CAPA CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS 2026 UPDATE
Glycopyrrolate - correct answers-- Induction and intubation medication
- Can cause photosensitivity
Craniotomy Treatment (triple H's) - correct answers-- hemodilution
- hypertension
- hypervolemia
(this forces constricted blood vessels to dilate and perfuse tissue)
Transverse Colostomy - correct answers-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
sigmoid colostomy - correct answers-- formed stool
ileosotomy - correct answers-- high up
- liquid pasty stool
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass - correct answers-Small pouch created from stomach
Part of small intestine (DUODENUM) bypassed
Restriction and malabsorption
Post-op Stroke symptoms - correct answers-- double vision
, - headache
- sudden dizziness
Metoclopramide (Reglan) - correct answers-- controls post-op NV
- can have extrapyrmidal side effects like tardive dyskinesia
Gastrectomy Interventions - correct answers-- encourage deep breaths
- and position shifts
clonic seizure - correct answers-repetitive jerking movements
petit mal seizure - correct answers-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 - correct answers-sustained muscle contraction
Emergence excitement safety interventions - correct answers-ok to use wrist restraints
Shivering first interventions♀️ - correct answers-- anticipate order for demerol
(over warm blankets)
Septic Shock/ Early Respiratory Distress - correct answers-- Hyperventilation
- Respiratory Alkalosis
- Elevated Lactate Levels
Interscalene nerve block - correct answers-anesthetizes the brachial plexus as it passes through the
scalene triangle. It is used to provide anethesia for the shoulder and upper arm. Nearly all patients will
devleop transeint ipsilateral diaphragmatic parylasis due to involvment of the phrenic nerve roots as
tehy pass through the interscalene sheath.
COMPLETE ANSWERS 2026 UPDATE
Glycopyrrolate - correct answers-- Induction and intubation medication
- Can cause photosensitivity
Craniotomy Treatment (triple H's) - correct answers-- hemodilution
- hypertension
- hypervolemia
(this forces constricted blood vessels to dilate and perfuse tissue)
Transverse Colostomy - correct answers-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
sigmoid colostomy - correct answers-- formed stool
ileosotomy - correct answers-- high up
- liquid pasty stool
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass - correct answers-Small pouch created from stomach
Part of small intestine (DUODENUM) bypassed
Restriction and malabsorption
Post-op Stroke symptoms - correct answers-- double vision
, - headache
- sudden dizziness
Metoclopramide (Reglan) - correct answers-- controls post-op NV
- can have extrapyrmidal side effects like tardive dyskinesia
Gastrectomy Interventions - correct answers-- encourage deep breaths
- and position shifts
clonic seizure - correct answers-repetitive jerking movements
petit mal seizure - correct answers-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 - correct answers-sustained muscle contraction
Emergence excitement safety interventions - correct answers-ok to use wrist restraints
Shivering first interventions♀️ - correct answers-- anticipate order for demerol
(over warm blankets)
Septic Shock/ Early Respiratory Distress - correct answers-- Hyperventilation
- Respiratory Alkalosis
- Elevated Lactate Levels
Interscalene nerve block - correct answers-anesthetizes the brachial plexus as it passes through the
scalene triangle. It is used to provide anethesia for the shoulder and upper arm. Nearly all patients will
devleop transeint ipsilateral diaphragmatic parylasis due to involvment of the phrenic nerve roots as
tehy pass through the interscalene sheath.
