CAPT – Pharmacology Exam Questions
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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. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-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 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-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. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-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. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-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.
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b. |Orally |in |a |liquid |form.
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c. |As |a |suppository
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d. |As |an |injection. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |As |a |suppository
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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. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-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. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-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 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-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 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-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 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-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. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-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. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b. |Migraine |Headaches.
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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. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-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 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-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. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-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. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-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. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-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. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-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. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-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 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-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 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-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 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-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. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-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. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b. |Migraine |Headaches.
