CPAN Study Guide
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1. Succinylcholine acts as a triggering agent for Malignant Hyperthermia, True
or False? - Correct Answer: True
2. If a patient is hypothermic in phase I recovery then a serial temperature
should be taken every ____ minutes?
A. 5
B. 10
C. 15
D. 30 - Correct Answer: C- 15
3. A patient has been treated for Malignant Hyperthermia with cooling agents.
Cooling interventions should be discontinued when the patient has reached
what temperature?
A. 37.5 C
B. 38 C
C. 38.1 C - Correct Answer: B- 38 C
,4. Smokers are at a higher risk for having PONV than non-smokers, true or
false? - Correct Answer: False- non-smokers are at a 1.5-2.5x higher risk
5. The movement of gas between atmosphere and alveoli.
a) Ventilation
b) tidal volumes
c) Pulmonary Compliance - Correct Answer: A- Ventilation
6. ____ ____ is how easily the elastic forces in the lung accept a volume of air
a) elastic recoil
b) pulmonary compliance
c) tidal volume - Correct Answer: B- Pulmonary Compliance
7. A PACU education/research committee should have three commitments,
which must include all of the following except
a) development of innovative thinking
b) freedom of inquiry
c) individual progress of each nurse
d) excellence in practice - Correct Answer: C- individual
progress of each nurse
8. A standard of practice for post anesthesia nursing is established by which
acceptable levels of nursing action?
a) Promoting independent nursing judgement
b) Specifying the nursing goal while defining appropriate nursing
measures
c) Identifying the nursing actions that meet JCAHO criteria
, d) Prescribing the nursing intervention relative to standing
orders - Correct Answer: B- specifying the nurse goal
while defining appropriate nursing measures
9. A staff nurse denied a merit increase expresses vigorous support for
management and its policies instead of showing anger. The nurse's behavior
is characterized as:
A. identification.
B. reaction formation.
C. sublimation.
D. rationalization. - Correct Answer: B- reaction formation
10.The dissociative state attributed to ketamine anesthesia can be modified by
the administration of a/an:
A. antiarrhythmic.
B. benzodiazepine.
C. narcotic.
D. anticonvulsant. - Correct Answer: B- benzodiazepine
11.Following a hernia repair, a 3-month-old is admitted to the PACU positioned
on his side with a pacifier in his mouth. The airway becomes obstructed by
the tongue. The obstruction can be alleviated by:
A. removing the pacifier.
B. pinching the cheeks.
C. turning him on his back.
D. jaw thrust or chin lift - Correct Answer: D- jaw thrust or chin lift
12.A post-op patient awaiting transport to a surgical floor is awake and
responds appropriately to commands. The perioperative nurse instructs the
, patient to flex and extend his/ her lower extremities; the purpose of this is
to:
A. ensure that the patient follows commands.
B. prevent the complication of venous stasis.
C. accelerate emergence from anesthesia.
D. assess if patient is ready for discharge. - Correct Answer: B-
prevent the complication of venous stasis
13.A geriatric patient's advanced age puts them at an increased risk for post-
operative:
A. anorexia.
B. hypothermia.
C. nausea.
D. pain. - Correct Answer: B- hypothermia
14.During emergence from general anesthesia, a patient exhibits rapidly
increasing symptoms of asthma. Vital signs are: BP = 190/100, HR = 144, R =
36, and SaO2 = 86%. The perianesthesia nurse anticipates giving which of
the following medications initially?
A. Dexamethasone
B. Nebulized epinephrine
C. Nebulized albuterol
D. Isoproterenol - Correct Answer: C- nebulized albuterol
15.A patient with streptococcal group A pharyngitis arrives in Phase I PACU.
The perianesthesia nurse plans that the nurse to patient ratio should be:
A. two nurses to one patient.
B. one nurse to two patients.
C. one nurse to one patient.
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100% Correct COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
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1. Succinylcholine acts as a triggering agent for Malignant Hyperthermia, True
or False? - Correct Answer: True
2. If a patient is hypothermic in phase I recovery then a serial temperature
should be taken every ____ minutes?
A. 5
B. 10
C. 15
D. 30 - Correct Answer: C- 15
3. A patient has been treated for Malignant Hyperthermia with cooling agents.
Cooling interventions should be discontinued when the patient has reached
what temperature?
A. 37.5 C
B. 38 C
C. 38.1 C - Correct Answer: B- 38 C
,4. Smokers are at a higher risk for having PONV than non-smokers, true or
false? - Correct Answer: False- non-smokers are at a 1.5-2.5x higher risk
5. The movement of gas between atmosphere and alveoli.
a) Ventilation
b) tidal volumes
c) Pulmonary Compliance - Correct Answer: A- Ventilation
6. ____ ____ is how easily the elastic forces in the lung accept a volume of air
a) elastic recoil
b) pulmonary compliance
c) tidal volume - Correct Answer: B- Pulmonary Compliance
7. A PACU education/research committee should have three commitments,
which must include all of the following except
a) development of innovative thinking
b) freedom of inquiry
c) individual progress of each nurse
d) excellence in practice - Correct Answer: C- individual
progress of each nurse
8. A standard of practice for post anesthesia nursing is established by which
acceptable levels of nursing action?
a) Promoting independent nursing judgement
b) Specifying the nursing goal while defining appropriate nursing
measures
c) Identifying the nursing actions that meet JCAHO criteria
, d) Prescribing the nursing intervention relative to standing
orders - Correct Answer: B- specifying the nurse goal
while defining appropriate nursing measures
9. A staff nurse denied a merit increase expresses vigorous support for
management and its policies instead of showing anger. The nurse's behavior
is characterized as:
A. identification.
B. reaction formation.
C. sublimation.
D. rationalization. - Correct Answer: B- reaction formation
10.The dissociative state attributed to ketamine anesthesia can be modified by
the administration of a/an:
A. antiarrhythmic.
B. benzodiazepine.
C. narcotic.
D. anticonvulsant. - Correct Answer: B- benzodiazepine
11.Following a hernia repair, a 3-month-old is admitted to the PACU positioned
on his side with a pacifier in his mouth. The airway becomes obstructed by
the tongue. The obstruction can be alleviated by:
A. removing the pacifier.
B. pinching the cheeks.
C. turning him on his back.
D. jaw thrust or chin lift - Correct Answer: D- jaw thrust or chin lift
12.A post-op patient awaiting transport to a surgical floor is awake and
responds appropriately to commands. The perioperative nurse instructs the
, patient to flex and extend his/ her lower extremities; the purpose of this is
to:
A. ensure that the patient follows commands.
B. prevent the complication of venous stasis.
C. accelerate emergence from anesthesia.
D. assess if patient is ready for discharge. - Correct Answer: B-
prevent the complication of venous stasis
13.A geriatric patient's advanced age puts them at an increased risk for post-
operative:
A. anorexia.
B. hypothermia.
C. nausea.
D. pain. - Correct Answer: B- hypothermia
14.During emergence from general anesthesia, a patient exhibits rapidly
increasing symptoms of asthma. Vital signs are: BP = 190/100, HR = 144, R =
36, and SaO2 = 86%. The perianesthesia nurse anticipates giving which of
the following medications initially?
A. Dexamethasone
B. Nebulized epinephrine
C. Nebulized albuterol
D. Isoproterenol - Correct Answer: C- nebulized albuterol
15.A patient with streptococcal group A pharyngitis arrives in Phase I PACU.
The perianesthesia nurse plans that the nurse to patient ratio should be:
A. two nurses to one patient.
B. one nurse to two patients.
C. one nurse to one patient.
