correct answers.
Describe the relevance of the Nurse Practice Act in any state for a nurse
practitioner's practice, including prescriptive authority. - CORRECT ANSWERS.-
authority for NP practice defined by each state
-Nurse practice acts are written by legislators (laws) and authorize Boards of Nursing
to establish legal authority to define who may use the title of NP, the scope of
practice for NPs, any practice restrictions, requirements to be credentialed within the
state as NP, and disciplinary grounds for infractions
In Tennessee, what body governs nurse practitioner prescriptive authority? -
CORRECT ANSWERS.Nurse Practice Act (Tennessee code annotated)
In Tennessee, what is required for a nurse practitioner to use the title of advanced
practice registered nurse (APRN), practice as an APRN, and prescribe medications?
What is required to prescribe controlled substances? - CORRECT ANSWERS.-
Tennessee Nurse Practice Act is the law that regulates all nurses in TN. They
require a state-level certification process for NPs to prescribe legend drugs.
-DEA needed to prescribe controlled substances
-you must renew RN and APRN each every two years
what does LACE stand for regarding the APRN consensus model? - CORRECT
ANSWERS.L - Licensure (legal)
A - Accreditation
C - Certification
E - Education
state the steady state equation : - CORRECT ANSWERS.steady state = (f
value)(maintenance dose)(half-life) / (vd)(dosing interval)
bacteriocidal : - CORRECT ANSWERS.kill bacteria
bacteriostatic: - CORRECT ANSWERS.slows bacterial replication so an individual's
immune system can kill it
, two ways antibiotics are classified: - CORRECT ANSWERS.-how they kill (four
methods)
-spectrum ( + or -)
gram positive antibiotics: - CORRECT ANSWERS.-older antibiotics
-more narrow spectrum
later on with antibiotics : - CORRECT ANSWERS.-we focused on having a broader
spectrum with varying degrees of gram positive coverage
-broader spectrum
penicillin: - CORRECT ANSWERS.-gram positive
-cell wall inhibitor
-bacteriocidal
b-lactamase resistant penicillins: - CORRECT ANSWERS.-oxacillin (Bactoril)
-dicloxacillan
penicillin is gram: - CORRECT ANSWERS.positive
bacitracin is gram: - CORRECT ANSWERS.positive
vancomycin is gram: - CORRECT ANSWERS.positive
amino pcs: - CORRECT ANSWERS.mostly gram positive
b-lactamase resistant pcns: - CORRECT ANSWERS.mostly gram positive
what are the two main beta lactams: - CORRECT ANSWERS.-pcns
-1 gen cephalosporins
pen G is given for: - CORRECT ANSWERS.syphilis
pen v k is given for: - CORRECT ANSWERS.GABHS
aminopenicillins: - CORRECT ANSWERS.-amoxicillan
-am / CL (augmentin)
-beta lactam resistant PCNs (oxacillin and dicloxacillin)
1st gen cephalosporins: - CORRECT ANSWERS.-cephalexin (Keflex)
-cefadroxil (Duricef)
cephalosporins are what type of antibiotics? - CORRECT ANSWERS.cell wall
inhibitors
2nd gen cephalosporins: - CORRECT ANSWERS.-ceftin
-zinacef (IM/IV)
-ceclor
-lorabid
-vantin