CAPT – Pharmacology Questions
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Excel & Succeed - academic year (2026-2027)
216 Q&A
The psychiatric technician is assigned to the medication room. She
notices that a new client will be receiving hydrochlorothiazide
(HydroDIURIL). She knows that with this client she will be assessing for:
a. Hypertension and edema.
b. Acute renal failure and intracranial pressure
c. Muscle spasms and cardiac arrhythmias.
d. Angina and intraocular pressure.
a. Hypertension and edema.
The client is receiving Zoloft (sertraline) and the psychiatric technician is
required to write a nursing outcome. Which of the following would be a
possible outcome for a person receiving this medication?
a. The client will re-establish blood pressure within normal limits.
b. The client will be free from skin rash.
c. The client will report an elimination of dizziness
d. The client will report a normal pattern of bowel functioning
d. The client will report a normal pattern of bowel functioning
The patient is receiving prednisone on a long-term basis. The
psychiatric technician would double check the patient's food tray since
this patient should be receiving a diet consisting of:
a. High carbohydrates and low protein.
b. High protein and low calcium.
,c. High fat and low sodium.
d. Low sodium and high potassium.
d. Low sodium and high potassium.
The psychiatric technician observes that many clients on a long-term
psychiatric unit are receiving atypical antipsychotic medications. She
would carefully monitor these clients for the adverse effects of:
a. Hypertension.
b. Diabetes mellitus.
c. Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
d. Fluid and electrolyte imbalances.
b. Diabetes mellitus.
The physician prescribed glycerin for a 14-year-old child that is
constipated. The psychiatric technician would know to administer this
medication:
a. Orally in pill form.
b. Orally in a liquid form.
c. As a suppository
d. As an injection.
c. As a suppository
A male client asks the psychiatric technician if there are any possible
sexual side effects from Desyrel (trazodone). The psychiatric technician
responds by stating:
a. Decreased libido and ejaculation inhibition.
b. Premature ejaculation and dyspareunia.
c. Decreased libido and impotence.
d. Ejaculation inhibition and priapism.
d. Ejaculation inhibition and priapism.
The psychiatric technician is taking care of a client who is receiving
morphine. He would be carefully monitoring this client for common
adverse effects such as:
a. Hypertension and dilated pupils.
,b. Dizziness and drooling.
c. Constipation and nausea/vomiting.
d. Blurred vision and tingling.
c. Constipation and nausea/vomiting.
The psychiatric technician would expect to see which of the following
psychiatric nursing diagnoses with the medication Anafranil
(clomipramine)?
a. Disturbed Body Image
b. Anxiety
c. Depressed Mood
d. Alterations in Sensory Perceptions
b. Anxiety
The client is being administered codeine. What would be an appropriate
nursing diagnosis for this client?
a. Risk for Infection related to overgrowth
b. Risk for Impaired Skin Integrity related to rash or pruritus
c. Risk for Ineffective Airway Clearance related to respiratory secretions
d. Risk for Altered Comfort related to fever, chills, or headache
c. Risk for Ineffective Airway Clearance related to respiratory secretions
The patient asks the psychiatric technician for his albuterol (Proventil).
He takes two quick inhalations. The psychiatric technician teaches him
to allow how much time between the first and second inhalation?
a. 10 seconds
b. 30 seconds
c. One minute
d. Two minutes
c. One minute
One of the psychiatric technician's assigned patients is receiving Lasix
(furosemide). The psychiatric technician would be aware that the patient
should be observed for possible:
a. Disorientation.
, b. Dehydration.
c. Back pain
d. Sedation.
b. Dehydration.
The newly admitted patient informs the psychiatric technician that one
of the medications she is taking at home is Imitrex (sumatriptan). The
psychiatric technician would know that this medication would be used
for:
a. Tuberculosis.
b. Migraine Headaches.
c. Asthma.
d. Skeletal muscle relaxation.
b. Migraine Headaches.
The client has been prescribed Depakote (divalproex sodium) 500 mg PO
every day. The psychiatric technician would know that the therapeutic
blood level range for this medication would be:
a. 0-50 mcg/ml.
b. 50-100 mcg/ml.
c. 100-200 mcg/ml.
d. 500-1,000 mcg/ml.
b. 50-100 mcg/ml.
The psychiatric technician observes on the medication record that the
client is to receive Clozaril (clozapine) 150 mg PO BID. He would:
a. Call the doctor since this too low a dose to be effective.
b. Give by mouth four times a day.
c. Call the doctor since this is slightly above the therapeutic range.
d. Give by mouth two times a day.
d. Give by mouth two times a day.
