | | | | | |
is to:
|
1. elevate head in high fowler's position.
| | | | | |
2. maintain blood pressure below 180 systolic.
| | | | | |
, 3. prevent fluid overload by limiting IV fluids in the elderly.
| | | | | | | | | |
4. maintain airway and administer supplemental O2. - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-
A patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus is admitted the day of surgery
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
with a glucose of 610 mg/dl. The perianesthesia nurse is aware that the
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
patient may be at risk for:
| | | | |
1. diabetic ketoacidosis.
| |
2. hypercalcemia.
|
3. diabetes insipidus.
| |
4. hyperkalemia. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1. DKA
| | | | |
Domain: Physiological Needs | |
Content Area: Stability of Endocrine System
| | | | |
Reference: Fleisher, L. and Roizen, M. Essence of Anesthesia Practice,
| | | | | | | | | |
3rd Ed. Elsevier Health Sciences, December, 2011. Pg 122.
| | | | | | | |
The perianesthesia nurse is aware that which drug is contraindicated in
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the pregnant patient?
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1. Acetaminophen
|
2. Famotidine
|
3. Ondansetron
|
4. Ketorolac - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-4. Ketolorac
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