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OVER 400 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
CORRECT ANSWERS AT THE END OF THE CHAPTER
Chapter 1. The Role of the Nurse Practitioner
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by:
1. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing
2. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
3. The State Board of Nursing for each state
4. The State Board of Pharmacy
2. The benefits to the patient of having an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
(APRN) prescriberinclude:
1. Nurses know more about Pharmacology than other prescribers because
they take itboth in their basic nursing program and in their APRN
program.
2. Nurses care for the patient from a holistic approach and include the
patient indecision making regarding their care.
3. APRNs are less likely to prescribe narcotics and other controlled substances.
4. APRNs are able to prescribe independently in all states, whereas a
physician’sassistant needs to have a physician supervising their
practice.
3. Clinical judgment in prescribing includes:
1. Factoring in the cost to the patient of the medication prescribed
2. Always prescribing the newest medication available for the disease process
3. Handing out drug samples to poor patients
4. Prescribing all generic medications to cut costs
4. Criteria for choosing an effective drug for a disorder include:
1. Asking the patient what drug they think would work best for them
2. Consulting nationally recognized guidelines for disease management
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3. Prescribing medications that are available as samples before writing a prescription
4. Following U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration guidelines for prescribing
5. Nurse practitioner practice may thrive under health-care reform because of:
1. The demonstrated ability of nurse practitioners to control costs and
improve patientoutcomes
2. The fact that nurse practitioners will be able to practice independently
3. The fact that nurse practitioners will have full reimbursement under
health-carereform
4. The ability to shift accountability for Medicaid to the state level
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Chapter 1. The Role of the Nurse
PractitionerAnswer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. ANS: 3 PTS: 1
2. ANS: 2 PTS: 1
3. ANS: 1 PTS: 1
4. ANS: 2 PTS: 1
5. ANS: 1 PTS: 1
Chapter 2. Review of Basic Principles of
PharmacologyMultiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. A patient’s nutritional intake and laboratory results reflect hypoalbuminemia.
This is critical toprescribing because:
1. Distribution of drugs to target tissue may be affected.
2. The solubility of the drug will not match the site of absorption.
3. There will be less free drug available to generate an effect.
4. Drugs bound to albumin are readily excreted by the kidneys.
2. Drugs that have a significant first-pass effect:
1. Must be given by the enteral (oral) route only
2. Bypass the hepatic circulation
3. Are rapidly metabolized by the liver and may have little if any desired action
4. Are converted by the liver to more active and fat-soluble forms
3. The route of excretion of a volatile drug will likely be the:
ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE PRESCRIBERS5TH
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, NURSING 504 PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS FOR
ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE PRESCRIBERS5TH
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OVER 400 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
CORRECT ANSWERS AT THE END OF THE CHAPTER
Chapter 1. The Role of the Nurse Practitioner
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by:
1. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing
2. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
3. The State Board of Nursing for each state
4. The State Board of Pharmacy
2. The benefits to the patient of having an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
(APRN) prescriberinclude:
1. Nurses know more about Pharmacology than other prescribers because
they take itboth in their basic nursing program and in their APRN
program.
2. Nurses care for the patient from a holistic approach and include the
patient indecision making regarding their care.
3. APRNs are less likely to prescribe narcotics and other controlled substances.
4. APRNs are able to prescribe independently in all states, whereas a
physician’sassistant needs to have a physician supervising their
practice.
3. Clinical judgment in prescribing includes:
1. Factoring in the cost to the patient of the medication prescribed
2. Always prescribing the newest medication available for the disease process
3. Handing out drug samples to poor patients
4. Prescribing all generic medications to cut costs
4. Criteria for choosing an effective drug for a disorder include:
1. Asking the patient what drug they think would work best for them
2. Consulting nationally recognized guidelines for disease management
,NURSING 504 PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS FOR
ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE PRESCRIBERS5TH
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3. Prescribing medications that are available as samples before writing a prescription
4. Following U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration guidelines for prescribing
5. Nurse practitioner practice may thrive under health-care reform because of:
1. The demonstrated ability of nurse practitioners to control costs and
improve patientoutcomes
2. The fact that nurse practitioners will be able to practice independently
3. The fact that nurse practitioners will have full reimbursement under
health-carereform
4. The ability to shift accountability for Medicaid to the state level
, NURSING 504 PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS FOR
ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE PRESCRIBERS5TH
TEST BANK Q& A NEWEST UPDATE 2022
Chapter 1. The Role of the Nurse
PractitionerAnswer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. ANS: 3 PTS: 1
2. ANS: 2 PTS: 1
3. ANS: 1 PTS: 1
4. ANS: 2 PTS: 1
5. ANS: 1 PTS: 1
Chapter 2. Review of Basic Principles of
PharmacologyMultiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. A patient’s nutritional intake and laboratory results reflect hypoalbuminemia.
This is critical toprescribing because:
1. Distribution of drugs to target tissue may be affected.
2. The solubility of the drug will not match the site of absorption.
3. There will be less free drug available to generate an effect.
4. Drugs bound to albumin are readily excreted by the kidneys.
2. Drugs that have a significant first-pass effect:
1. Must be given by the enteral (oral) route only
2. Bypass the hepatic circulation
3. Are rapidly metabolized by the liver and may have little if any desired action
4. Are converted by the liver to more active and fat-soluble forms
3. The route of excretion of a volatile drug will likely be the:
