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CAPA Practice Questions - Certified Ambulatory Perianesthesia Nurse Exam

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Prepare with the CAPA Practice Questions - Certified Ambulatory Perianesthesia Nurse Exam practice quiz. This question bank includes 100 questions covering patient, surgery, physiological, anesthesia, and pacu. Use it to review important concepts, identify knowledge gaps, and build confidence for the related exam, course, or assessment.

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Question 1
A patient is scheduled for arthroscopic knee surgery with monitored anesthesia care (MAC). Which statement about MAC is most accurate?
The patient will be completely unconscious and require airway support
The patient remains responsive to verbal stimulation and breathes independently
MAC is equivalent to general anesthesia but with shorter duration
MAC requires endotracheal intubation for airway protection
Question 2
A patient receives a femoral nerve block for outpatient ACL repair. What is the priority assessment finding the nurse should monitor for in the immediate postoperative period?
Nausea and vomiting
Quadriceps weakness and motor block
Hypertension
Urinary retention
Question 3
Which local anesthetic agent has the longest duration of action when used for peripheral nerve blocks?
Lidocaine
Mepivacaine
Bupivacaine
Prilocaine
Question 4
A patient undergoing cataract surgery under topical anesthesia complains of eye pain and begins moving during the procedure. The perianesthesia nurse should anticipate which intervention?
Immediate conversion to general anesthesia
Administration of intravenous sedatives or analgesics
Termination of the surgical procedure
Application of additional topical anesthetic only
Question 5
The perianesthesia nurse is caring for a patient following an axillary brachial plexus block. Which assessment finding indicates a successful block?
Numbness in the C5-C6 dermatomes only
Sensation loss in the ulnar, median, and radial nerve distributions
Motor function intact with only sensory changes
Horner's syndrome on the affected side

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CAPA Practice Questions - Certified Ambulatory Perianesthesia Nurse Exam

This practice set contains 100 questions from the matching question bank and focuses on patient, surgery, physiological, anesthesia, and pacu. Work through each question carefully, review the provided solutions, and revisit topics that need more study before your next attempt.

This is an independent study resource intended for practice and review; it is not an official examination or an endorsement by any organization named in the title.

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