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CPAN EXAM 2025 LATEST EXAM WITHCOMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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1 Correct Answer In providing preoperative teaching to a patient
requesting spinal anesthesia, the perianesthesia nurse is aware
that an absolute contraindication for spinal anesthesia is:
1. patient refusal.
2. chronic back pain.
3. multiple sclerosis.
4. sickle cell anemia.
1 Correct Answer In administering flumazenil, the perianesthesia
nurse is aware that it inhibits the central effects of
benzodiazepines by:
1. competing for the receptor sites.
2. stimulating the cerebral cortex.
3. occupying the mu receptor sites.
4. metabolizing the medications.
3 Correct Answer A pathological process that can interfere with
accurate measurements of SpO2 when using a pulse oximeter is:
1. Cushing's disease.
2. hypoparathyroidism.
3. Raynaud's disease.
4. hyperthyroidism.
,2 Correct Answer In the event that a pharmacologically paralyzed
patient is inadvertently extubated, the first priority of the PACU
nurse is to:
1. administer a muscarinic anticholinergic drug immediately.
2. establish and maintain the airway and ventilation.
3. administer an anticholinesterase drug immediately.
4. assess for muscle recovery before reintubating.
2 Correct Answer A PACU nurse identifies an increased number
of postoperative infections and utilizes a quality improvement tool
to collect more data. When deficiencies are noted in the Phase I
area, the nurse next considers:
1. developing a poster board on commonly used antibiotics.
2. presenting staff with an in-service on infection control.
3. apprising the infectious disease service of the occurrences.
4. notifying the OR clinical specialist.
2 Correct Answer 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:
1. identification.
2. reaction formation.
3. sublimation.
4. rationalization.
2 Correct Answer A standard of practice for post anesthesia
nursing is established by which acceptable levels of nursing
action?
1. Promoting independent nursing judgment
,2. Specifying the nursing goal while defining appropriate nursing
measures
3. Identifying the nursing actions that meet JCAHO criteria
4. Prescribing the nursing intervention relative to standing orders
3 Correct Answer A PACU education/research committee should
have three commitments, which must include all of the following
except:
1. development of innovative thinking.
2. freedom of inquiry.
3. individual progress of each nurse.
4. excellence in practice.
2 Correct Answer The dissociative state attributed to ketamine
anesthesia can be modified by the administration of a/an:
1. antiarrhythmic.
2. benzodiazepine.
3. narcotic.
4. anticonvulsant.
4 Correct Answer 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:
1. removing the pacifier.
2. pinching the cheeks.
3. turning him on his back.
4. jaw thrust or chin lift
2 Correct Answer 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:
1. ensure that the patient follows commands.
2. prevent the complication of venous stasis.
3. accelerate emergence from anesthesia.
4. assess if patient is ready for discharge.
2 Correct Answer A geriatric patient's advanced age puts them at
an increased risk for post-operative:
1. anorexia.
2. hypothermia.
3. nausea.
4. pain.
3 Correct Answer 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?
1. Dexamethasone
2. Nebulized epinephrine
3. Nebulized albuterol
4. Isoproterenol
3 Correct Answer A patient with streptococcal group A
pharyngitis arrives in Phase I PACU. The perianesthesia nurse
plans that the nurse to patient ratio should be:
1. two nurses to one patient.
2. one nurse to two patients.
3. one nurse to one patient.
4. one nurse to three patients.
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