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LEHNE’S PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE
NURSES AND
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS 2ND EDITION ROSENTHAL TEST BANK
newest 2025!!! With ACTUAL QUESTIONS QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
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Chapter 1: Prescriptive
Authority Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. An APRN works in a urology clinic under the supervision of a physician who does not restrict
the types of medications the APRN is allowed to prescribe. State law does not require the
APRN to practice under physician supervision. How would the APRN‘s prescriptive authority
be described?
a. Full authority
b. Independent
c. Without limitation
d. Limited authority
ANS: B
The APRN has independent prescriptive authority because the regulating body does not require
that the APRN work under physician supervision. Full prescriptive authority gives the provider
the right to prescribe independently and without limitation. Limited authority places restrictions
on the types of drugs that can be prescribed.DIF: Cognitive Level: ComprehensionREF: p. 1TOP:
Nursing Process: I MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic
and Parenteral Therapies
2. Which factors increase the need for APRNs to have full prescriptive authority?
a. More patients will have access to health care.
b. Enrollment in medical schools is predicted to decrease.
LEHNE’S PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE
NURSES AND
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS 2ND EDITION ROSENTHAL TEST BANK
newest 2025!!! With ACTUAL QUESTIONS QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
,2
,3
, 4
Chapter 1: Prescriptive
Authority Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. An APRN works in a urology clinic under the supervision of a physician who does not restrict
the types of medications the APRN is allowed to prescribe. State law does not require the
APRN to practice under physician supervision. How would the APRN‘s prescriptive authority
be described?
a. Full authority
b. Independent
c. Without limitation
d. Limited authority
ANS: B
The APRN has independent prescriptive authority because the regulating body does not require
that the APRN work under physician supervision. Full prescriptive authority gives the provider
the right to prescribe independently and without limitation. Limited authority places restrictions
on the types of drugs that can be prescribed.DIF: Cognitive Level: ComprehensionREF: p. 1TOP:
Nursing Process: I MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic
and Parenteral Therapies
2. Which factors increase the need for APRNs to have full prescriptive authority?
a. More patients will have access to health care.
b. Enrollment in medical schools is predicted to decrease.
