CAPA ACTUAL CERTIFICATION PAPER
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS FULL
SOLUTION.
C. Urinary catheter removal on postoperative day 1. Answer: 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. Answer: 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. Answer: 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. Answer: 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. Answer: 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. Answer: 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. Answer:
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
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS FULL
SOLUTION.
C. Urinary catheter removal on postoperative day 1. Answer: 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. Answer: 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. Answer: 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. Answer: 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. Answer: 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. Answer: 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. Answer:
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
