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Certified Postanesthesia Nurse CPAN Exams Forms 1-4, Answered_2022. A 60-year-old female is admitted to the PACU following a diagnostic dilation and curettage with general anesthesia. Chart review reveals normal preoperative EKG-hemoglobin-hematocrit- and electrolyte values. Past medical history is remarkable for rheumatic fever during childhood. Thirty minutes later the patient develops the following EKG pattern --- A-fib--- The perianesthesia nurse interprets the rhythm strip as indicati...

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CPAN Exam Practice Questions 2024 What is the primary stimulus to ventilation? a) oxygen b) alveolar dead space c) carbon dioxide d) carbon monoxide - Answer- c) carbon dioxide Respiratory control determines breathing rate and qualify to facilitate adequate oxygenation and rapid homeostatic balance of pH. The drive to breath comes from the need to remove CO2, not to inhale oxygen. The perianesthesia nurse instructs a patient who received a brachial plexus nerve block to: 1) immedi...

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4. glycopyrrolate. CPAN/CAPA Test Blueprint Domain: Physiological Needs Content Area: an appropriate medication regimen (including, but not limited to, minimal interruption of normal medication regimen and preemptive interventions) Reference: American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses. Schick, L. and Windle, P., (Editors) Third Edition. Perianesthesia Nursing Core Curriculum - Preoperative, Phase I and Phase II PACU Nursing. WB Saunders, St. Louis, MO., 2015. pg 397-398. correct answe...

PACU & CPAN CONTENT PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (100% PASS) a 65 y.o male comes in for testing, scheduled for a radical prostatectomy in 3 days. He has a 45pk/yr of smoking. He also has some medicines for "heart palpitations" Tests needed for this pt include: - ️️ EKG, hgb/hct, bmp, type&screen the following statements about pain management apply: - ️️ - preoperative discussion about pain expectations/management can decrease anxiety - discussion should start in the physician...

CPAN EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS crutch training instruction after arthroscopic right knee surgery should include - leading with the unaffected leg when conducting a discharge phone call on a patient following a partial thyroidectomy, which of the following complaints prompts for an immediate follow up - tetany a 6 yo child and parents are experiencing anxiety prior to surgery. In this situation, the nurse would most appropriately - allow the parents to remain with the patient...

CPAN questions with verified answers 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 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 cerebr...

CPAN QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 3 CORRECT ANSWER When educating the patient on what to expect during the administration of spinal anesthesia, the perianesthesia nurse understands that the progression of blockage occurs in the following order: 1. sensory, motor, autonomic 2. motor, sensory, autonomic 3. autonomic, sensory, motor 4. motor, autonomic, sensory 3 CORRECT ANSWER After extubation of a patient, which of the following would be considered most serious? 1. Sore throat 2. Im...