CPAN Practice Exam 2024 – Questions and Full Solutions

A patient is admitted to the PACU following a laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication. Intraoperatively, the patient required chest tube placement for development of a tension pneumothorax. The perianesthesia nurse understands that which of the following in the patient's history could be problematic at this time? Diabetes COPD Osteoporosis Angina - Answer- COPD After receiving an interscalene block, the patient complains of shortness of breath. The perianesthesia nurse is aware that the block may have affected which nerve? Transverse cervical Supraclavicular Phrenic Recurrent laryngeal - Answer- Phrenic While assisting an anesthesiologist performing a block for reflex sympathetic dystrophy, the perianesthesia nurse observes that the affected arm becomes warm