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CAPA Certification Exam Questions and
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Graded
Glycopyrrolate
Ans: - Induction and intubation medication
- Can cause photosensitivity
Craniotomy Treatment (triple H's)
Ans: - hemodilution
- hypertension
- hypervolemia
(this forces constricted blood vessels to dilate and perfuse
tissue)
Transverse Colostomy
Ans: soft stool
typical stool odor
stool damages the skin
empties several times per day
may or may not be at risk for fluid/electrolytes imbalances
may irrigate
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sigmoid colostomy
Ans: - formed stool
ileosotomy
Ans: - high up
- liquid pasty stool
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
Ans: Small pouch created from stomach
Part of small intestine (DUODENUM) bypassed
Restriction and malabsorption
Post-op Stroke symptoms
Ans: - double vision
- headache
- sudden diinesszz
Metoclopramide (Reglan)
Ans: - controls post-op NV
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- can have extrapyrmidal side effects like tardive dyskinesia
Gastrectomy Interventions
Ans: - encourage deep breaths
- and position shifts
clonic seizure
Ans: repetitive jerking movements
petit mal seizure
Ans: Also called absence attack. A seizure that is characterized
by a spike-and-wave EEG and often involves a loss of awareness
and inability to recall events surrounding the seizure.
Tonic seizure
Ans: sustained muscle contraction
Emergence excitement safety interventions
Ans: ok to use wrist restraints
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CAPA Certification Exam Questions and
Correct Answers/ Latest Update / Already
Graded
Glycopyrrolate
Ans: - Induction and intubation medication
- Can cause photosensitivity
Craniotomy Treatment (triple H's)
Ans: - hemodilution
- hypertension
- hypervolemia
(this forces constricted blood vessels to dilate and perfuse
tissue)
Transverse Colostomy
Ans: soft stool
typical stool odor
stool damages the skin
empties several times per day
may or may not be at risk for fluid/electrolytes imbalances
may irrigate
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
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sigmoid colostomy
Ans: - formed stool
ileosotomy
Ans: - high up
- liquid pasty stool
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
Ans: Small pouch created from stomach
Part of small intestine (DUODENUM) bypassed
Restriction and malabsorption
Post-op Stroke symptoms
Ans: - double vision
- headache
- sudden diinesszz
Metoclopramide (Reglan)
Ans: - controls post-op NV
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
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- can have extrapyrmidal side effects like tardive dyskinesia
Gastrectomy Interventions
Ans: - encourage deep breaths
- and position shifts
clonic seizure
Ans: repetitive jerking movements
petit mal seizure
Ans: Also called absence attack. A seizure that is characterized
by a spike-and-wave EEG and often involves a loss of awareness
and inability to recall events surrounding the seizure.
Tonic seizure
Ans: sustained muscle contraction
Emergence excitement safety interventions
Ans: ok to use wrist restraints
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
