2024 CPAN PRACTICE QUESTIONS
FORM 3 EXAM WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Following a dilation and curettage for missed abortion, the perianesthesia
nurse instructs the patient to call the surgeon for:
A. saturation of more than one sanitary pad per hour
B. abdominal cramping
C. any serosanguinous drainage on pad
D. breast tenderness - CORRECT-ANSWERSA. saturation of more than one
sanitary pad per hour
A 65 year old retired patient has been scheduled for a septoplasty. The
patient states that after the preoperative 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 - CORRECT-ANSWERSA. latex allergy
A patient is admitted to the hospital for maxillofacial surgery to correct
congenital deformities. When implementing the teaching plan, the
perianesthesia nurse should emphasize:
A. how to clear secretions or remove vomitus whole the patient is in
intermaxillary fixation
B. expectations of temporary physical disfigurement
C. an explanation of the surgical procedure anticipated with details of the
intermaxillary fixation
D. Instructions on how to cough, deep breath, and move - CORRECT-
ANSWERSA. how to clear secretions or remove vomitus whole the patient is
in intermaxillary fixation
Preoperative teaching for patients undergoing tympanoplasty should include
instructions to perform which of the following in the immediate postoperative
period?
A. avoid slow motion of head
, B. blow nose forcefully to relieve ear pressure
C. sneeze with mouth open
D. irrigate ear canals frequently to remove drainage - CORRECT-ANSWERSC.
sneeze with mouth open
A patient has received a stellate ganglion block. The perianesthesia nurse
evaluates for a successful block by assessing for the presence of:
A. Horner's syndrome
B. pallor
C. diaphoresis
D. vasoconstriction at the site of the block - CORRECT-ANSWERSA. Horner's
syndrome
A patient who weighs 137kg is admitted for a procedure requiring general
anesthesia. The perianesthesia nurse should be aware of which of the
following data?
A. airway classification score
B. abbreviated injury score
C. hemoglobin S concentration level
D. carboxyhemoglobin level - CORRECT-ANSWERSA. airway classification
score
A patient is admitted to the PACU following laparoscopic nissen
fundoplication. Intraoperatively, the patient required chest tube placement
for development of a tension pneumothorax. The perianesthesia nurse
understands that which of the following in the patient's history could be
problematic at this time?
A. diabetes
B. COPD
C. osteoporosis
D. angina - CORRECT-ANSWERSB. COPD
A 4 year old patient arrives to the PACU with a croupy cough that quickly
progresses to stridor, circumoral cyanosis, and substernal restractions, 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 - CORRECT-ANSWERSD. ventilate with
positive pressure
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