2025 CAPT PRACTICE TEST | 166 QUESTIONS
| WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS!!
How do anticholinergic agents reduce the side effects of antipsychotic
medication?
a. By increasing the amount of adrenaline that is available.
b. By decreasing the amount of acetylcholine that is available.
c. By increasing the amount of acetylcholine that is available.
d. By decreasing the amount of adrenaline that is available. Answer - by
decreasing the amount of acetylcholine that is available
The Psychiatric Technician is teaching the client to self-administer a
transdermal patch. Which of the following should be included in the patient
instructions?
a) Use the same site each day.
b) Rotate sites each time the patch is applied.
c) Apply patch before bathing.
d) Apply moisturizing lotion to skin prior to applying the patch. Answer - rotate
sites each time the patch is applied
The Psychiatric Technician is following up on the instructions given to a client
using crutches. Which of the following instructions should the client be told?
a) The arms should not become fatigued.
b) The top of the crutches should lightly touch the axilla.
c) The crutches should be swung out at a 90 degree angle to the body.
,d) The client should report any numbness or tingling in the upper torso.
Answer - the client should report any numbness or tingling in the upper torso
To allow him as much independence as possible, which of the following actions
should be taken by the client who uses an ambulation aid (such as a cane or
crutch)?
a) Practice how to use the ambulation aid on various terrains.
b) Keep the ambulation aid no further that 10 feet from the client.
c) Don't worry about opening doors since it is easy to find someone willing to
help.
d) Do not attach anything like a saddlebag to the walker. Answer - practice how
to use the ambulation aid on various terrains
In an effort to have the client attend to personal hygiene needs, the Psychiatric
Technician should do which of the following?
a) Drop gentle hints when the client appears ill groomed.
b) Ask a friend of his to bring up the subject of personal hygiene.
c) Help the client establish a morning hygiene routine.
d) Accept that poor personal hygiene is inevitable. Answer - help the client
establish a morning hygiene routine
The Psychiatric Technician needs to move the client up in bed. Which of the
following is the first action the Psychiatric Technician should take?
a) Have the client bend his knees.
b) Grasp the client from behind the shoulders.
c) Lower the head of the bed to the lowest position.
d) Have the client grasp the trapeze. Answer - lower the head of the bed to the
lowest position
,The elderly client is going to self-administer a variety of medications at home.
Which of the following is the greatest factor in determining if this client will be
compliant with the drug administration regimen?
(AKA: which factor will most affect the client's ability to self-administer their
medicine?)
a) The client is fatigued after walking one block.
b) The client's vision is impaired.
c) The client's husband is a strict vegetarian.
d) The client has a dog. Answer - the client's vision is impaired
The 47 year-old hospitalized client is alert and oriented and reasonably active.
Which of the following activities is it reasonable to have this client participate
in?
a) IV intake calculation.
b) Intake and output measurement.
c) Pouring meds from a bottle in the med room.
d) Using a mechanical (Hoyer) lift. Answer - intake and output measurement
The client is recovering from am mastectomy. Which of the following ADL is a
good exercise for flexion of the shoulder?
a) Tying the shoes.
b) Pulling on the socks.
c) Brushing and combing the hair.
d) Writing a letter. Answer - brushing and combing the hair
Which blood pressure reading would be regarded as hypertension in the adult :
a) 110/70
, b) 130/80
c) 140/90
d) 160/110 Answer - 160/110
Which blood sugar would necessitate holding the dose of insulin and notifying
the physician?
a) 30
b) 90
c) 120
d) 150 Answer - 30
Which blood sugar would require administration of extra insulin?
a) 45
b) 90
c) 120
d) 150 Answer - 150
Which symptoms are most characteristic of immune compromised clients:
a) Fatigue, night sweats, intermittent fever, and severe diarrhea.
b) Vertigo, weakness, vomiting, and coughing.
c) Muscle tension, ataxia, blurred vision, and headaches.
d) Enlarged liver, stomach cramping, nausea, and tremors. Answer - fatigue,
night sweats, intermittent fever, and severe diarrhea
Which technique is correct when suctioning a client?
a) Sterile gloves are worn during oral suctioning.
b) Secretions are best removed by suctioning for thirty seconds.
| WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS!!
