PACU RN A V1 COMPREHENSIVE TEST
PAPER 2026 FULL QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
●● The primary purpose of the PACU is: Answer: ongoing critical
evaluation and stabilization of pt.
●● Upon admission, the pt must be: Answer: placed on/with EKG, pulse
ox, BP cuff, and oxygen
●● When a pt arrives in PACU, the ___ gives report. Answer:
CRNA/Anesth.
●● Phase 1: Answer: Intense monitoring, preparing pt for d/c or
inpatient unit
●● Phase 2: Answer: Preparing pt for Phase III, home, or rehab facility
●● Phase 3: Answer: Preparing pt for self care, observation, rehab
●● Fast tracking: Answer: Pt admitted to PACU after local or regional
anesthesia
, ●● Intraoperative management while giving admission report: Answer:
what anesthesia was used, meds given, EBL, fluid replacement totals,
urine output
●● Intraoperative course while giving admission report: Answer:
unexpected anesthetic events/reactions, VS, monitoring trends, lab
results
●● PACU assessment priority: Answer: Adequacy of airway (rate,
rhythm, accessory muscles, breath sounds, O2 sat)
●● Pts at higher risk in PACU: Answer: those that received general,
elderly, smokers/lung disease, obese, pts that went under
thoracic/airway/abd surgery
●● Obese pts are at a higher risk in PACU due to: Answer: adipose
tissue absorbing anesthesia and slowly releasing over time, they're
harder to wake
●● Reasons for airway obstruction: Answer: blockage (usually tongue),
supine position, extremely sleepiness, laryngospasm (throat close),
retained secretions, laryngeal edema (from neck surgery)
●● The most common cause of postop hypoxemia: Answer: atelectasis
PAPER 2026 FULL QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
●● The primary purpose of the PACU is: Answer: ongoing critical
evaluation and stabilization of pt.
●● Upon admission, the pt must be: Answer: placed on/with EKG, pulse
ox, BP cuff, and oxygen
●● When a pt arrives in PACU, the ___ gives report. Answer:
CRNA/Anesth.
●● Phase 1: Answer: Intense monitoring, preparing pt for d/c or
inpatient unit
●● Phase 2: Answer: Preparing pt for Phase III, home, or rehab facility
●● Phase 3: Answer: Preparing pt for self care, observation, rehab
●● Fast tracking: Answer: Pt admitted to PACU after local or regional
anesthesia
, ●● Intraoperative management while giving admission report: Answer:
what anesthesia was used, meds given, EBL, fluid replacement totals,
urine output
●● Intraoperative course while giving admission report: Answer:
unexpected anesthetic events/reactions, VS, monitoring trends, lab
results
●● PACU assessment priority: Answer: Adequacy of airway (rate,
rhythm, accessory muscles, breath sounds, O2 sat)
●● Pts at higher risk in PACU: Answer: those that received general,
elderly, smokers/lung disease, obese, pts that went under
thoracic/airway/abd surgery
●● Obese pts are at a higher risk in PACU due to: Answer: adipose
tissue absorbing anesthesia and slowly releasing over time, they're
harder to wake
●● Reasons for airway obstruction: Answer: blockage (usually tongue),
supine position, extremely sleepiness, laryngospasm (throat close),
retained secretions, laryngeal edema (from neck surgery)
●● The most common cause of postop hypoxemia: Answer: atelectasis
