CAPT Psych Tech Review Questions With
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A |patient |with |acute |renal |failure |should |receive...
a |high |calorie |diet |that |is |low |in |protein |and |may |be |low |in |potassium |and |sodium.
a |high |calorie |diet |high |in |potassium |and |protein.
a |low |calorie |diet |high |in |carbohydrate |and |proteins.
a |low |calorie |diet |high |in |sodium, |potassium |and |fats. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |high |calorie
|diet |that |is |low |in |protein |and |may |be |low |in |potassium |and |sodium.
It |is |preferred |that |the |mental |health |client |be |cared |for |at |home |for |which |of |the |following
reasons? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |client |can |be |assessed |in |his |"normal" |environment.
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Twenty |years |ago, |the |need |for |home |care |for |the |mentally |ill |was: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Less |than |the |present |time.
The |client |is |being |cared |for |in |an |inpatient |facility. |Which |of |the |following |is |an |example |that
|would |be |found |in |the |treatment |of |this |client |when |the |Psychosocial |Rehabilitation |Model |is
|used? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |client's |ability |to |participate |in |self-care |activities |is
|recognized.
The |client |is |being |cared |for |in |an |inpatient |facility. |Which |of |the |following |is |an |example |that
|would |be |found |in |the |treatment |of |this |client |when |the |medical |model |is |used? |- |CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔-The |client's |diagnosis |of |"manic-depression" |is |the |focus |of |treatment.
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Which |of |the |following |clients |would |best |be |treated |in |an |inpatient |facility |and |not |in |the
|community? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |client |who |refuses |to |take |his |medication |and |is
|easily |agitated.
,Which |of |the |following |would |the |Psychiatric |Technician |expect |to |find |in |a |therapeutic |milieu?
- CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |therapist |and |client |develop |the |plan |to |treat |the |client's
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|depression.
Which |of |the |following |comes |under |the |term |"scope |of |practice"? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Psychiatric |Technicians |may |administer |medication |within |particular |guidelines.
The |Psychiatric |Technician |working |in |a |correctional |facility |will |face |which |of |the |following
|challenges? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |Psychiatric |Technician's |goal |is |to |assist |clients |and
|the |correctional |facility's |goal |is |to |punish |clients.
Which |of |the |following |is |true |about |the |use |of |restraints? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-They
|should |be |removed |once |every |2 |hours |and |the |client's |skin |assessed.
The |Psychiatric |Technician |is |observing |the |client |for |early |symptoms |of |opiate |withdrawal.
|Which |of |the |following |would |the |Psychiatric |Technician |most |likely |observe? |- |CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔-Perspiration |and |runny |nose.
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The |question, |"Will |you |tell |me |about |what |you |did |this |week?" |is |an |example |of |which |of |the
following? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Open-ended |question.
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In |addition |to |drug |therapy |which |of |the |following |actions |by |the |teacher |would |be |most
|beneficial |to |the |8 |year-old |with |ADHD? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Reward |him |with |something
|from |the |treasure |box |when |he |completes |his |worksheet.
The |Psychiatric |Technician |is |helping |to |determine |of |a |78 |year-old |client |can |continue |to |live
|at |home |alone. |When |he |asks |the |client, |"What |would |you |do |if |you |dropped |and |broke |a
glass |on |the |floor?", |he |is |testing |which |of |the |following? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Judgment
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,In |addition |to |drug |therapy |which |of |the |following |actions |by |the |mother |would |be |most
|beneficial |to |the |8 |year-old |with |ADHD? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Reward |him |with |his |favorite
|breakfast |when |he |is |dresses |for |school |on |time.
The |Psychiatric |Technician |is |counseling |a |4 |year-old |client |who |is |recovering |from |burns
|inflicted |by |his |father. |Which |of |the |following |diets |will |this |client |most |likely |be |on? |-
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-High |calorie, |high |protein |diet
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A |68 |year-old |client |tells |the |Psychiatric |Technician, |"My |husband |is |very |forgetful |and
|sometimes |leaves |the |stove |turned |on |after |he's |finished |cooking." |Which |of |the |following
|responses |by |the |Psychiatric |Technician |would |be |most |appr |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-"You
|seem |concerned |about |your |husband."
The |Psychiatric |Technician |is |admitting |a |client |to |an |acute |care |facility. |Which |of |the |following
|articles |of |clothing |worn |by |the |client |is |most |indicative |that |the |client |belongs |to |a |gang? |-
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Tennis |shoes |with |the |British |Knight |logo.
