2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM TEST
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1. AnpatientnarrivesninnthenPACUnAAO,nbutnwithndifficultynbreathing.nTheynreceivednsinglendos
ensuccinylcholineninnthenOR.Recoverynwouldnbenexpectedninnhownmanynminutes?
A. 15
B. 20
C. 35.n
D. 40n-nCORRECTnANSWERn
2. Whichnisncorrectnregardingnpostnoperativenshivering?
A. IncreasednO2nconsumption,nincreasednventilatorynrequirements
B. DecreasednO2nconsumption,nincreasednventilatorynrequirements
C. Minornmechanismnofnheatnproduction,nprolongednPACUnPhasen1ntime
D. Neednfornclosenmonitoringnfornhypotensionnandndiffusenmusclenachesn-
nCORRECTnANSWERnA.nIncreasednO2nconsumption,nincreasednventilatorynrequirem
ents
3. Thenperianesthesiannursenisnawarenthatnanmainnfocusnfornprenadmissionnassessmentnisnto:
A. Evaluatenfitnessnfornanesthesianandnsurgery
B. Reducenthenmortalitynandnmorbiditynrate
C. Establishnthennecessitynofnthenprocedure
D. Ordernlaboratorynandnotherndiagnosticntestsn-
nCORRECTnANSWERnB.nReducenthenmortalitynandnmorbiditynrate
, 4. Tonlessennvertigo,nn/vnimmediatelynfollowingntympanoplastynthenperianesthesiannursenwo
uldnplacenthenpatientninnwhichnoptimalnposition?
A. Seminfowlersn@n45ndegrees
B. Lateralnonnthenoperatednside
C. Positionnofncomfort
D. Lateralnonnthenunoperatednsiden-
nCORRECTnANSWERnD.nLateralnonnthenunoperatednside
5. Whenncaringnfornandiabeticnpatient,nthenmajornobjectivenofnthenperianesthesiannursenisnton
prevent:
A. Fluidnvolumenexcess
B. fluidnvolumendeficit
C. Hyperglycemia
D. Hypoglycemian-nCORRECTnANSWERnD.nHypoglycemia
6. Anpt.nisnadmittedntonthenPACUnafternreceivingnanesthesia.nThenpt.nisntachypneic,nhasnmuscle
nrigidity,ntachycardianandndysrhythmia.nThenperianesthesiannursensuspects:
A. neurolepticnmalignantnsyndrome
B. postnoperativenhemorrhage
C. hypoxicnbrainndamage
D. malignantnhyperthermian-nCORRECTnANSWERnD.nmalignantnhyperthermia
7. Thenpt.narrivesninnthenPACUnpostnstapedectomy,ncomplainingnvertigo.nThenperianesthesiann
ursennotesnthatnthenpt.hasnpackingnretainednwithinnthenear.nThenperianesthesiannurse:
A. doesnnotndisturbnthenpacking
B. advisedsnthenptntoncough
C. advisesnthenptntonblownnose
D. removesnthenpackingn-nCORRECTnANSWERnA.ndoesnnotndisturbnthenpacking
8. An70nyearnoldnptnisnadmittednfollowingnmoderatenIVnsedationnwithnmorphinenandnmidazola
m.nThenpitsnunresponsivenandnthenskinnisncoolnandndiaphoretic.VSnaren95/60,n50,nRRn8nandn
SpO2n88%onnRA.nFollowingnO2nadministration,nnonimprovementnisnnoted.nThennursenantici
patesnadministering:
A. atropinen0.5mgnton1.0mg