CAPA Certification Exam Questions
and Answers Updated 2026
Glycopyrrolate - Answer- Induction and intubation medication
- Can cause photosensitivity
Craniotomy Treatment (triple H's) - Answer- hemodilution
- hypertension
- hypervolemia
(this forces constricted blood vessels to dilate and perfuse tissue)
Transverse Colostomy - Answersoft 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 - Answer- formed stool
ileosotomy - Answer- high up
- liquid pasty stool
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass - AnswerSmall pouch created from stomach
Part of small intestine (DUODENUM) bypassed
Restriction and malabsorption
Post-op Stroke symptoms - Answer- double vision
- headache
- sudden dizziness
, Metoclopramide (Reglan) - Answer- controls post-op NV
- can have extrapyrmidal side effects like tardive dyskinesia
Gastrectomy Interventions - Answer- encourage deep breaths
- and position shifts
clonic seizure - Answerrepetitive jerking movements
petit mal seizure - AnswerAlso 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 - Answersustained muscle contraction
Emergence excitement safety interventions - Answerok to use wrist restraints
Shivering first interventions - Answer- anticipate order for demerol
(over warm blankets)
Septic Shock/ Early Respiratory Distress - Answer- Hyperventilation
- Respiratory Alkalosis
- Elevated Lactate Levels
Interscalene nerve block - Answeranesthetizes the brachial plexus as it passes through the scalene
triangle. It is used to provide anethesia for the shoulder and upper arm. Nearly all patients will
devleop transeint ipsilateral diaphragmatic parylasis due to involvment of the phrenic nerve roots as
tehy pass through the interscalene sheath.
Complication of rapid warming - AnswerHypotension (rapid vasodilation can cause a drop in blood
pressure)
Hetastarch (Hespan) - Answer- Volume expander, colloid
- less expensive than blood
and Answers Updated 2026
Glycopyrrolate - Answer- Induction and intubation medication
- Can cause photosensitivity
Craniotomy Treatment (triple H's) - Answer- hemodilution
- hypertension
- hypervolemia
(this forces constricted blood vessels to dilate and perfuse tissue)
Transverse Colostomy - Answersoft 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 - Answer- formed stool
ileosotomy - Answer- high up
- liquid pasty stool
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass - AnswerSmall pouch created from stomach
Part of small intestine (DUODENUM) bypassed
Restriction and malabsorption
Post-op Stroke symptoms - Answer- double vision
- headache
- sudden dizziness
, Metoclopramide (Reglan) - Answer- controls post-op NV
- can have extrapyrmidal side effects like tardive dyskinesia
Gastrectomy Interventions - Answer- encourage deep breaths
- and position shifts
clonic seizure - Answerrepetitive jerking movements
petit mal seizure - AnswerAlso 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 - Answersustained muscle contraction
Emergence excitement safety interventions - Answerok to use wrist restraints
Shivering first interventions - Answer- anticipate order for demerol
(over warm blankets)
Septic Shock/ Early Respiratory Distress - Answer- Hyperventilation
- Respiratory Alkalosis
- Elevated Lactate Levels
Interscalene nerve block - Answeranesthetizes the brachial plexus as it passes through the scalene
triangle. It is used to provide anethesia for the shoulder and upper arm. Nearly all patients will
devleop transeint ipsilateral diaphragmatic parylasis due to involvment of the phrenic nerve roots as
tehy pass through the interscalene sheath.
Complication of rapid warming - AnswerHypotension (rapid vasodilation can cause a drop in blood
pressure)
Hetastarch (Hespan) - Answer- Volume expander, colloid
- less expensive than blood