A priority nursing diagnosis for the client with Dementia of the
Alzhemier's Type that is present for every stage of this disease would
be:
-exam elaborations with 100% verified answer/solutions-
Excel & Succeed - academic year (2026-2027)
216 Q&A
The psychiatric technician is assigned to the medication room. She
notices that a new client will be receiving hydrochlorothiazide
(HydroDIURIL). She knows that with this client she will be assessing for:
a. Hypertension and edema.
b. Acute renal failure and intracranial pressure
c. Muscle spasms and cardiac arrhythmias.
d. Angina and intraocular pressure.
a. Hypertension and edema.
The client is receiving Zoloft (sertraline) and the psychiatric technician is
required to write a nursing outcome. Which of the following would be a
possible outcome for a person receiving this medication?
a. The client will re-establish blood pressure within normal limits.
b. The client will be free from skin rash.
c. The client will report an elimination of dizziness
d. The client will report a normal pattern of bowel functioning
d. The client will report a normal pattern of bowel functioning
The patient is receiving prednisone on a long-term basis. The
psychiatric technician would double check the patient's food tray since
this patient should be receiving a diet consisting of:
a. High carbohydrates and low protein.
b. High protein and low calcium.
,c. High fat and low sodium.
d. Low sodium and high potassium.
d. Low sodium and high potassium.
The psychiatric technician observes that many clients on a long-term
psychiatric unit are receiving atypical antipsychotic medications. She
would carefully monitor these clients for the adverse effects of:
a. Hypertension.
b. Diabetes mellitus.
c. Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
d. Fluid and electrolyte imbalances.
b. Diabetes mellitus.
The physician prescribed glycerin for a 14-year-old child that is
constipated. The psychiatric technician would know to administer this
medication:
a. Orally in pill form.
b. Orally in a liquid form.
c. As a suppository
d. As an injection.
c. As a suppository
A male client asks the psychiatric technician if there are any possible
sexual side effects from Desyrel (trazodone). The psychiatric technician
responds by stating:
a. Decreased libido and ejaculation inhibition.
b. Premature ejaculation and dyspareunia.
c. Decreased libido and impotence.
d. Ejaculation inhibition and priapism.
d. Ejaculation inhibition and priapism.
The psychiatric technician is taking care of a client who is receiving
morphine. He would be carefully monitoring this client for common
adverse effects such as:
a. Hypertension and dilated pupils.
,b. Dizziness and drooling.
c. Constipation and nausea/vomiting.
d. Blurred vision and tingling.
c. Constipation and nausea/vomiting.
The psychiatric technician would expect to see which of the following
psychiatric nursing diagnoses with the medication Anafranil
(clomipramine)?
a. Disturbed Body Image
b. Anxiety
c. Depressed Mood
d. Alterations in Sensory Perceptions
b. Anxiety
The client is being administered codeine. What would be an appropriate
nursing diagnosis for this client?
a. Risk for Infection related to overgrowth
b. Risk for Impaired Skin Integrity related to rash or pruritus
c. Risk for Ineffective Airway Clearance related to respiratory secretions
d. Risk for Altered Comfort related to fever, chills, or headache
c. Risk for Ineffective Airway Clearance related to respiratory secretions
The patient asks the psychiatric technician for his albuterol (Proventil).
He takes two quick inhalations. The psychiatric technician teaches him
to allow how much time between the first and second inhalation?
a. 10 seconds
b. 30 seconds
c. One minute
d. Two minutes
c. One minute
One of the psychiatric technician's assigned patients is receiving Lasix
(furosemide). The psychiatric technician would be aware that the patient
should be observed for possible:
a. Disorientation.
, b. Dehydration.
c. Back pain
d. Sedation.
b. Dehydration.
The newly admitted patient informs the psychiatric technician that one
of the medications she is taking at home is Imitrex (sumatriptan). The
psychiatric technician would know that this medication would be used
for:
a. Tuberculosis.
b. Migraine Headaches.
c. Asthma.
d. Skeletal muscle relaxation.
b. Migraine Headaches.
The client has been prescribed Depakote (divalproex sodium) 500 mg PO
every day. The psychiatric technician would know that the therapeutic
blood level range for this medication would be:
a. 0-50 mcg/ml.
b. 50-100 mcg/ml.
c. 100-200 mcg/ml.
d. 500-1,000 mcg/ml.
b. 50-100 mcg/ml.
The psychiatric technician observes on the medication record that the
client is to receive Clozaril (clozapine) 150 mg PO BID. He would:
a. Call the doctor since this too low a dose to be effective.
b. Give by mouth four times a day.
c. Call the doctor since this is slightly above the therapeutic range.
d. Give by mouth two times a day.
d. Give by mouth two times a day.
A priority nursing diagnosis for the client with Dementia of the
Alzhemier's Type that is present for every stage of this disease would
be:
