Lehne's PharmacotheraPeutics for
advanced Practice nurses & Physician
assistants
3nd edition
,Chapter 1: Prescriptive Authority Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. An APRN works in a urology clinic under the supervision of a physician who does not
restrict the types of medications the APRN is allowed to prescribe. State law does not require the
APRN to practice under physician supervision. How would the APRN‘s prescriptive authority be
described?
a. Full authority
b. Independent
c. Without limitation
d. Limited authority
ANS: B
The APRN has independent prescriptive authority because the regulating body does not require
that the APRN work under physician supervision. Full prescriptive authority gives the provider
the right to prescribe independently and without limitation. Limited authority places restrictions
on the types of drugs that can be prescribed .DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p.
1TOP: Nursing Process: I MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity:
Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies
2. Which factors increase the need for APRNs to have full prescriptive authority?
a. More patients will have access to health care.
b. Enrollment in medical schools is predicted to decrease.
c. Physician‘s assistants are being utilized less often.
d. APRN education is more complex than education for physicians.
ANS: A
Implementation of the Affordable Care Act has increased the number of individuals with health
care coverage, and thus the number who have access to health care services. The increase in the
number of patients creates the need for more providers with prescriptive authority. APRNs can
fill this practice gap. DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 2TOP: Nursing Process:
Implementation MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic
and Parenteral Therapies
, 3
3. Which factors could be attributed to limited prescriptive authority for APRNs? Select all
that apply.
a. Inaccessibility of patient care
b. Higher health care costs
c. Higher quality medical treatment
d. Improved collaborative care
e. Enhanced health literacy
ANS: A , B
Limiting prescriptive authority for APRNs can create barriers to quality, affordable, and
accessible patient care. It may also lead to poor collaboration among providers and higher health
care costs. It would not directly impact patient‘s health literacy.DIF: Cognitive Level:
ComprehensionREF:
p. 2TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic
Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies
4. Which aspects support the APRN‘s provision for full prescriptive authority? Select all
that apply.
a. Clinical education includes prescription of medications and disease processes.
b. Federal regulations support the provision of full authority for APRNs.
c. National examinations provide validation of the APRN‘s ability to provide safecare.
d. Licensure ensures compliance with health care and safety standards.
e. Limiting provision can decrease health care affordability.
ANS: A , C , D
APRNs are educated to practice and prescribe independently without supervision. National
examinations validate the ability to provide safe and competent care. Licensure ensures
compliance with standards to promote public health and safety. Limited prescriptive authority
creates numerous barriers to quality, affordable, and accessible patient care.DIF: Cognitive
Level: ComprehensionREF: pp. 1-2TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX
Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies
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Edition Rosenthal Test Bank 4
5. Which aspects support the APRN‘s provision for full prescriptive authority? Select all
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that apply. de Questions pour Lehne's Pharmacotherapeutics for
Advanced Practice Nurses & Physician Assistants, 2e Édition
par Laura Rosenthal et Jacqueline Burchum : Mise à Jour la
Plus Récente, Questions et Réponses Vérifiées
a. Clinical education includes prescription of medications and disease processes.
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b. avec
Federal cette banquesupport
regulations de questions de premier
the provision plan pourforLehne's
of full authority APRNs.
Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurses &
c. National examinations
Physician Assistants,provide validation
2e Édition. of the APRN‘s
Par Laura Rosenthalability
et to provide safecare.
d. Jacqueline Burchum,
Licensure ensures elle compile
compliance pluscare
with health de 1and200 questions
safety standards.
vérifiées – à choix multiple, vignettes de cas, énigmes
pharmacocinétiques et simulations de prescription – sur plus
ANS: Ade , C40
, Dchapitres. Commandez les essentiels de la prescription
: sélection de médicaments pour comorbidités, surveillance
APRNsthérapeutique, atténuation
are educated to practice des réactions
and prescribe indésirables,
independently without supervision. National
populations
examinations validatespéciales
the ability(pédiatrie/gériatrie/grossesse)
to provide safe and competent care. et Licensure ensures
modalités innovantes comme les immunothérapies
compliance with standards to promote public health and safety. Limited et la prescriptive authority
creates pharmacogénomique
numerous barriers to quality,de précision, toutes
affordable, accordées
and accessible aux care.DIF: Cognitive
patient
Level: mises à jour AANP/ANCC 2026 sur la prescription numérique,
alternatives aux opioïdes et disparités sanitaires selon les
directives FDA et APA.
