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. Impaired swallowing ability 3. Inspiratory stridor 4. Hoarseness 1 CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following interventions would be used first to maintain adequate perfusion and oxygen supply to cardiac muscles following hepatic surgery in a patient with a history of coronary artery disease: 1. Ensure a hemoglobin concentration ≥ 10 g. 2. Treat tachydysrhythmias and hypotension. 3. Monitor oxygen saturation via pulse oximetry. 4. Administer appropriate medications. 4 CORRECT ANSWER The use of the pulse oximeter has become a routine part of PACU care. The post anesthesia nurse may decide that oximetry monitoring is indicated when the patient: 1. has had minor surgery. 2. has normal vital signs. 3. has had regional anesthesia. 4. is severely hypothermic. 3 CORRECT ANSWER The perianesthesia nurse is aware that a dramatic decrease in the calcium may be cause by removal of the: 1. pituitary gland. 2. thyroid gland. 3. parathyroid gland. 4. adrenal glands. 2 CORRECT ANSWER Tidal volume is most precisely defined as the amount of: 1. air exchange in one minute.