CAPA (ABPANC) case studies
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The Certified Ambulatory Perianesthesia Nurse (CAPA®) credential is a national professional nursing certification developed, sponsored, and managed by the American Board of Perianesthesia Nursing Certification, Inc. It is one of the two credentials ABPANC offers - the other is the Certified Post Anesthesia Nurse (CPAN®) - and both are designed for registered nurses caring for patients who have experienced sedation, analgesia, and anesthesia in a hospital or ambulatory care facility. The CAPA case studies are 5 cases and about 3,915 words.
1Fever, a GLP-1 Agonist, and a Full Endoscopy Schedule
A 58-year-old man is scheduled for elective screening colonoscopy in two days. Chart review: BMI 41 kg/m2, STOP-BANG 6, treated hypertension, type 2 diabetes (A1c 7.4%), and semaglutide 1 mg weekly, last dose four days ago.
812 words, about 4 min2Deep Sedation Under a Moderate Sedation Plan
A 71-year-old woman (52 kg, ASA III: COPD on 2 L home oxygen) is undergoing EGD for anemia workup under a documented moderate sedation plan. She has received midazolam 2 mg and fentanyl 50 mcg over 10 minutes.
749 words, about 4 min3Hypotension and a Rigid Abdomen After Polypectomy
A 68-year-old man is 25 minutes into Phase I recovery after colonoscopy with removal of three polyps, one sessile and 15 mm, with cautery. Baseline BP 128/74, HR 68.
752 words, about 4 min4Discharge Pressure After Outpatient Knee Arthroscopy
A 44-year-old woman is being assessed for discharge two hours after outpatient knee arthroscopy under general anesthesia with an adductor canal block. Aldrete is 9: she loses one point on activity because she will not walk as far as she did preoperatively, which she attributes to the block.
773 words, about 4 min5Unsafe Assignment, a Dead Laryngoscope, and 'We Do This Every Friday'
It is 3:40 pm on a Friday. The Phase II nurse has called out, and the perianesthesia RN is now expected to cover four Phase II chairs, a Phase I bay, and preprocedure preparation for a 4:15 pm endoscopy list until 7 pm, alone.
829 words, about 4 min