CAPT Pharmacology Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified

CAPT Pharmacology Exam Questions
with 100% Correct Answers | Verified

1. 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. - CORRECT ANSWER-a
b. Acute renal failure and intracranial pressure
c. Muscle spasms and cardiac arrhythmias.
d. Angina and intraocular pressure.
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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. - CORRECT ANSWER-b
c. Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
d. Fluid and electrolyte imbalances.
5. 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 - CORRECT ANSWER-c
d. As an injection.
6. 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
7. 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. - CORRECT ANSWER-c
d. Blurred vision and tingling.
8. 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 - CORRECT ANSWER-b
c. Depressed Mood
d. Alterations in Sensory Perceptions
9. 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 -
CORRECT ANSWER-c
d. Risk for Altered Comfort related to fever, chills, or headache
10. 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 - CORRECT ANSWER-c
d. Two minutes


11. 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. - CORRECT ANSWER-b
c. Back pain
d. Sedation.
12. 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. - CORRECT ANSWER-b
c. Asthma.
d. Skeletal muscle relaxation.
13. 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. - CORRECT ANSWER-b
c. 100-200 mcg/ml.
d. 500-1,000 mcg/ml.
14. 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. - CORRECT ANSWER-d
15. A priority nursing diagnosis for the client with Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type
that is present for every stage of this disease would be:
a. Self-care deficient.
b. Functionary urinary incontinence.
c. Risk for Injury. - CORRECT ANSWER-c
d. Powerlessness.
16. The psychiatric technician notices that a client is receiving Zocor (simvastatin)
while another client is receiving Lipitor (atorvastatin). He educates both these
clients to limit their intake of which of the following liquids?
a. Milk
b. Grapefruit juice - CORRECT ANSWER-b
c. Orange juice
d. Water
17. What would be an average dose of Xanax (alprazolam) per day?
a. 0.25-0.5 mg TID - CORRECT ANSWER-a
b. 2.5-5 mg TID
c. 25 mg-50 mg TID
d. 250 mg-500 mg TID
18. The psychiatric technician is preparing medication. He observes that the
medication record reads: Abilify (aripiprazole) 150 mg PO for psychosis every
morning. He reviews the physician's order in the client's chart because: