CPAN COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS STUDY GUIDE
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Answer: After extubation of a patient, which of the following would be
considered most serious?
1. Sore throat
2. Impaired swallowing ability
3. Inspiratory stridor
4. Hoarseness
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Answer: Which of the following interventions would be used first to
maintain adequate perfusion and oxygen supply to cardiac muscles
following hepatic surgery in a patient with a history of coronary artery
disease:
1. Ensure a hemoglobin concentration ≥ 10 g.
2. Treat tachydysrhythmias and hypotension.
3. Monitor oxygen saturation via pulse oximetry.
4. Administer appropriate medications.
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,Answer: The use of the pulse oximeter has become a routine part of
PACU care. The post anesthesia nurse may decide that oximetry
monitoring is indicated when the patient:
1. has had minor surgery.
2. has normal vital signs.
3. has had regional anesthesia.
4. is severely hypothermic.
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Answer: The perianesthesia nurse is aware that a dramatic decrease in
the calcium may be cause by removal of the:
1. pituitary gland.
2. thyroid gland.
3. parathyroid gland.
4. adrenal glands.
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Answer: Tidal volume is most precisely defined as the amount of:
1. air exchange in one minute.
2. gas passing into or out of the lungs in each respiratory cycle.
,3. gas remaining within the chest after maximal expiration.
4. air exchange with full inspiration and expiration.
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Answer: In caring for a preschool-aged child, the perianesthesia nurse is
aware that the child's primary cause of anxiety prior to surgery is:
1. fear of the medical equipment.
2. striving for approval.
3. loss of privacy.
4. separation from parents.
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Answer: One of the most frequent side effects of ketamine anesthesia is:
1. hallucination.
2. respiratory depression.
3. hypotension.
4. bradycardia.
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, Answer: In providing preoperative teaching to a patient requesting spinal
anesthesia, the perianesthesia nurse is aware that an absolute
contraindication for spinal anesthesia is:
1. patient refusal.
2. chronic back pain.
3. multiple sclerosis.
4. sickle cell anemia.
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Answer: In administering flumazenil, the perianesthesia nurse is aware
that it inhibits the central effects of benzodiazepines by:
1. competing for the receptor sites.
2. stimulating the cerebral cortex.
3. occupying the mu receptor sites.
4. metabolizing the medications.
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Answer: A pathological process that can interfere with accurate
measurements of SpO2 when using a pulse oximeter is:
1. Cushing's disease.
AND CORRECT ANSWERS STUDY GUIDE
●● 3
Answer: After extubation of a patient, which of the following would be
considered most serious?
1. Sore throat
2. Impaired swallowing ability
3. Inspiratory stridor
4. Hoarseness
●● 1
Answer: Which of the following interventions would be used first to
maintain adequate perfusion and oxygen supply to cardiac muscles
following hepatic surgery in a patient with a history of coronary artery
disease:
1. Ensure a hemoglobin concentration ≥ 10 g.
2. Treat tachydysrhythmias and hypotension.
3. Monitor oxygen saturation via pulse oximetry.
4. Administer appropriate medications.
●● 4
,Answer: The use of the pulse oximeter has become a routine part of
PACU care. The post anesthesia nurse may decide that oximetry
monitoring is indicated when the patient:
1. has had minor surgery.
2. has normal vital signs.
3. has had regional anesthesia.
4. is severely hypothermic.
●● 3
Answer: The perianesthesia nurse is aware that a dramatic decrease in
the calcium may be cause by removal of the:
1. pituitary gland.
2. thyroid gland.
3. parathyroid gland.
4. adrenal glands.
●● 2
Answer: Tidal volume is most precisely defined as the amount of:
1. air exchange in one minute.
2. gas passing into or out of the lungs in each respiratory cycle.
,3. gas remaining within the chest after maximal expiration.
4. air exchange with full inspiration and expiration.
●● 4
Answer: In caring for a preschool-aged child, the perianesthesia nurse is
aware that the child's primary cause of anxiety prior to surgery is:
1. fear of the medical equipment.
2. striving for approval.
3. loss of privacy.
4. separation from parents.
●● 1
Answer: One of the most frequent side effects of ketamine anesthesia is:
1. hallucination.
2. respiratory depression.
3. hypotension.
4. bradycardia.
●● 1
, Answer: In providing preoperative teaching to a patient requesting spinal
anesthesia, the perianesthesia nurse is aware that an absolute
contraindication for spinal anesthesia is:
1. patient refusal.
2. chronic back pain.
3. multiple sclerosis.
4. sickle cell anemia.
●● 1
Answer: In administering flumazenil, the perianesthesia nurse is aware
that it inhibits the central effects of benzodiazepines by:
1. competing for the receptor sites.
2. stimulating the cerebral cortex.
3. occupying the mu receptor sites.
4. metabolizing the medications.
●● 3
Answer: A pathological process that can interfere with accurate
measurements of SpO2 when using a pulse oximeter is:
1. Cushing's disease.
