CAPA Certification Exam Reviewed
Questions and Answers Latest 2025/2026
GRADED A+
1st indication - block has worn off - CORRECT ANSWER-- return of temperature
sensation
2nd nurse in moderate sedation - CORRECT ANSWER-- no additional responsibilities
other than monitoring the patient
Addison's disease - CORRECT ANSWER-- A rare, chronic endocrine disorder in which
the adrenal glands do not produce sufficient steroid hormones.
- muscle weakness, fever, dehydration, nausea, vomiting, and hypotension
after alarm sounds of monitor - CORRECT ANSWER-- always assess the patient for
adverse physiological changes first
Aldosterone - CORRECT ANSWER-- released from the adrenal cortex
- stimulated by decreased sodium levels or increased potassium levels
ASA guidlines on supplements - CORRECT ANSWER-stop taking 14 days prior to
surgery
Assess after parathyroidectomy - CORRECT ANSWER-- Calcium levels
, - voice quality
Assessment after thyroidectomy - CORRECT ANSWER-- potential nerve damage
- ask patient to say the letter "e" - may not be able to due to retraction and stretching
of the laryngeal nerve
Assessment and documentation of chest tube - CORRECT ANSWER-- vital signs
- presence of air leaks and fluctuations
- suction level used
- dressing/ drainage
- presence of crepitus
- patient positioning
Autonomic hyperreflexia (dysreflexia) - CORRECT ANSWER-- Massive, uncompensated
cardiovascular response to stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system
Stimulation of the sensory receptors below the level of the cord lesion
- Associated with injuries above level T6
Average time it takes for MH to present - CORRECT ANSWER-3 hours
Best indicator of acute kidney failure - CORRECT ANSWER-Acute increase in
creatinine
cause of hypothermia - CORRECT ANSWER-- vasodilating anesthetic agents
- neuromuscular blocking agents
- cool IV fluids
OPIOIDS DO NOT DECREASE TEMP
, Causes of ketoacidosis - CORRECT ANSWER-- infection
- poor diabetic control
- surgical stress
- missed insulin dose
- n/v
- trauma
Chicken pox precaution type - CORRECT ANSWER-airborn
Chinese culture believes that... - CORRECT ANSWER-disease is caused by
chlorothiazides - CORRECT ANSWER-- DEPLETES POTASSIUM
- leads to hypokalemia
- increase in blocking action of nerve blocks due to depolarization of the muscla
clonic seizure - CORRECT ANSWER-repetitive jerking movements
Complication of rapid warming - CORRECT ANSWER-Hypotension (rapid vasodilation
can cause a drop in blood pressure)
Contraindication to versed - CORRECT ANSWER-- previous MI patients
- decrease in BP
- increase in HR
Craniotomy Treatment (triple H's) - CORRECT ANSWER-- hemodilution
- hypertension
- hypervolemia
(this forces constricted blood vessels to dilate and perfuse tissue)
Questions and Answers Latest 2025/2026
GRADED A+
1st indication - block has worn off - CORRECT ANSWER-- return of temperature
sensation
2nd nurse in moderate sedation - CORRECT ANSWER-- no additional responsibilities
other than monitoring the patient
Addison's disease - CORRECT ANSWER-- A rare, chronic endocrine disorder in which
the adrenal glands do not produce sufficient steroid hormones.
- muscle weakness, fever, dehydration, nausea, vomiting, and hypotension
after alarm sounds of monitor - CORRECT ANSWER-- always assess the patient for
adverse physiological changes first
Aldosterone - CORRECT ANSWER-- released from the adrenal cortex
- stimulated by decreased sodium levels or increased potassium levels
ASA guidlines on supplements - CORRECT ANSWER-stop taking 14 days prior to
surgery
Assess after parathyroidectomy - CORRECT ANSWER-- Calcium levels
, - voice quality
Assessment after thyroidectomy - CORRECT ANSWER-- potential nerve damage
- ask patient to say the letter "e" - may not be able to due to retraction and stretching
of the laryngeal nerve
Assessment and documentation of chest tube - CORRECT ANSWER-- vital signs
- presence of air leaks and fluctuations
- suction level used
- dressing/ drainage
- presence of crepitus
- patient positioning
Autonomic hyperreflexia (dysreflexia) - CORRECT ANSWER-- Massive, uncompensated
cardiovascular response to stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system
Stimulation of the sensory receptors below the level of the cord lesion
- Associated with injuries above level T6
Average time it takes for MH to present - CORRECT ANSWER-3 hours
Best indicator of acute kidney failure - CORRECT ANSWER-Acute increase in
creatinine
cause of hypothermia - CORRECT ANSWER-- vasodilating anesthetic agents
- neuromuscular blocking agents
- cool IV fluids
OPIOIDS DO NOT DECREASE TEMP
, Causes of ketoacidosis - CORRECT ANSWER-- infection
- poor diabetic control
- surgical stress
- missed insulin dose
- n/v
- trauma
Chicken pox precaution type - CORRECT ANSWER-airborn
Chinese culture believes that... - CORRECT ANSWER-disease is caused by
chlorothiazides - CORRECT ANSWER-- DEPLETES POTASSIUM
- leads to hypokalemia
- increase in blocking action of nerve blocks due to depolarization of the muscla
clonic seizure - CORRECT ANSWER-repetitive jerking movements
Complication of rapid warming - CORRECT ANSWER-Hypotension (rapid vasodilation
can cause a drop in blood pressure)
Contraindication to versed - CORRECT ANSWER-- previous MI patients
- decrease in BP
- increase in HR
Craniotomy Treatment (triple H's) - CORRECT ANSWER-- hemodilution
- hypertension
- hypervolemia
(this forces constricted blood vessels to dilate and perfuse tissue)
