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CAPA Certification Exam – Complete Study Guide with Practice Questions and Correct Answers for Perianesthesia Nursing.

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This document provides a comprehensive study guide for the CAPA (Certified Ambulatory Perianesthesia Nursing) Certification Exam. It includes realistic practice questions with verified correct answers and detailed explanations, covering essential exam topics such as preoperative assessment, postanesthesia recovery, discharge planning, pharmacology, and patient safety. Perfect for nurses preparing for the ASPAN CAPA certification, this guide helps strengthen clinical knowledge, improve test performance, and build confidence before the official exam.

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CAPA Certification Exam Complete
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1. Glycopyrrolate: - Induction and intubation medication
- Can cause photosensitivity
2. Craniotomy Treatment (triple H's): - hemodilution
- hypertension
- hypervolemia
(this forces constricted blood vessels to dilate and perfuse tissue)
3. Transverse Colostomy: 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
4. sigmoid colostomy: - formed stool
5. ileosotomy: - high up
- liquid pasty stool
6. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: Small pouch created from
stomach Part of small intestine (DUODENUM) bypassed
Restriction and malabsorption
7. Post-op Stroke symptoms: - double vision
- headache
- sudden dizziness
8. Metoclopramide (Reglan): - controls post-op NV
- can have extrapyrmidal side ettects like tardive dyskinesia
9. Gastrectomy Interventions: - encourage deep breaths
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, - and position shifts
10. clonic seizure: repetitive jerking movements
11. petit mal seizure: 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.
12. Tonic seizure: sustained muscle contraction
13. Emergence excitement safety interventions: ok to use wrist restraints
14. Shivering first interventions:@-anticipate order for
demerol (over warm blankets)




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