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The |client |has |been |admitted |to |the |acute |care |facility. |Which |of |the |following |article |of
|clothing |worn |by |the |client |suggests |that |the |client |is |a |member |of |a |neo-nazi |hate |group? |-
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Jeans |with |black |steel-toed |boots.
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The |client |has |been |placed |in |wrist |restraints |at |1:00 |pm. |When |should |his |skin |integrity |be
assessed |next? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-At |1:30 |pm.
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The |client |has |been |placed |in |wrist |restraints |at |5:00 |pm. |Which |of |the |following |times |best
|indicates |when |the |restraints |should |be |removed |to |allow |range |of |motion |activities |for |this
client? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-7:00 |pm
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, The |Psychiatric |Technician |is |caring |for |a |client |with |a |history |of |suicide |attempts. |Which |of
the |following |is |suggestive |that |the |client |has |ingested |a |poison? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
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Burns |around |the |mouth.
The |client |has |a |history |of |abusing |barbiturates. |The |Psychiatric |Technician |can |expect |to |see
|which |of |the |following |in |this |client? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Delayed |reaction |time |while
|playing |volleyball.
In |a |patient |with |anorexia |nervosa, |the |highest |treatment |priority |is: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
correction |of |nutritional |and |electrolyte |imbalances.
The |consumer |complains |that |reading |anything |longer |than |a |sentence |is |difficult |to
remember. |The |cause |of |this |is |likely: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-dementia
|
Your |client |askes |you |if |you |see |the |ants |crawling |on |the |wall |(there |are |none |there). |This |is |an
example |of |a... |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-hallucination
|
The |first |step |in |the |process |of |developing |a |treatment |plan |using |"systematic |desensitization"
is |to... |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-confront |the |client |with |the |feared |stimuli |or |object.
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After |breaking |plates |and |raging |after |his |wife |walked |out, |the |consumer |sought |help |at |a
|crisis |center. |Which |question |is |the |most |helpful |for |treatment |planning? |- |CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔-"Do |you |feel |in |control |at |this |time?"
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A |male |client |is |diagnosed |with |Schizotypal |Personality |Disorder. |The |psychiatric |technician
|would |implement |which |one |of |the |following |nursing |interventions |the |most |when |working
with |this |individual? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Respect |the |client's |need |for |social |isolation.
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Correct Answers
A |patient |with |acute |renal |failure |should |receive...
a |high |calorie |diet |that |is |low |in |protein |and |may |be |low |in |potassium |and |sodium.
a |high |calorie |diet |high |in |potassium |and |protein.
a |low |calorie |diet |high |in |carbohydrate |and |proteins.
a |low |calorie |diet |high |in |sodium, |potassium |and |fats. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |high |calorie
|diet |that |is |low |in |protein |and |may |be |low |in |potassium |and |sodium.
It |is |preferred |that |the |mental |health |client |be |cared |for |at |home |for |which |of |the |following
reasons? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |client |can |be |assessed |in |his |"normal" |environment.
|
Twenty |years |ago, |the |need |for |home |care |for |the |mentally |ill |was: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Less |than |the |present |time.
The |client |is |being |cared |for |in |an |inpatient |facility. |Which |of |the |following |is |an |example |that
|would |be |found |in |the |treatment |of |this |client |when |the |Psychosocial |Rehabilitation |Model |is
|used? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |client's |ability |to |participate |in |self-care |activities |is
|recognized.
The |client |is |being |cared |for |in |an |inpatient |facility. |Which |of |the |following |is |an |example |that
|would |be |found |in |the |treatment |of |this |client |when |the |medical |model |is |used? |- |CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔-The |client's |diagnosis |of |"manic-depression" |is |the |focus |of |treatment.
|
Which |of |the |following |clients |would |best |be |treated |in |an |inpatient |facility |and |not |in |the
|community? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |client |who |refuses |to |take |his |medication |and |is
|easily |agitated.
,Which |of |the |following |would |the |Psychiatric |Technician |expect |to |find |in |a |therapeutic |milieu?
- CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |therapist |and |client |develop |the |plan |to |treat |the |client's
| |
|depression.
Which |of |the |following |comes |under |the |term |"scope |of |practice"? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Psychiatric |Technicians |may |administer |medication |within |particular |guidelines.
The |Psychiatric |Technician |working |in |a |correctional |facility |will |face |which |of |the |following
|challenges? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |Psychiatric |Technician's |goal |is |to |assist |clients |and
|the |correctional |facility's |goal |is |to |punish |clients.
