CAPA CERTIFICATION EXAM
1st indication - block has worn off
- answers- return of temperature sensation
2nd nurse in moderate sedation
- answers- no additional responsibilities other than monitoring the patient
Addison's disease
- answers- A rare, chronic endocrine disorder in which the adrenal glands do not
produce sufficient steroid hormones.
- muscle weakness, fever, dehydration, nausea, vomiting, and hypotension
after alarm sounds of monitor
- answers- always assess the patient for adverse physiological changes first
Aldosterone
- answers- released from the adrenal cortex
- stimulated by decreased sodium levels or increased potassium levels
ASA guidlines on supplements
- answersstop taking 14 days prior to surgery
Assess after parathyroidectomy
- answers- Calcium levels
- voice quality
Assessment after thyroidectomy
- answers- potential nerve damage
- ask patient to say the letter "e" - may not be able to due to retraction and stretching of
the laryngeal nerve
Assessment and documentation of chest tube
- answers- vital signs
, - presence of air leaks and fluctuations
- suction level used
- dressing/ drainage
- presence of crepitus
- patient positioning
Autonomic hyperreflexia (dysreflexia)
- answers- Massive, uncompensated cardiovascular response to stimulation of the
sympathetic nervous system
Stimulation of the sensory receptors below the level of the cord lesion
- Associated with injuries above level T6
Average time it takes for MH to present
- answers3 hours
Best indicator of acute kidney failure
- answersAcute increase in creatinine
cause of hypothermia
- answers- vasodilating anesthetic agents
- neuromuscular blocking agents
- cool IV fluids
OPIOIDS DO NOT DECREASE TEMP
Causes of ketoacidosis
- answers- infection
- poor diabetic control
- surgical stress
- missed insulin dose
- n/v
- trauma
Chicken pox precaution type
- answersairborn
Chinese culture believes that...
- answersdisease is caused by
chlorothiazides
- answers- DEPLETES POTASSIUM
- leads to hypokalemia
- increase in blocking action of nerve blocks due to depolarization of the muscla
clonic seizure
- answersrepetitive jerking movements
1st indication - block has worn off
- answers- return of temperature sensation
2nd nurse in moderate sedation
- answers- no additional responsibilities other than monitoring the patient
Addison's disease
- answers- A rare, chronic endocrine disorder in which the adrenal glands do not
produce sufficient steroid hormones.
- muscle weakness, fever, dehydration, nausea, vomiting, and hypotension
after alarm sounds of monitor
- answers- always assess the patient for adverse physiological changes first
Aldosterone
- answers- released from the adrenal cortex
- stimulated by decreased sodium levels or increased potassium levels
ASA guidlines on supplements
- answersstop taking 14 days prior to surgery
Assess after parathyroidectomy
- answers- Calcium levels
- voice quality
Assessment after thyroidectomy
- answers- potential nerve damage
- ask patient to say the letter "e" - may not be able to due to retraction and stretching of
the laryngeal nerve
Assessment and documentation of chest tube
- answers- vital signs
, - presence of air leaks and fluctuations
- suction level used
- dressing/ drainage
- presence of crepitus
- patient positioning
Autonomic hyperreflexia (dysreflexia)
- answers- Massive, uncompensated cardiovascular response to stimulation of the
sympathetic nervous system
Stimulation of the sensory receptors below the level of the cord lesion
- Associated with injuries above level T6
Average time it takes for MH to present
- answers3 hours
Best indicator of acute kidney failure
- answersAcute increase in creatinine
cause of hypothermia
- answers- vasodilating anesthetic agents
- neuromuscular blocking agents
- cool IV fluids
OPIOIDS DO NOT DECREASE TEMP
Causes of ketoacidosis
- answers- infection
- poor diabetic control
- surgical stress
- missed insulin dose
- n/v
- trauma
Chicken pox precaution type
- answersairborn
Chinese culture believes that...
- answersdisease is caused by
chlorothiazides
- answers- DEPLETES POTASSIUM
- leads to hypokalemia
- increase in blocking action of nerve blocks due to depolarization of the muscla
clonic seizure
- answersrepetitive jerking movements
