Hawaiian Islands PeriAnesthesia Nurses

CAPA/CPAN Question of the Week from ABPANC 8/15/2018

Posted over 6 years ago by Takako Varney

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THIS WEEK'S QUESTION | August 15, 2018

During recovery from spinal anesthesia, the patient denies sensation below his umbilicus. The perianesthesia nurse identifies the dermatome level as:

1. T4
2. T10
3. L1
4. S2

CPAN/CAPA Test Blueprint
Domain: Physiological Needs
Content Area: stability of the neurological system

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LAST WEEK'S CAPA QUESTION | August 08, 2018

When interviewing a Chinese-American patient preoperatively, the perianesthesia nurse is aware of the need to:

1. have a Cantonese interpreter available.
2. ask lots of questions of the patient.
3. incorporate family members.
4. maintain eye contact at all times.

CPAN/CAPA Test Blueprint
Domain: Behavioral Health and Cognitive Needs
Content Area: Recognize and respect patient/family/significant other diversity (including, but not limited to, age, sex, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, and gender identity)
Reference: ASPAN. Schick, L. and Windle, P., Third Edition. Perianesthesia Nursing Core Curriculum – Preoperative, Phase I and Phase II PACU Nursing. WB Saunders, St. Louis, MO., 2015.


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