CPAN Practice Exam 3 Newest 2025-
2026. (Questions with Correct Verified
Answers). Graded A
A 12-year-old patient weighing 50 kg is in the Phase I PACU following
ORIF of the right femur. Intraoperatively, the patient received morphine 3
mg, ketorolac 15 mg, and fentanyl 50 mcg. The patient is awake, crying,
and gives a pain rating at 8/10. The perianesthesia nurse recalls that
children:
a. Have the same amount of pain as an adult
b. Are not in pain if they can be distracted
c. Can be more tolerant of pain with repeated experience of pain
d. Do not heal quickly from surgery so their pain is more severe than the
adult - ANSA
A 2-moth-old patient is admitted to the PACU following a cardiac
catheterization for atrial septal defect (ASD) closure. The perianesthesia
nurse carefully monitor fluid and electrolyte imbalance in this patient
because infants:
a. Are able to communicate thirst
b. Have a slower rate of peristalsis
c. Are less able to concentrate urine
d. Can easily compensate for acidosis - ANSC
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,A 4-year-old patient arrives to the PACU with a croupy cough that quickly
progresses to stridor, circumoral cyanosis, and substernal retractions, with
diminished breath sounds. The perianesthesia nurse's NEXT appropriate
intervention is to:
a. Intubate
b. Administer neuromuscular blockade
c. Obtain arterial blood gases
d. Ventilate with positive pressure - ANSD
A 65-year-old retired patient has been scheduled for a septoplasty. The
patient states that after the preoperative visit blood draw, the patient
noticed a rash and edema where the tourniquet was applied. The patient
may be at risk for:
a. Latex allergy
b. Herpes zoster
c. Bleeding
d. Ecchymosis - ANSA
A family reports overhearing hospital staff members discussing a
combative patient who required restraint. The liability issue of concern is:
a. Personal accountability
b. Medical malpractice
c. Invasion of privacy
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, d. Defamation of character - ANSC
A patient arrives in the PACU following a coronary artery bypass graft. The
patient is on a ventilator with the following settings: VT = 650 ml, FiO2 =
100%, AC mode set RR = 10 and PEEP = 5 cm. Critical ABG results are:
pH = 7.24, pCO2 = 56, pO2 = 80, HCO3 = 22, SaO2 = 91%
The perianesthesia nurse anticipates which of the following interventions?
a. Increasing the VT and the RR
b. Decreasing the PEEP and FiO2
c. Increasing the VT and decreasing the RR
d. Increasing the PEEP and the RR - ANSA
A patient arrives in the PACU following a coronary artery bypass graft. The
patient is on a ventilator with the following settings: VT = 650 ml, FiO2 =
100%, AC mode set RR = 10 and PEEP = 5 cm. Critical ABG results are:
pH = 7.24, pCO2 = 56, pO2 = 80, HCO3 = 22, SaO2 = 91%.
The perianesthesia nurse is aware that the ABG values indicate:
a. Metabolic acidosis
b. Metabolic and respiratory acidosis
c. Respiratory acidosis
d. Uncompensated respiratory alkalosis - ANSC
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2026. (Questions with Correct Verified
Answers). Graded A
A 12-year-old patient weighing 50 kg is in the Phase I PACU following
ORIF of the right femur. Intraoperatively, the patient received morphine 3
mg, ketorolac 15 mg, and fentanyl 50 mcg. The patient is awake, crying,
and gives a pain rating at 8/10. The perianesthesia nurse recalls that
children:
a. Have the same amount of pain as an adult
b. Are not in pain if they can be distracted
c. Can be more tolerant of pain with repeated experience of pain
d. Do not heal quickly from surgery so their pain is more severe than the
adult - ANSA
A 2-moth-old patient is admitted to the PACU following a cardiac
catheterization for atrial septal defect (ASD) closure. The perianesthesia
nurse carefully monitor fluid and electrolyte imbalance in this patient
because infants:
a. Are able to communicate thirst
b. Have a slower rate of peristalsis
c. Are less able to concentrate urine
d. Can easily compensate for acidosis - ANSC
1
,A 4-year-old patient arrives to the PACU with a croupy cough that quickly
progresses to stridor, circumoral cyanosis, and substernal retractions, with
diminished breath sounds. The perianesthesia nurse's NEXT appropriate
intervention is to:
a. Intubate
b. Administer neuromuscular blockade
c. Obtain arterial blood gases
d. Ventilate with positive pressure - ANSD
A 65-year-old retired patient has been scheduled for a septoplasty. The
patient states that after the preoperative visit blood draw, the patient
noticed a rash and edema where the tourniquet was applied. The patient
may be at risk for:
a. Latex allergy
b. Herpes zoster
c. Bleeding
d. Ecchymosis - ANSA
A family reports overhearing hospital staff members discussing a
combative patient who required restraint. The liability issue of concern is:
a. Personal accountability
b. Medical malpractice
c. Invasion of privacy
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, d. Defamation of character - ANSC
A patient arrives in the PACU following a coronary artery bypass graft. The
patient is on a ventilator with the following settings: VT = 650 ml, FiO2 =
100%, AC mode set RR = 10 and PEEP = 5 cm. Critical ABG results are:
pH = 7.24, pCO2 = 56, pO2 = 80, HCO3 = 22, SaO2 = 91%
The perianesthesia nurse anticipates which of the following interventions?
a. Increasing the VT and the RR
b. Decreasing the PEEP and FiO2
c. Increasing the VT and decreasing the RR
d. Increasing the PEEP and the RR - ANSA
A patient arrives in the PACU following a coronary artery bypass graft. The
patient is on a ventilator with the following settings: VT = 650 ml, FiO2 =
100%, AC mode set RR = 10 and PEEP = 5 cm. Critical ABG results are:
pH = 7.24, pCO2 = 56, pO2 = 80, HCO3 = 22, SaO2 = 91%.
The perianesthesia nurse is aware that the ABG values indicate:
a. Metabolic acidosis
b. Metabolic and respiratory acidosis
c. Respiratory acidosis
d. Uncompensated respiratory alkalosis - ANSC
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