Practical Approach 5th Edition Arcangelo Test Bank
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Answers
Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by
who? - Correct Answer>>The State Board of Nursing for
Each State
What is the benefits of having an APRN prescriber? - Correct
Answer>>APRN's care for patients more holistically and
include patients in making decisions regarding their care
What does clinical judgement in prescribing include? -
Correct Answer>>Factoring in the cost of the particular
What is included in the criteria for choosing and effective
drug for a disorder? - Correct Answer>>Consulting nationally
recognized guidelines for disease management
NP's thrive under the new health-care reform because of
what? - Correct Answer>>NP's have the ability to control
care cost and improve patient outcome
Nutritional intake and lab results reflect hypoalbuminemia;
why is this important for prescribers? - Correct
,Answer>>The Distribution of drugs to target tissues may be
affected
Drugs that have an significant first-pass effect what? -
Correct Answer>>they are rapidly metabolized by the liver
and may have little if any desired action
The route of excretion of a volatile drug will likely be? -
Correct Answer>>Lungs
Medroxyprogesterone (Depo Provera) is prescribed IM to
create storage reservoir of the drug. What are storage
reserviors> - Correct Answer>>Increased the length of time
a drug is available and active
Why is Cephalexin given every 8 hours? What knowledge of
the drug does the NP know? - Correct Answer>>Half Life
Azithromycin doing requires that the first day's doing be
twice those of the other four day; This is considered a
loading does. What is a loading dose? - Correct
Answer>>Rapidly actives drug levels in the therapeutic
range
, The point in time on the drug concentration curve that
indicates the first sign of a therapeutic effect is the: -
Correct Answer>>Onset of action
Phenytoin required that a trough level be drawn. When and
why are peak and trough levels are done - Correct
Answer>>To determine if a d rug is in the therapeutic range
Drugs that are receptor agonists may demonstrate what
property? - Correct Answer>>Concentrations will produce an
adverse effect
Factors that affect gastric drug absorption include - Correct
Answer>>Lipid solubility of the drug
Drugs that are receptors antagonists, such as beta-blockers,
may cause what? - Correct Answer>>An exaggerated
response if abrupt discontinues
Drug administration via IV:
1) need to be lipid soluble in order to absorb easily
2) Begin distribution in the body immediately
3) Are easily absorbed if they are nonionized
4) May use pinocytosis to be absorbed - Correct
Answer>>Are easily absorbed if they are nonionized