Capa Practice Questions Form 1 (Actual / ) 50 Questions And 100% Verified Correct Answers.
- Cardiac dysrhythmias
A patient with a history of drug abuse and nasal ulcers is received in the PACU. The perianesthesia nurse monitors this
patient closely for:
- Cardiac dysrhythmias
- Apnea
- Postural hypotension
- Somnolence
- Delay instructions until a certified interpreter can be located
A patient with a history of alcoholism and tuberculosis is on ventilator support after 2 hours. The patient received incubating doses of succinylcholine, fentanyl, and midazolam, and proposal infusion intraoperatively. The perianesthesia
nurse suspects:
- Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema
- Hypokalemia
- Hypoglycemia
- Plasma cholinesterase deficiency
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- Audiovisual material that explains what to expect
The perianesthesia nurse is aware that for a 9 year old patient, the most appropriate preoperative teaching approach focuses
on:
- Audiovisual material that explains what to expect
- Avoiding unnecessary separation from the parent
- Verbal explanations of what will happen
- Instructions relayed to the parents
- Adenosine
A post-appendectomy patient suddenly goes into supraventricular tachycardia. Vital signs are BP= 125/75, HR
168, and RR= 16. The nurse anticipates administering:
- Lidocaine
- Propanolol
- Esmolol
- Adenosine
- Cocaine
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Helps minimize post-op pain and intraop bleeding for sinus surgeries A patient arrives in the PACU following an ethmoidectomy with a BP of 180/110. The nurse suspects that the hypertension is
due to intraoperative administration of:
- Cocaine
- Droperidol
- Ondansetron
- Desflurane
- During the preoperative assessment
The perianesthesia nurse recognizes that the effective pain
management of any patient with pain should begin:
- Initially in the PACU
- During the preoperative assessment
- With pain intensity scales for verbal patients only
- 30minutes prior to discharge from the hospital
- Decrease anxiety to facilitate understanding of information
The perianesthesia nurse is aware that the primary goals of
patient education are to:
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