CAPA COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔C. Frown, smile, and raise the eyebrows - ✔✔Postoperatively, the perianesthesia
nurse assesses cranial nerve VII by asking the patient to:
A. Protrude the tongue
B. Move eyes up, down, and medially
C. Frown, smile, and raise the eyebrows
D. Shrug the shoulders
✔✔C. Not exceed 4g of acetaminophen in 24 hours - ✔✔During a postoperative follow-
up phone call, the patient reports slight nausea, minimal pain, and a follow-up
appointment. Current medications include cephalexin 500 mg twice a day and
oxycodone/acetaminophen 5mg/325mg, 2 tablets every 6 hours. Patient states, "I took
some Tylenol this morning." The nurse would advise the patient to:
A. Discontinue the cephalexin for 24 hours
B. Continue current medicine regime today
C. Not exceed 4g of acetaminophen in 24 hours
D. Increase fluid intake to 2qt a day
✔✔D. Hypovolemia is absent
dopamine is an inotrope affects contractions of heart - ✔✔The perianesthesia nurse is
aware that according to ACLS guidelines, dopamine is the drug of choice for clinically
significant hypotension when:
A. Hypokalemia is present
B. Hypovolemia is present
C. Hypokalemia is present
D. Hypovolemia is absent
, ✔✔D. Reduce the residual gastric volume - ✔✔When giving preoperative instructions
for an adult, the nurse instructs that clear liquids may be ingested 2 hours before
induction of anesthesia, know that in most patients, this will:
A. Decrease peristalsis of the intestines
B. Create an alkaline pH
C. Have no effect on gastric acidity
D. Reduce the residual gastric volume
✔✔C. 3% sodium chloride and furosemide IV
TURP = fluid overload + hyponatremia from bladder irrigations - ✔✔A patient who has
undergone a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) suddenly displays
restlessness, tremors, and disorientation. The PACU nurse would anticipate
administering:
A. Lactated ringer's solution and midazolam IV
B. D5W with potassium 20 meq/L and diazepam IV
C. 3% sodium chloride and furosemide IV
D. Normal saline and morphine sulfate IV
✔✔C. "You will fall asleep." - ✔✔When preparing a 3 year old patient for surgery, the
perianesthesia nurse should say:
A. "If you are good, you will see your parents when you wake up."
B. "You will be put to sleep."
C. "You will fall asleep."
D. "After the procedure, you will feel much better."
✔✔C. Promote gastric emptying - ✔✔The perianesthesia nurse is aware that the
purpose of administering metoclopramide during the preoperative period is to:
A. Control intraoperative anesthesia requirements
B. Potential the effects of benzodiazepines
C. Promote gastric emptying
D. Increase gastric pH
✔✔C. Food and Drug Administration - ✔✔The perianesthesia nurse knows that serious
injury from a medical product must be reported within 10 days to the:
A. American Medical Association
B. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
C. Food and Drug Administration
D. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔C. Frown, smile, and raise the eyebrows - ✔✔Postoperatively, the perianesthesia
nurse assesses cranial nerve VII by asking the patient to:
A. Protrude the tongue
B. Move eyes up, down, and medially
C. Frown, smile, and raise the eyebrows
D. Shrug the shoulders
✔✔C. Not exceed 4g of acetaminophen in 24 hours - ✔✔During a postoperative follow-
up phone call, the patient reports slight nausea, minimal pain, and a follow-up
appointment. Current medications include cephalexin 500 mg twice a day and
oxycodone/acetaminophen 5mg/325mg, 2 tablets every 6 hours. Patient states, "I took
some Tylenol this morning." The nurse would advise the patient to:
A. Discontinue the cephalexin for 24 hours
B. Continue current medicine regime today
C. Not exceed 4g of acetaminophen in 24 hours
D. Increase fluid intake to 2qt a day
✔✔D. Hypovolemia is absent
dopamine is an inotrope affects contractions of heart - ✔✔The perianesthesia nurse is
aware that according to ACLS guidelines, dopamine is the drug of choice for clinically
significant hypotension when:
A. Hypokalemia is present
B. Hypovolemia is present
C. Hypokalemia is present
D. Hypovolemia is absent
, ✔✔D. Reduce the residual gastric volume - ✔✔When giving preoperative instructions
for an adult, the nurse instructs that clear liquids may be ingested 2 hours before
induction of anesthesia, know that in most patients, this will:
A. Decrease peristalsis of the intestines
B. Create an alkaline pH
C. Have no effect on gastric acidity
D. Reduce the residual gastric volume
✔✔C. 3% sodium chloride and furosemide IV
TURP = fluid overload + hyponatremia from bladder irrigations - ✔✔A patient who has
undergone a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) suddenly displays
restlessness, tremors, and disorientation. The PACU nurse would anticipate
administering:
A. Lactated ringer's solution and midazolam IV
B. D5W with potassium 20 meq/L and diazepam IV
C. 3% sodium chloride and furosemide IV
D. Normal saline and morphine sulfate IV
✔✔C. "You will fall asleep." - ✔✔When preparing a 3 year old patient for surgery, the
perianesthesia nurse should say:
A. "If you are good, you will see your parents when you wake up."
B. "You will be put to sleep."
C. "You will fall asleep."
D. "After the procedure, you will feel much better."
✔✔C. Promote gastric emptying - ✔✔The perianesthesia nurse is aware that the
purpose of administering metoclopramide during the preoperative period is to:
A. Control intraoperative anesthesia requirements
B. Potential the effects of benzodiazepines
C. Promote gastric emptying
D. Increase gastric pH
✔✔C. Food and Drug Administration - ✔✔The perianesthesia nurse knows that serious
injury from a medical product must be reported within 10 days to the:
A. American Medical Association
B. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
C. Food and Drug Administration
D. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
