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,Chapter 1 Issues for the Practitioner in Drug Therapy
cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc
, MULTIPLE ccCHOICE
1. Nurse ccpractitioner ccprescriptive ccauthority ccis ccregulated ccby:
A. The ccNational ccCouncil ccof ccState ccBoards ccof ccNursing
B. The ccU.S. ccDrug ccEnforcement ccAdministration
C. The ccState ccBoard ccof ccNursing ccfor cceach ccstate
D. The ccState ccBoard ccof ccPharmacy
ANS: c c C PTS: c c cc 1
2. Physician ccAssistant cc(PA) ccprescriptive ccauthority ccis ccregulated ccby:
A. The ccNational ccCouncil ccof ccState ccBoards ccof ccNursing
B. The ccU.S. ccDrug ccEnforcement ccAdministration
C. The ccState ccBoard ccof ccNursing
D. The ccState ccBoard ccof ccMedical ccExaminers
ANS: c c D PTS: c c cc 1
3. Clinical ccjudgment ccin ccprescribing ccincludes:
A. Factoring ccin ccthe cccost ccto ccthe ccpatient ccof ccthe ccmedication ccprescribed
B. Always ccprescribing ccthe ccnewest ccmedication ccavailable ccfor ccthe ccdisease ccprocess
C. Handing ccout ccdrug ccsamples ccto ccpoor ccpatients
D. Prescribing ccall ccgeneric ccmedications ccto cccut cccosts
ANS: c c A PTS: c c cc 1
4. Criteria ccfor ccchoosing ccan cceffective ccdrug ccfor cca ccdisorder ccinclude:
A. Asking ccthe ccpatient ccwhat ccdrug ccthey ccthink ccwould ccwork ccbest ccfor ccthem
B. Consulting ccnationally ccrecognized ccguidelines ccfor ccdisease ccmanagement
C. Prescribing ccmedications ccthat ccare ccavailable ccas ccsamples ccbefore ccwriting cca ccprescription
D. Following ccU.S. ccDrug ccEnforcement ccAdministration cc(DEA) ccguidelines
for ccprescribing
cc
ANS: c c B PTS: c c cc 1
5. Nurse ccpractitioner ccpractice ccmay ccthrive ccunder cchealth-care ccreform ccdue ccto:
A. The ccdemonstrated ccability ccof ccnurse ccpractitioners ccto cccontrol cccosts ccand ccimprove
patient ccoutcomes
cc
B. The ccfact ccthat ccnurse ccpractitioners ccwill ccbe ccable ccto ccpractice ccindependently
C. The ccfact ccthat ccnurse ccpractitioners ccwill cchave ccfull ccreimbursement ccunder
health-care ccreform
cc
D. The ccability ccto ccshift ccaccountability ccfor ccMedicaid ccto ccthe ccstate cclevel
ANS: c c A PTS: c c cc 1
,Chapter 1 Issues for the Practitioner in Drug Therapy
cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc
, MULTIPLE ccCHOICE
1. Nurse ccpractitioner ccprescriptive ccauthority ccis ccregulated ccby:
A. The ccNational ccCouncil ccof ccState ccBoards ccof ccNursing
B. The ccU.S. ccDrug ccEnforcement ccAdministration
C. The ccState ccBoard ccof ccNursing ccfor cceach ccstate
D. The ccState ccBoard ccof ccPharmacy
ANS: c c C PTS: c c cc 1
2. Physician ccAssistant cc(PA) ccprescriptive ccauthority ccis ccregulated ccby:
A. The ccNational ccCouncil ccof ccState ccBoards ccof ccNursing
B. The ccU.S. ccDrug ccEnforcement ccAdministration
C. The ccState ccBoard ccof ccNursing
D. The ccState ccBoard ccof ccMedical ccExaminers
ANS: c c D PTS: c c cc 1
3. Clinical ccjudgment ccin ccprescribing ccincludes:
A. Factoring ccin ccthe cccost ccto ccthe ccpatient ccof ccthe ccmedication ccprescribed
B. Always ccprescribing ccthe ccnewest ccmedication ccavailable ccfor ccthe ccdisease ccprocess
C. Handing ccout ccdrug ccsamples ccto ccpoor ccpatients
D. Prescribing ccall ccgeneric ccmedications ccto cccut cccosts
ANS: c c A PTS: c c cc 1
4. Criteria ccfor ccchoosing ccan cceffective ccdrug ccfor cca ccdisorder ccinclude:
A. Asking ccthe ccpatient ccwhat ccdrug ccthey ccthink ccwould ccwork ccbest ccfor ccthem
B. Consulting ccnationally ccrecognized ccguidelines ccfor ccdisease ccmanagement
C. Prescribing ccmedications ccthat ccare ccavailable ccas ccsamples ccbefore ccwriting cca ccprescription
D. Following ccU.S. ccDrug ccEnforcement ccAdministration cc(DEA) ccguidelines
for ccprescribing
cc
ANS: c c B PTS: c c cc 1
5. Nurse ccpractitioner ccpractice ccmay ccthrive ccunder cchealth-care ccreform ccdue ccto:
A. The ccdemonstrated ccability ccof ccnurse ccpractitioners ccto cccontrol cccosts ccand ccimprove
patient ccoutcomes
cc
B. The ccfact ccthat ccnurse ccpractitioners ccwill ccbe ccable ccto ccpractice ccindependently
C. The ccfact ccthat ccnurse ccpractitioners ccwill cchave ccfull ccreimbursement ccunder
health-care ccreform
cc
D. The ccability ccto ccshift ccaccountability ccfor ccMedicaid ccto ccthe ccstate cclevel
ANS: c c A PTS: c c cc 1
