CAPT Practice Test Questions With
Correct Answers
1. How do anticholinergic agents reduce the side effects of antipsychotic
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medication?
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a. By increasing the amount of adrenaline that is available.
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b. By decreasing the amount of acetylcholine that is available.
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c. By increasing the amount of acetylcholine that is available.
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d. By decreasing the amount of adrenaline that is available.: by decreasing the
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amount of acetylcholine that is available
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2. The Psychiatric Technician is teaching the client to self-administer a trans-
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dermal patch. Which of the following should be included in the patient instruc-
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tions?
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a) Use the same site each day.
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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.: rotate sites
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each time the patch is applied
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3. The PsychiatricTechnician is following up on the instructions given to a
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client using crutches.Which of the following instructions should the client be
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told?
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a) The arms should not become fatigued.
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b) The top of the crutches should lightly touch the axilla.
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c) The crutches should be swung out at a 90 degree angle to the body.
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d) The client should report any numbness or tingling in the upper torso.: the
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client should report any numbness or tingling in the upper torso
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4. To allow him as much independence as possible, which of the following
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actions should be taken by the client who uses an ambulation aid (such as a
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cane or crutch)?
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a) Practice how to use the ambulation aid on various terrains. | | | | | | | | |
b) Keep the ambulation aid no further that 10 feet from the client.
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c) Don't worry about opening doors since it is easy to find someone willing to
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help.
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d) Do not attach anything like a saddlebag to the walker.: practice how to use the
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ambulation aid on various terrains
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,5. In an effort to have the client attend to personal hygiene needs, the Psychi-
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atric Technician should do which of the following?
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a) Drop gentle hints when the client appears ill groomed.
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b) Ask a friend of his to bring up the subject of personal hygiene.
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c) Help the client establish a morning hygiene routine.
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, d) Accept that poor personal hygiene is inevitable.: help the client establish a
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morning hygiene routine
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6. ThePsychiatricTechnician needs to move the client up in bed.Which of the
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following is the first action the Psychiatric Technician should take?
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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.
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d) Have the client grasp the trapeze.: lower the head of the bed to the lowest
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position
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7. The elderly client is going to self-administer a variety of medications at
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home.Which of the following is the greatest factor in determining if this client will
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be compliant with the drug administration regimen?
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(AKA: which factor will most affect the client's ability to self-administer their
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medicine?)
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a) The client is fatigued after walking one block.
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b) The client's vision is impaired.
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c) The client's husband is a strict vegetarian.
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d) The client has a dog.: the client's vision is impaired
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8. The 47 year-old hospitalized client is alert and oriented and reasonably
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active. Which of the following activities is it reasonable to have this client
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participate in?
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a) IV intake calculation.
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b) Intake and output measurement. | | |
c) Pouring meds from a bottle in the med room. | | | | | | | |
d) Using a mechanical (Hoyer) lift.: intake and output measurement
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9. Theclient is recovering from am mastectomy.Which of the following ADL is a
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good exercise for flexion of the shoulder?
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a) Tying the shoes. | |
b) Pulling on the socks. | | |
c) Brushing and combing the hair. | | | |
d) Writing a letter.: brushing and combing the hair | | | | | | |
10. Which blood pressure reading would be regarded as hypertension in the
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adult :
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a) 110/70
b) 130/80
c) 140/90
d) 160/110: 160/110 |
11. Which blood sugar would necessitate holding the dose of insulin and
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notifying the physician?
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Correct Answers
1. 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.: by decreasing the
| | | | | | | | | | |
amount of acetylcholine that is available
| | | | | |
2. The Psychiatric Technician is teaching the client to self-administer a trans-
| | | | | | | | | |
dermal patch. Which of the following should be included in the patient instruc-
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
tions?
|
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.: rotate sites
| | | | | | | | | | |
each time the patch is applied
| | | | | |
3. The PsychiatricTechnician 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.: the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
client should report any numbness or tingling in the upper torso
| | | | | | | | | | |
4. 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.: practice how to use the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
ambulation aid on various terrains
| | | | |
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,5. In an effort to have the client attend to personal hygiene needs, the Psychi-
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
atric 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.
| | | | | | |
2 |/ |22
, d) Accept that poor personal hygiene is inevitable.: help the client establish a
| | | | | | | | | | |
morning hygiene routine
| | |
6. ThePsychiatricTechnician 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.: lower the head of the bed to the lowest
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
position
|
7. 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.: the client's vision is impaired
| | | | | | | | |
8. 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.: intake and output measurement
| | | | | | | |
9. Theclient 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.: brushing and combing the hair | | | | | | |
10. Which blood pressure reading would be regarded as hypertension in the
| | | | | | | | | |
adult :
| |
a) 110/70
b) 130/80
c) 140/90
d) 160/110: 160/110 |
11. Which blood sugar would necessitate holding the dose of insulin and
| | | | | | | | | |
notifying the physician?
| | |
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