Which |of |the |following |is |true |about |the |use |of |restraints? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-They
|should |be |removed |once |every |2 |hours |and |the |client's |skin |assessed.
The |Psychiatric |Technician |is |observing |the |client |for |early |symptoms |of |opiate |withdrawal.
|Which |of |the |following |would |the |Psychiatric |Technician |most |likely |observe? |- |CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔-Perspiration |and |runny |nose.
|
The |question, |"Will |you |tell |me |about |what |you |did |this |week?" |is |an |example |of |which |of |the
following? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Open-ended |question.
|
In |addition |to |drug |therapy |which |of |the |following |actions |by |the |teacher |would |be |most
|beneficial |to |the |8 |year-old |with |ADHD? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Reward |him |with |something
|from |the |treasure |box |when |he |completes |his |worksheet.
The |Psychiatric |Technician |is |helping |to |determine |of |a |78 |year-old |client |can |continue |to |live
|at |home |alone. |When |he |asks |the |client, |"What |would |you |do |if |you |dropped |and |broke |a
glass |on |the |floor?", |he |is |testing |which |of |the |following? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Judgment
|
,In |addition |to |drug |therapy |which |of |the |following |actions |by |the |mother |would |be |most
|beneficial |to |the |8 |year-old |with |ADHD? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Reward |him |with |his |favorite
|breakfast |when |he |is |dresses |for |school |on |time.
The |Psychiatric |Technician |is |counseling |a |4 |year-old |client |who |is |recovering |from |burns
|inflicted |by |his |father. |Which |of |the |following |diets |will |this |client |most |likely |be |on? |-
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-High |calorie, |high |protein |diet
|
A |68 |year-old |client |tells |the |Psychiatric |Technician, |"My |husband |is |very |forgetful |and
|sometimes |leaves |the |stove |turned |on |after |he's |finished |cooking." |Which |of |the |following
|responses |by |the |Psychiatric |Technician |would |be |most |appr |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-"You
|seem |concerned |about |your |husband."
The |Psychiatric |Technician |is |admitting |a |client |to |an |acute |care |facility. |Which |of |the |following
|articles |of |clothing |worn |by |the |client |is |most |indicative |that |the |client |belongs |to |a |gang? |-
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Tennis |shoes |with |the |British |Knight |logo.
|
The |client |has |been |admitted |to |the |acute |care |facility. |Which |of |the |following |article |of
|clothing |worn |by |the |client |suggests |that |the |client |is |a |member |of |a |neo-nazi |hate |group? |-
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Jeans |with |black |steel-toed |boots.
|
The |client |has |been |placed |in |wrist |restraints |at |1:00 |pm. |When |should |his |skin |integrity |be
assessed |next? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-At |1:30 |pm.
|
The |client |has |been |placed |in |wrist |restraints |at |5:00 |pm. |Which |of |the |following |times |best
|indicates |when |the |restraints |should |be |removed |to |allow |range |of |motion |activities |for |this
client? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-7:00 |pm
|
, The |Psychiatric |Technician |is |caring |for |a |client |with |a |history |of |suicide |attempts. |Which |of
the |following |is |suggestive |that |the |client |has |ingested |a |poison? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
|
Burns |around |the |mouth.
The |client |has |a |history |of |abusing |barbiturates. |The |Psychiatric |Technician |can |expect |to |see
|which |of |the |following |in |this |client? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Delayed |reaction |time |while
|playing |volleyball.
In |a |patient |with |anorexia |nervosa, |the |highest |treatment |priority |is: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
correction |of |nutritional |and |electrolyte |imbalances.
The |consumer |complains |that |reading |anything |longer |than |a |sentence |is |difficult |to
remember. |The |cause |of |this |is |likely: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-dementia
|
Your |client |askes |you |if |you |see |the |ants |crawling |on |the |wall |(there |are |none |there). |This |is |an
example |of |a... |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-hallucination
|
The |first |step |in |the |process |of |developing |a |treatment |plan |using |"systematic |desensitization"
is |to... |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-confront |the |client |with |the |feared |stimuli |or |object.
|
After |breaking |plates |and |raging |after |his |wife |walked |out, |the |consumer |sought |help |at |a
|crisis |center. |Which |question |is |the |most |helpful |for |treatment |planning? |- |CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔-"Do |you |feel |in |control |at |this |time?"
|
A |male |client |is |diagnosed |with |Schizotypal |Personality |Disorder. |The |psychiatric |technician
|would |implement |which |one |of |the |following |nursing |interventions |the |most |when |working
with |this |individual? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Respect |the |client's |need |for |social |isolation.
|
