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CPAN EXAM NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM NEW EST
EXAM COMPLETE 350 QUESTIONS ANDCORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
Which of the following nursing interventions is most effective for a patient with a history of postoperative nausea and vomiting?
- Providing ice chips
- Administering ranitidine
- Prevention
- Avoiding administration of analgesics - ANSWER- 3
A perianesthesia nurse is providing discharge instructions to a patient who asks questions about the phenazopyridine prescription. The nurse
explains that it:
- needs to be taken on an empty stomach.
- provides relief from urgency and burning sensation.
- helps minimize bleeding and formation of blood clots.
- treats bacteria present in the urinary tract. - ANSWER- 2
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A patient in the PACU following hip arthroplasty complains of numbness to toes of affected extremity. The patient has most likely
sustained an injury to the:
- peroneal nerve.
- femoral artery.
- Achilles tendon.
- sciatic nerve. - ANSWER- 1
Surgery is scheduled for 0830. The patient reports drinking 6 ounces of water at 0600 with medications. Following American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) minimum fasting guidelines for n.p.o., the
perianesthesia nurse:
- continues with the preoperative check-in process.
- medicates the patient for nausea.
- informs the patient that the case may be cancelled.
- notifies the surgeon. - ANSWER- 1
A patient who speaks limited English is preparing for gallbladder surgery. The perianesthesia nurse is aware that the appropriate
interpreter to utilize for this patient is:
- an interpreter who is married to the patient's sister.
- an interpreter who has a contract with the facility. 2 / 4
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- the patient's English-speaking husband.
- the patient's bilingual significant other. - ANSWER- 2
A potential negative side effect of positive end-expiratory pressure
(PEEP) is:
- alveolar collapse.
- decreased intrapulmonary shunting.
- increased cardiac output.
- hypertension. - ANSWER- 2
A patient complains of dyspnea and chest pain after the insertion of a central-line catheter. The patient's breath sounds are diminished. After
physician notification, the priority nursing action is to:
- prepare for the insertion of a chest tube.
- obtain an order for analgesic.
- apply a positive-pressure airway ventilator.
- prepare for immediate removal of the central line. - ANSWER- 1
The dissociative state attributed to ketamine anesthesia can be modified
by the administration of a/an:
- antiarrhythmic. 3 / 4
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- benzodiazepine.
- antagonist.
- anticonvulsant. - ANSWER- 2
Care for a patient who receives a skin graft to the forearm includes:
- maintain dependent position of the extremity.
- changing the bandages if necessary.
- elevation of the affected extremity.
- ROM exercises for the affected extremity. - ANSWER- 3
The perianesthesia nurse learns that the patient takes MAO inhibitor routinely. This information is documented because of the potential lethal
interaction with:
- meperidine.
- midazolam.
- succinylcholine.
- morphine. - ANSWER- 1
Use of meperidine with an MAOI can lead to hypertension, convulsions, and coma.
Prochlorperazine acts to treat postoperative nausea by affecting the:
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