2024 CAPA CERTIFICATION STUDY
GUIDE BOOK EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
The condition which refers to deficiency of platelets is known as
A. Anemia
B. Von Willebrand
C. Thrombocytopenia
D. Leukemia - CORRECT-ANSWERSC
What organization developed code of ethics for nurses?
A. ANA
B. ASPAN
C. TJC
D. AMA - CORRECT-ANSWERSA
You are giving discharge instructions to a 40 year old who had a lap chole,
You understand the adult learning theory of andragogy and will employ all of
the following techniques in teaching except:
A. Understand the pt is driven to learn by internal motives
B. The pt needs to know the relevance of knowledge
C. The pt will build on their foundation of knowledge
D. The pt will learn by positive reinforcement - CORRECT-ANSWERSD
Your pt is experiencing nausea. You know all the following may help except:
A. Deep breathing techniques
B. Aromatherapy
C. Morphine
D. Ondansetron - CORRECT-ANSWERSC
You know all the following are reasons for making post-op phone calls
except:
A. Assist pt with hospital bills
B. Assess potential complications
C. Pt satisfaction
D. Reinforce post-op teaching - CORRECT-ANSWERSA
Your pt had contrast media during their procedure. You know S/S of a
moderate adverse reaction are all of the following except:
A. Laryngeal edema'
,B. Bronchospasm
C. Swelling of face
D. Tachycardia - CORRECT-ANSWERSC
SBAR stands for:
A. Stand by ambulatory recovery
B. Surgery bypassing ambulatory recovery
C. Situation background allergies recovery
D. Situation background assessment recommendation - CORRECT-
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Your pt needs 2 units of blood immediately. The blood bank does not have
the pt's blood type AB available. What should the blood bank send?
A. O-
B. O+
C. B-
D. B+ - CORRECT-ANSWERSA
Hypothermia can contribute to postoperative complications. Which
complication is not normally seen?
A. Wound infections
B. Cardiac complications
C. Increased oxygen consumption
D. Decreased oxygen consumption - CORRECT-ANSWERSD
Which pt is least likely to show hypothermia in the recovery room?
A. 60 yr old obese man
B. Malnourished 30 yr old woman
C. 70 yr old man whose surgery lasted 3 hrs
D. 70 yr old woman with type 2 DM and hypothyroidism - CORRECT-
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Your pt is being discharged with a foley catheter in place. You teach him to
call the doctor for all the following except:
A. Fever
B. Pain in back or abdomen
C. Cloudy urine
D. Amber urine - CORRECT-ANSWERSD
Discharge instructions for a pt going home with a foley include all the
following except:
A. Measure urine when emptying bag and record amounts
B. Always keep the drainage bag at waist level
C. Do not let the tubing become kinked
D. Call your doctor if there is blood in the urine - CORRECT-ANSWERSB
, Your pt has been prescribed Norco 5/325 every 4 hrs for pain on discharge
home. Your pt takes Tylenol at home daily for chronic pain. What do you tell
him?
A. Continue to take tylenol and norco
B. Tell him to stop taking tylenol and just take norco
C. Tell pt there is tylenol is norco and recommended amount of tylenol a day
is 4000mg. Work with the pt to plan a appropriate dose
D. Tell pt to not take norco - CORRECT-ANSWERSC
An organ most commonly affected by tylenol is
A. Liver
B. Kidney
C. Stomach
D. Intestines - CORRECT-ANSWERSA
Typical discharge instructions for a pt who has had a cystoscopy would
include all the following except:
A. You may have blood in the urine for 24048 hrs. This is normal
B. Call the doctor if you develop a fever or chills
C. Call the doctor if you have burning with urination
D. Call the doctor if you are unable to urinate after 6 hrs - CORRECT-
ANSWERSC
Your discharge instructions for pain control for a post-op knee arthroscopic pt
include all the following except:
A. Ice
B. Elevation
C. Soak in a warm bathtub
D. Oral pain meds - CORRECT-ANSWERSC
Your pt suffered a cardiac arrest in the recovery area. He is scheduled to be
admitted to the ICU when a room is available. To potentially improve the pt's
mortality rate and neurologic function, what tx do you expect to be ordered?
A. Epinephrine drip
B. Sequential compression device
C. Therapeutic hypothermia
D. Fluid restriction - CORRECT-ANSWERSC
You are assisting with a procedure where the surgeon is using local. The pt
starts to complain of numbness around the mouth. You know this
A. Is a normal occurrence with local
B. This is due to the location of the injection
C. This is due to the pt being NPO and thirsty
D. This is the first sign of systemic local anesthesia toxicity - CORRECT-
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