How do anticholinergic agents reduce the side effects of antipsychotic
medication?
a. By increasing the amount of adrenaline that is available.
b. By decreasing the amount of acetylcholine that is available.
c. By increasing the amount of acetylcholine that is available.
d. By decreasing the amount of adrenaline that is available. Answer - by
decreasing the amount of acetylcholine that is available
The Psychiatric Technician is teaching the client to self-administer a
transdermal patch. Which of the following should be included in the patient
instructions?
a) Use the same site each day.
b) Rotate sites each time the patch is applied.
c) Apply patch before bathing.
d) Apply moisturizing lotion to skin prior to applying the patch. Answer - rotate
sites each time the patch is applied
The Psychiatric Technician is following up on the instructions given to a client
using crutches. Which of the following instructions should the client be told?
a) The arms should not become fatigued.
b) The top of the crutches should lightly touch the axilla.
c) The crutches should be swung out at a 90 degree angle to the body.
,d) The client should report any numbness or tingling in the upper torso.
Answer - the client should report any numbness or tingling in the upper torso
To allow him as much independence as possible, which of the following actions
should be taken by the client who uses an ambulation aid (such as a cane or
crutch)?
a) Practice how to use the ambulation aid on various terrains.
b) Keep the ambulation aid no further that 10 feet from the client.
c) Don't worry about opening doors since it is easy to find someone willing to
help.
d) Do not attach anything like a saddlebag to the walker. Answer - practice how
to use the ambulation aid on various terrains
In an effort to have the client attend to personal hygiene needs, the Psychiatric
Technician should do which of the following?
a) Drop gentle hints when the client appears ill groomed.
b) Ask a friend of his to bring up the subject of personal hygiene.
c) Help the client establish a morning hygiene routine.
d) Accept that poor personal hygiene is inevitable. Answer - help the client
establish a morning hygiene routine
The Psychiatric Technician needs to move the client up in bed. Which of the
following is the first action the Psychiatric Technician should take?
a) Have the client bend his knees.
b) Grasp the client from behind the shoulders.
c) Lower the head of the bed to the lowest position.
d) Have the client grasp the trapeze. Answer - lower the head of the bed to the
lowest position
,The elderly client is going to self-administer a variety of medications at home.
Which of the following is the greatest factor in determining if this client will be
compliant with the drug administration regimen?
(AKA: which factor will most affect the client's ability to self-administer their
medicine?)
a) The client is fatigued after walking one block.
b) The client's vision is impaired.
c) The client's husband is a strict vegetarian.
d) The client has a dog. Answer - the client's vision is impaired
The 47 year-old hospitalized client is alert and oriented and reasonably active.
Which of the following activities is it reasonable to have this client participate
in?
a) IV intake calculation.
b) Intake and output measurement.
c) Pouring meds from a bottle in the med room.
d) Using a mechanical (Hoyer) lift. Answer - intake and output measurement
The client is recovering from am mastectomy. Which of the following ADL is a
good exercise for flexion of the shoulder?
a) Tying the shoes.
b) Pulling on the socks.
c) Brushing and combing the hair.
d) Writing a letter. Answer - brushing and combing the hair
Which blood pressure reading would be regarded as hypertension in the adult :
a) 110/70
, b) 130/80
c) 140/90
d) 160/110 Answer - 160/110
Which blood sugar would necessitate holding the dose of insulin and notifying
the physician?
a) 30
b) 90
c) 120
d) 150 Answer - 30
Which blood sugar would require administration of extra insulin?
a) 45
b) 90
c) 120
d) 150 Answer - 150
Which symptoms are most characteristic of immune compromised clients:
a) Fatigue, night sweats, intermittent fever, and severe diarrhea.
b) Vertigo, weakness, vomiting, and coughing.
c) Muscle tension, ataxia, blurred vision, and headaches.
d) Enlarged liver, stomach cramping, nausea, and tremors. Answer - fatigue,
night sweats, intermittent fever, and severe diarrhea
Which technique is correct when suctioning a client?
a) Sterile gloves are worn during oral suctioning.
b) Secretions are best removed by suctioning for thirty seconds.
