CAPA Certification Exam Questions
and Answers (Latest Update 2026)
Glycopyrrolate -
correct answer ✅- Induction and intubation medication
- Can cause photosensitivity
Craniotomy Treatment (triple H's) -
correct answer ✅- hemodilution
- hypertension
- hypervolemia
(this forces constricted blood vessels to dilate and perfuse tissue)
Transverse Colostomy -
correct answer ✅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 answer ✅- formed stool
,CAPA Certification Exam Questions
and Answers (Latest Update 2026)
ileosotomy -
correct answer ✅- high up
- liquid pasty stool
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass -
correct answer ✅Small pouch created from stomach
Part of small intestine (DUODENUM) bypassed
Restriction and malabsorption
Post-op Stroke symptoms -
correct answer ✅- double vision
- headache
- sudden dizziness
Metoclopramide (Reglan) -
correct answer ✅- controls post-op NV
- can have extrapyrmidal side effects like tardive dyskinesia
Gastrectomy Interventions -
correct answer ✅- encourage deep breaths
, CAPA Certification Exam Questions
and Answers (Latest Update 2026)
- and position shifts
clonic seizure -
correct answer ✅repetitive jerking movements
petit mal seizure -
correct answer ✅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 answer ✅sustained muscle contraction
Emergence excitement safety interventions -
correct answer ✅ok to use wrist restraints
Shivering first interventions♀️
-
correct answer ✅- anticipate order for demerol
(over warm blankets)
and Answers (Latest Update 2026)
Glycopyrrolate -
correct answer ✅- Induction and intubation medication
- Can cause photosensitivity
Craniotomy Treatment (triple H's) -
correct answer ✅- hemodilution
- hypertension
- hypervolemia
(this forces constricted blood vessels to dilate and perfuse tissue)
Transverse Colostomy -
correct answer ✅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 answer ✅- formed stool
,CAPA Certification Exam Questions
and Answers (Latest Update 2026)
ileosotomy -
correct answer ✅- high up
- liquid pasty stool
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass -
correct answer ✅Small pouch created from stomach
Part of small intestine (DUODENUM) bypassed
Restriction and malabsorption
Post-op Stroke symptoms -
correct answer ✅- double vision
- headache
- sudden dizziness
Metoclopramide (Reglan) -
correct answer ✅- controls post-op NV
- can have extrapyrmidal side effects like tardive dyskinesia
Gastrectomy Interventions -
correct answer ✅- encourage deep breaths
, CAPA Certification Exam Questions
and Answers (Latest Update 2026)
- and position shifts
clonic seizure -
correct answer ✅repetitive jerking movements
petit mal seizure -
correct answer ✅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 answer ✅sustained muscle contraction
Emergence excitement safety interventions -
correct answer ✅ok to use wrist restraints
Shivering first interventions♀️
-
correct answer ✅- anticipate order for demerol
(over warm blankets)
