Question of the Week
Study questions cover content in the five domains of perianesthesia patient care:
The nursing knowledge domains are the same for both the CPAN® and CAPA® certification programs, but some knowledge topics and testable tasks differ between the two exams.
Best practice: Review both CPAN and CAPA study questions.
A child who is agitated and thrashing arrives in Phase I PACU. To provide a safe environment, the perianesthesia nurse prepares:
A healthy, young female is admitted to the PACU after a tubal ligation. The patient received a general anesthetic that included nitrous oxide, sevoflurane, vecuronium, and succinylcholine. The patient still requires mechanical ventilation 30 minutes after the procedure has ended. ABGs drawn before transfer to the PACU were normal, axillary T = 36.1 C (97.0 F), laboratory studies reveal elevated serum potassium and low serum albumin. The perianesthesia nurse is aware that this could indicate a:
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