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Chapter 1. The Role of the Nurse Practitioner
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Multiple Choice
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s 1. Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by:
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1. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing
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2. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
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3. The State Board of Nursing for each state
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4. The State Board of Pharmacy s s s s
s 2. The benefits to the patient of having an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) prescriber
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include: s
1. Nurses know more about Pharmacology than other prescribers because they take it
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both in their basic nursing program and in their APRN program.
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2. Nurses care for the patient from a holistic approach and include the patient in
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decision making regarding their care.
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3. APRNs are less likely to prescribe narcotics and other controlled substances.
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4. APRNs are able to prescribe independently in all states, whereas a physician’s
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assistant needs to have a physician supervising their practice.
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s 3. Clinical judgment in prescribing includes:
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1. Factoring in the cost to the patient of the medication prescribed s s s s s s s s s s
2. Always prescribing the newest medication available for the disease process
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3. Handing out drug samples to poor patients s s s s s s
4. Prescribing all generic medications to cut costs s s s s s s
s 4. Criteria for choosing an effective drug for a disorder include:
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1. Asking the patient what drug they think would work best for them
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2. Consulting nationally recognized guidelines for disease management s s s s s s
3. Prescribing medications that are available as samples before writing a prescription
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4. Following U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration guidelines for prescribings s s s s s s
s 5. Nurse practitioner practice may thrive under health-care reform because of:
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1. The demonstrated ability of nurse practitioners to control costs and improve patient
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outcomes s
2. The fact that nurse practitioners will be able to practice independently
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3. The fact that nurse practitioners will have full reimbursement under health-care
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reform s
4. The ability to shift accountability for Medicaid to the state level
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,Chapter 1. The Role of the Nurse Practitioner
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Answer Section
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prescribing because: s
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2. The solubility of the drug will not match the site of absorption.
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3. There will be less free drug available to generate an effect.
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4. Drugs bound to albumin are readily excreted by the kidneys.
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2. Bypass the hepatic circulation s s s
3. Are rapidly metabolized by the liver and may have little if any desired action
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4. Are converted by the liver to more active and fat-soluble forms
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s 3. The route of excretion of a volatile drug will likely be the:
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4. Skin
s 4. Medroxyprogesterone (Depo Provera) is prescribed intramuscularly (IM) to create a storage
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reservoir of the drug. Storage reservoirs:
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1. Assure that the drug will reach its intended target tissues s s s s s s s s
2. Are the reason for giving loading doses
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3. Increase the length of time a drug is available and active s s s s s s s s s s
4. Are most common in collagen tissues
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s 5. The NP chooses to give cephalexin every 8 hours based on knowledge of the drug’s:
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1. Propensity to go to the target receptor s s s s s s
2. Biological half-life s
3. Pharmacodynamics
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Chapter 1. The Role of the Nurse Practitioner
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Multiple Choice
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Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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s 1. Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by:
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1. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing
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2. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
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3. The State Board of Nursing for each state
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4. The State Board of Pharmacy s s s s
s 2. The benefits to the patient of having an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) prescriber
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include: s
1. Nurses know more about Pharmacology than other prescribers because they take it
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both in their basic nursing program and in their APRN program.
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2. Nurses care for the patient from a holistic approach and include the patient in
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decision making regarding their care.
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3. APRNs are less likely to prescribe narcotics and other controlled substances.
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4. APRNs are able to prescribe independently in all states, whereas a physician’s
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assistant needs to have a physician supervising their practice.
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s 3. Clinical judgment in prescribing includes:
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1. Factoring in the cost to the patient of the medication prescribed s s s s s s s s s s
2. Always prescribing the newest medication available for the disease process
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3. Handing out drug samples to poor patients s s s s s s
4. Prescribing all generic medications to cut costs s s s s s s
s 4. Criteria for choosing an effective drug for a disorder include:
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1. Asking the patient what drug they think would work best for them
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2. Consulting nationally recognized guidelines for disease management s s s s s s
3. Prescribing medications that are available as samples before writing a prescription
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4. Following U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration guidelines for prescribings s s s s s s
s 5. Nurse practitioner practice may thrive under health-care reform because of:
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1. The demonstrated ability of nurse practitioners to control costs and improve patient
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outcomes s
2. The fact that nurse practitioners will be able to practice independently
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3. The fact that nurse practitioners will have full reimbursement under health-care
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reform s
4. The ability to shift accountability for Medicaid to the state level
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,Chapter 1. The Role of the Nurse Practitioner
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Answer Section
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MULTIPLE CHOICE s
1. ANS: ss s 3 PTS: s 1
2. ANS: ss s 2 PTS: s 1
3. ANS: ss s 1 PTS: s 1
4. ANS: ss s 2 PTS: s 1
5. ANS: ss s 1 PTS: s 1
, Chapter 2. Review of Basic Principles of Pharmacology
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Multiple Choice
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Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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s 1. A patient’s nutritional intake and laboratory results reflect hypoalbuminemia. This is critical to
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prescribing because: s
1. Distribution of drugs to target tissue may be affected. s s s s s s s s
2. The solubility of the drug will not match the site of absorption.
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3. There will be less free drug available to generate an effect.
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4. Drugs bound to albumin are readily excreted by the kidneys.
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s 2. Drugs that have a significant first-pass effect:
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1. Must be given by the enteral (oral) route onlys s s s s s s s
2. Bypass the hepatic circulation s s s
3. Are rapidly metabolized by the liver and may have little if any desired action
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4. Are converted by the liver to more active and fat-soluble forms
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s 3. The route of excretion of a volatile drug will likely be the:
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1. Kidneys
2. Lungs
3. Bile and feces s s
4. Skin
s 4. Medroxyprogesterone (Depo Provera) is prescribed intramuscularly (IM) to create a storage
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reservoir of the drug. Storage reservoirs:
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1. Assure that the drug will reach its intended target tissues s s s s s s s s
2. Are the reason for giving loading doses
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3. Increase the length of time a drug is available and active s s s s s s s s s s
4. Are most common in collagen tissues
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s 5. The NP chooses to give cephalexin every 8 hours based on knowledge of the drug’s:
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1. Propensity to go to the target receptor s s s s s s
2. Biological half-life s
3. Pharmacodynamics
4. Safety and side effects s s s
