NURS 615 Exam 1 2026 | Advanced Pharmacology Practice Questions, Answers & Detailed Rationales | NP Exam Prep

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Exam 1 2026 | Practice Questions, Answers & Detailed
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Rationales | Advanced Pharmacology Exam Prep
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➢ NURS 615 Exam 1 practice questions
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➢ Detailed answers x




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➢ Pharmacology scenarios x




➢ Prescribing case studies x x

, NURS 615 Exam 1 2026 | Advanced Pharmacology
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x Practice Questions, Answers & Detailed Rationales |
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QUESTION 1 x




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
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Answer: 3 x




Rationale: Prescriptive authority for nurse practitioners is regulated at the
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state level by the State Board of Nursing for each state. While the DEA
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(option 2) regulates controlled substances at the federal level, they do not
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grant prescriptive authority. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing
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(option 1) provides guidance but does not regulate. The State Board of
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Pharmacy (option 4) regulates pharmacists, not prescriptive authority.
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Cognitive Level: Remembering. Client Need: Safe, Effective Care
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Environment.
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QUESTION 2 x

,The benefits to the patient of having an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
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(APRN) prescriber include:
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1. Nurses know more about Pharmacology than other prescribers
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because they take it both in their basic nursing program and in their
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APRN program.
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2. Nurses care for the patient from a holistic approach and include the
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patient in decision making regarding their care.
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3. APRNs are less likely to prescribe narcotics and other controlled
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substances.
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4. APRNs are able to prescribe independently in all states, whereas a
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physician's assistant needs to have a physician supervising their
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practice.
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Answer: 2 x




Rationale: The benefit of APRN prescribers is their holistic approach to
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patient care and inclusion of patients in decision making. Option 1 is
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incorrect—it is not accurate that nurses know more pharmacology than
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other prescribers. Option 3 is not a benefit and is not necessarily true. Option
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4 is incorrect because APRNs do not have independent prescribing authority
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in all states. Cognitive Level: Understanding. Client Need: Health
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Promotion and Maintenance.
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QUESTION 3 x

, Clinical judgment in prescribing includes:
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1. Factoring in the cost to the patient of the medication prescribed
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2. Always prescribing the newest medication available for the disease
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process
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3. Handing out drug samples to poor patients x x x x x x




4. Prescribing all generic medications to cut costs x x x x x x




Answer: 1 x




Rationale: Clinical judgment in prescribing includes factoring in the cost to
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the patient of the medication prescribed. Providers must consider
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affordability to improve adherence. Option 2 is incorrect—newest is not
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always best. Option 3 does not address clinical judgment. Option 4 is
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incorrect because not all generics are appropriate for every patient.
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Cognitive Level: Applying. Client Need: Health Promotion and
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Maintenance.
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QUESTION 4 x




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
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3. Prescribing medications that are available as samples before writing a
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prescription
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