SE
Pharmacotherapeutics
R
U
for Advanced Practice
N
L
Nurse Prescribers
EA
ID
, Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by who? - ANSThe State Board of
Nursing for Each State
What is the benefits of having an APRN prescriber? - ANSAPRN's care for patients more
holistically and include patients in making decisions regarding their care
What does clinical judgement in prescribing include? - ANSFactoring in the cost of the
particular
What is included in the criteria for choosing and effective drug for a disorder? -
ANSConsulting nationally recognized guidelines for disease management
SE
NP's thrive under the new health-care reform because of what? - ANSNP'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?
R
- ANSThe Distribution of drugs to target tissues may be affected
Drugs that have an significant first-pass effect what? - ANSthey are rapidly metabolized by
U
the liver and may have little if any desired action
The route of excretion of a volatile drug will likely be? - ANSLungs
N
Medroxyprogesterone (Depo Provera) is prescribed IM to create storage reservoir of the drug.
What are storage reserviors> - ANSIncreased the length of time a drug is available and
active
L
Why is Cephalexin given every 8 hours? What knowledge of the drug does the NP know? -
EA
ANSHalf 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? - ANSRapidly actives drug levels in the
therapeutic range
ID
The point in time on the drug concentration curve that indicates the first sign of a therapeutic
effect is the: - ANSOnset of action
Phenytoin required that a trough level be drawn. When and why are peak and trough levels are
done - ANSTo determine if a d rug is in the therapeutic range
Drugs that are receptor agonists may demonstrate what property? - ANSConcentrations will
produce an adverse effect
Factors that affect gastric drug absorption include - ANSLipid solubility of the drug
Pharmacotherapeutics
R
U
for Advanced Practice
N
L
Nurse Prescribers
EA
ID
, Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by who? - ANSThe State Board of
Nursing for Each State
What is the benefits of having an APRN prescriber? - ANSAPRN's care for patients more
holistically and include patients in making decisions regarding their care
What does clinical judgement in prescribing include? - ANSFactoring in the cost of the
particular
What is included in the criteria for choosing and effective drug for a disorder? -
ANSConsulting nationally recognized guidelines for disease management
SE
NP's thrive under the new health-care reform because of what? - ANSNP'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?
R
- ANSThe Distribution of drugs to target tissues may be affected
Drugs that have an significant first-pass effect what? - ANSthey are rapidly metabolized by
U
the liver and may have little if any desired action
The route of excretion of a volatile drug will likely be? - ANSLungs
N
Medroxyprogesterone (Depo Provera) is prescribed IM to create storage reservoir of the drug.
What are storage reserviors> - ANSIncreased the length of time a drug is available and
active
L
Why is Cephalexin given every 8 hours? What knowledge of the drug does the NP know? -
EA
ANSHalf 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? - ANSRapidly actives drug levels in the
therapeutic range
ID
The point in time on the drug concentration curve that indicates the first sign of a therapeutic
effect is the: - ANSOnset of action
Phenytoin required that a trough level be drawn. When and why are peak and trough levels are
done - ANSTo determine if a d rug is in the therapeutic range
Drugs that are receptor agonists may demonstrate what property? - ANSConcentrations will
produce an adverse effect
Factors that affect gastric drug absorption include - ANSLipid solubility of the drug
