ABPANC Study Guide 2026
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📋 ABPANC Exam Format at a Glance
📚 ABPANC Topics to Study (27)
✍️ Sample ABPANC Questions & Answers
1. How should a nurse respond to a change in patient condition during patient care standards?
Prompt assessment, appropriate intervention, and structured communication using SBAR ensures rapid response to changes in patient condition.
2. What is the priority nursing action when a PACU patient's blood pressure drops to 80/50 mmHg immediately post-operatively?
Hypotension requires immediate assessment for cause, provider notification, and IV fluid administration to restore perfusion per standing protocol.
3. A patient recovering from abdominal surgery has a continuous epidural infusion of bupivacaine and fentanyl. The nurse notes bilateral lower extremity weakness. What is the priority action?
New-onset motor block with epidural infusion may indicate excessive spread or epidural hematoma, requiring immediate anesthesia provider notification and neurological assessment.
4. How should a nurse respond to a change in patient condition during professional standards?
Prompt assessment, appropriate intervention, and structured communication using SBAR ensures rapid response to changes in patient condition.
5. Which assessment is essential before administering IV opioids for post-operative pain in the PACU?
Respiratory rate, sedation score, and SpO2 must be assessed before opioid administration to identify patients at risk for respiratory depression.
6. Which finding in a patient on IV opioid PCA should prompt the nurse to stop the infusion immediately?
A respiratory rate of 10 with SpO2 of 88% indicates opioid-induced respiratory depression and hypoxia, requiring immediate cessation of the PCA and administration of naloxone.
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