Practise Certified Post Anesthesia Nurse (CPAN) and Certified Ambulatory Perianesthesia Nurse (CAPA) Examinations with a short sample and answer explanations. These are independent learning materials, not official exam questions or a pass prediction.
Exam outline and official sources
American Board of Perianesthesia Nursing Certification, Inc. (ABPANC) · ABPANC CPAN and CAPA examination blueprints beginning Spring 2023, identified by the current official examinations page as applicable to 2023–2027; verified on 2026-10-11. The workbook label groups two separate official examinations under one assigned entry. Its canonical slug is preserved; there is no single combined CPAN/CAPA examination.
This original 20-question sample covers selected topics across the outline. It does not reproduce official exam questions or cover every tested topic.
- ABPANC — About the Exams
- ABPANC — Which Exam Is Right for You?
- ABPANC Certification Candidate Handbook
- CPAN Exam Blueprint: Beginning Spring 2023
- CAPA Exam Blueprint: Beginning Spring 2023
- ASA Statement on Continuum of Depth of Sedation
- 2023 ASA Practice Guidelines for Monitoring and Antagonism of Neuromuscular Blockade
- ASRA Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity Checklist, 2020 v1.1
- ASRA — Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity: A Problem-Based Learning Discussion
- MHAUS — Safe and Unsafe Anesthetics
- NHLBI — Respiratory Failure: Causes and Risk Factors
- MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia — Respiratory Acidosis
- MedlinePlus — Hypoglycemia
- ASA — Sleep Apnea and Anesthesia
- ASA Practice Guidelines for Moderate Procedural Sedation and Analgesia 2018
- DailyMed — Naloxone Hydrochloride Injection, USP
- MHAUS — Managing a Crisis
- ASA Practice Guidelines for Postanesthetic Care, 2013
- ASA Standards for Postanesthesia Care
- DailyMed — Ondansetron Tablets Prescribing Information
- CDC — Preventing Unsafe Injection Practices
- ASA — Multimodal, Individualized Care for Surgery Patients
- AHRQ TeamSTEPPS — Tool: I-PASS
- AHRQ — Use the Teach-Back Method: Tool 5
- AHRQ — Address Language Differences: Tool 9
- AMA Code of Medical Ethics — Informed Consent
- WHO Surgical Safety Checklist, Revised January 2009
Certified Post Anesthesia Nurse (CPAN) and Certified Ambulatory Perianesthesia Nurse (CAPA) Examinations
Start with 20 free questions, then review the explanations and any topics you missed.
During a procedure intended to use moderate sedation, a patient responds purposefully only after repeated painful stimulation and now needs assistance maintaining airway patency. Which sedation level best describes the patient's current condition?
Certified Post Anesthesia Nurse (CPAN) and Certified Ambulatory Perianesthesia Nurse (CAPA) Examinations
Flashcards
Anesthesia
Anesthesia techniques — MAC terminology
Get started with Certified Post Anesthesia Nurse (CPAN) and Certified Ambulatory Perianesthesia Nurse (CAPA) Examinations
Purchase your plan, then choose the module to enable. Your plan renews until canceled.
Monthly exam plan
$147 / month
About $4.90 per day
Enable one exam module after payment
Published questions, flashcards and study tools
Renews until canceled
Yearly exam plan
$1337 / year
About $3.66 per day
Enable one exam module after payment
Published questions, flashcards and study tools
Renews until canceled
Found an issue? See our content policy and report a correction.