Chaque REF:
Comprehension question fournit des
pp. 1-2TOP: réponses
Nursing vérifiées
Process: précises,
Implementation MSC: NCLEX Client
rationales fondées sur des preuves disséquant mécanismes
Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies
et résultats patients, plus remédiation pour une application
nuancée. Avec quizzes adaptatifs, explorateurs de
formularies et tableaux de bord analytiques, cette mise à jour
la plus récente renforce les apprenants DNP/FNP/PA pour les
6. examens de certification
A family nurse practitioner comme
practicingPANRE
in Maine ouisANCC.
hired at Des
a practice across state lines in
cinétiques de base aux régimes de pointe,
Virginia. Which aspect of practice may change for the APRN? exploitez l'acuité
de Rosenthal et Burchum – conquérez les évaluations, affinez
a. la
The prescription
APRN will haveautonome et délivrezauthority
less prescriptive une thérapie
in the new position.
b. transformatrice
The APRN will have ! more prescriptive authority in the new position.
c. The APRN will have equal prescriptive authority in the new position.
d. The APRN‘s authority will depend on federal regulations.
ANS: A
Virginia allows limited prescriptive authority, while Maine gives full authority to certified nurse
practitioners. The federal government does not regulate prescriptive authority.DIF: Cognitive
Level: ComprehensionREF: p. 3TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX Client
Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies
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advanced Practice nurses & Physician
assistants
3nd edition
,Chapter 1: Prescriptive Authority Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. An APRN works in a urology clinic under the supervision of a physician who does not
restrict the types of medications the APRN is allowed to prescribe. State law does not require the
APRN to practice under physician supervision. How would the APRN‘s prescriptive authority be
described?
a. Full authority
b. Independent
c. Without limitation
d. Limited authority
ANS: B
The APRN has independent prescriptive authority because the regulating body does not require
that the APRN work under physician supervision. Full prescriptive authority gives the provider
the right to prescribe independently and without limitation. Limited authority places restrictions
on the types of drugs that can be prescribed .DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p.
1TOP: Nursing Process: I MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity:
Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies
2. Which factors increase the need for APRNs to have full prescriptive authority?
a. More patients will have access to health care.
b. Enrollment in medical schools is predicted to decrease.
c. Physician‘s assistants are being utilized less often.
d. APRN education is more complex than education for physicians.
ANS: A
Implementation of the Affordable Care Act has increased the number of individuals with health
care coverage, and thus the number who have access to health care services. The increase in the
number of patients creates the need for more providers with prescriptive authority. APRNs can
fill this practice gap. DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 2TOP: Nursing Process:
Implementation MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic
and Parenteral Therapies
, 3
3. Which factors could be attributed to limited prescriptive authority for APRNs? Select all
that apply.
a. Inaccessibility of patient care
b. Higher health care costs
c. Higher quality medical treatment
d. Improved collaborative care
e. Enhanced health literacy
ANS: A , B
Limiting prescriptive authority for APRNs can create barriers to quality, affordable, and
accessible patient care. It may also lead to poor collaboration among providers and higher health
care costs. It would not directly impact patient‘s health literacy.DIF: Cognitive Level:
ComprehensionREF:
p. 2TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic
Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies
4. Which aspects support the APRN‘s provision for full prescriptive authority? Select all
that apply.
a. Clinical education includes prescription of medications and disease processes.
b. Federal regulations support the provision of full authority for APRNs.
c. National examinations provide validation of the APRN‘s ability to provide safecare.
d. Licensure ensures compliance with health care and safety standards.
e. Limiting provision can decrease health care affordability.
