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Chapter 1. The Role of the Nurse Practitioner
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Multiple Choice ji
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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ji jij i 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 Administrationji ji ji ji
3. The State Board of Nursing for each state
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4. The State Board of Pharmacy ji ji ji ji
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2. The benefits to the patient of having an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) prescri
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1. Nurses know more about Pharmacology than other prescribers because they take itb
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oth 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. ji ji ji ji
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’sas
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sistant needs to have a physician supervising their practice.
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ji jij i 3. Clinical judgment in prescribing includes:
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1. Factoring in the cost to the patient of the medication prescribed ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
2. Always prescribing the newest medication available for the disease process
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3. Handing out drug samples to poor patients ji ji ji ji ji ji
4. Prescribing all generic medications to cut costs ji ji ji ji ji ji
ji jij i 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 ji ji ji ji ji ji
3. Prescribing medications that are available as samples before writing a prescription ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
4. Following U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration guidelines for prescribing ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
ji jij i 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 patiento
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utcomes
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-
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4. The ability to shift accountability for Medicaid to the state level
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,PharmacotherapeuticsjiforjiAdvancedjiPracticejiNursejiPrescribersji5thjiEditionjiArcangelojiTestjiBank
, PharmacotherapeuticsjiforjiAdvancedjiPracticejiNursejiPrescribersji5thjiEditionjiArcangelojiTestjiBank
Chapter 1. The Role of the Nurse Practitioner
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Answer Section ji
MULTIPLE CHOICE ji
1. ANS: jijij i 3 PTS: j i 1
2. ANS: jijij i 2 PTS: j i 1
3. ANS: jijij i 1 PTS: j i 1
4. ANS: jijij i 2 PTS: j i 1
5. ANS: jijij i 1 PTS: j i 1
Chapter 2. Review of Basic Principles of Pharmacology
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Multiple Choice ji
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. A patient’s nutritional intake and laboratory results reflect hypoalbuminemia. This is critic
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al toprescribing because:
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1. Distribution of drugs to target tissue may be affected. ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
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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ji jij i 2. Drugs that have a significant first-pass effect:
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1. Must be given by the enteral (oral) route only ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
2. Bypass the hepatic circulation ji ji ji
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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ji jij i 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 ji ji
4. Skin
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4. Medroxyprogesterone (Depo Provera) is prescribed intramuscularly (IM) to create a sto
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ragereservoir of the drug. Storage reservoirs:
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1. Assure that the drug will reach its intended target tissue ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
2. Are the reason for giving loading doses
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3. Increase the length of time a drug is available and active ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
4. Are most common in collagen tissues ji ji ji ji ji
ji jij i 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 ji ji ji ji ji ji
2. Biological half-life ji
3. Pharmacodynamics
4. Safety and side effects ji ji ji
, PharmacotherapeuticsjiforjiAdvancedjiPracticejiNursejiPrescribersji5thjiEditionjiArcangelojiTestjiBank
Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers 5th Edition Arcangelo ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
Test Bank
ji ji
Chapter 1. The Role of the Nurse Practitioner
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ij
Multiple Choice ji
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
ji jij i 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 Administrationji ji ji ji
3. The State Board of Nursing for each state
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4. The State Board of Pharmacy ji ji ji ji
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2. The benefits to the patient of having an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) prescri
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berinclude: ji
1. Nurses know more about Pharmacology than other prescribers because they take itb
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oth 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. ji ji ji ji
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’sas
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
sistant needs to have a physician supervising their practice.
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ji jij i 3. Clinical judgment in prescribing includes:
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1. Factoring in the cost to the patient of the medication prescribed ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
2. Always prescribing the newest medication available for the disease process
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3. Handing out drug samples to poor patients ji ji ji ji ji ji
4. Prescribing all generic medications to cut costs ji ji ji ji ji ji
ji jij i 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 ji ji ji ji ji ji
3. Prescribing medications that are available as samples before writing a prescription ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
4. Following U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration guidelines for prescribing ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
ji jij i 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 patiento
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
utcomes
2. The fact that nurse practitioners will be able to practice independently
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
3. The fact that nurse practitioners will have full reimbursement under health-
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
carereform ji
4. The ability to shift accountability for Medicaid to the state level
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,PharmacotherapeuticsjiforjiAdvancedjiPracticejiNursejiPrescribersji5thjiEditionjiArcangelojiTestjiBank
, PharmacotherapeuticsjiforjiAdvancedjiPracticejiNursejiPrescribersji5thjiEditionjiArcangelojiTestjiBank
Chapter 1. The Role of the Nurse Practitioner
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Answer Section ji
MULTIPLE CHOICE ji
1. ANS: jijij i 3 PTS: j i 1
2. ANS: jijij i 2 PTS: j i 1
3. ANS: jijij i 1 PTS: j i 1
4. ANS: jijij i 2 PTS: j i 1
5. ANS: jijij i 1 PTS: j i 1
Chapter 2. Review of Basic Principles of Pharmacology
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Multiple Choice ji
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. A patient’s nutritional intake and laboratory results reflect hypoalbuminemia. This is critic
jij i ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
al toprescribing because:
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1. Distribution of drugs to target tissue may be affected. ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
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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ji jij i 2. Drugs that have a significant first-pass effect:
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1. Must be given by the enteral (oral) route only ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
2. Bypass the hepatic circulation ji ji ji
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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ji jij i 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 ji ji
4. Skin
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4. Medroxyprogesterone (Depo Provera) is prescribed intramuscularly (IM) to create a sto
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ragereservoir of the drug. Storage reservoirs:
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1. Assure that the drug will reach its intended target tissue ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
2. Are the reason for giving loading doses
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3. Increase the length of time a drug is available and active ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
4. Are most common in collagen tissues ji ji ji ji ji
ji jij i 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 ji ji ji ji ji ji
2. Biological half-life ji
3. Pharmacodynamics
4. Safety and side effects ji ji ji