ANS: A , C , D
APRNs are educated to practice and prescribe independently without supervision. National
examinations validate the ability to provide safe and competent care. Licensure ensures
compliance with standards to promote public health and safety. Limited prescriptive authority
creates numerous barriers to quality, affordable, and accessible patient care.DIF: Cognitive
Level: ComprehensionREF: pp. 1-2TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX
Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies
Med C File
, Lehne’s Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants 1st
Edition Rosenthal Test Bank 4
5. Which aspects support the APRN‘s provision for full prescriptive authority? Select all
Banque
that apply. de Questions pour Lehne's Pharmacotherapeutics for
Advanced Practice Nurses & Physician Assistants, 2e Édition
par Laura Rosenthal et Jacqueline Burchum : Mise à Jour la
Plus Récente, Questions et Réponses Vérifiées
a. Clinical education includes prescription of medications and disease processes.
Élevez votre maîtrise des pharmacothérapeutiques avancées
b. avec
Federal cette banquesupport
regulations de questions de premier
the provision plan pourforLehne's
of full authority APRNs.
Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurses &
c. National examinations
Physician Assistants,provide validation
2e Édition. of the APRN‘s
Par Laura Rosenthalability
et to provide safecare.
d. Jacqueline Burchum,
Licensure ensures elle compile
compliance pluscare
with health de 1and200 questions
safety standards.
vérifiées – à choix multiple, vignettes de cas, énigmes
pharmacocinétiques et simulations de prescription – sur plus
ANS: Ade , C40
, Dchapitres. Commandez les essentiels de la prescription
: sélection de médicaments pour comorbidités, surveillance
APRNsthérapeutique, atténuation
are educated to practice des réactions
and prescribe indésirables,
independently without supervision. National
populations
examinations validatespéciales
the ability(pédiatrie/gériatrie/grossesse)
to provide safe and competent care. et Licensure ensures
modalités innovantes comme les immunothérapies
compliance with standards to promote public health and safety. Limited et la prescriptive authority
creates pharmacogénomique
numerous barriers to quality,de précision, toutes
affordable, accordées
and accessible aux care.DIF: Cognitive
patient
Level: mises à jour AANP/ANCC 2026 sur la prescription numérique,
alternatives aux opioïdes et disparités sanitaires selon les
directives FDA et APA.
Chaque REF:
Comprehension question fournit des
pp. 1-2TOP: réponses
Nursing vérifiées
Process: précises,
Implementation MSC: NCLEX Client
rationales fondées sur des preuves disséquant mécanismes
Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies
et résultats patients, plus remédiation pour une application
nuancée. Avec quizzes adaptatifs, explorateurs de
formularies et tableaux de bord analytiques, cette mise à jour
la plus récente renforce les apprenants DNP/FNP/PA pour les
6. examens de certification
A family nurse practitioner comme
practicingPANRE
in Maine ouisANCC.
hired at Des
a practice across state lines in
cinétiques de base aux régimes de pointe,
Virginia. Which aspect of practice may change for the APRN? exploitez l'acuité
de Rosenthal et Burchum – conquérez les évaluations, affinez
a. la
The prescription
APRN will haveautonome et délivrezauthority
less prescriptive une thérapie
in the new position.
b. transformatrice
The APRN will have ! more prescriptive authority in the new position.
c. The APRN will have equal prescriptive authority in the new position.
d. The APRN‘s authority will depend on federal regulations.
ANS: A
Virginia allows limited prescriptive authority, while Maine gives full authority to certified nurse
practitioners. The federal government does not regulate prescriptive authority.DIF: Cognitive
Level: ComprehensionREF: p. 3TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX Client
Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies
Med C File
