TEST BANK For Edmunds' Pharmacology for the Primary Care Provider,
5th Edition
by Constance G Visovsky & Cheryl H Zambroski & Rebecca M Lutz |
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, Chapter 01: Prescriptive Authority and Role Implementation: Tradition vs ChangeTest x
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following has influenced an emphasis on primary care education in
medicalschools?
a x Changes in Medicare
reimbursementmethods
recommended in 1992
b x Competition from nonphysicians desiring
to meet primary care shortages
c x The need for monopolistic control in
themarketplace of primary outpatient
care
d x The recognition that nonphysicians
havevariable success providing primary
care
ANS: A
The Physician Payment Review Commission in 1992 directly increased financial
reimbursement to clinicians who provide primary care Coupled with a shortage of
x
primary care providers, this incentive led medical schools to place greater emphasis on
preparing primary care physicians Competition from nonphysicians increased
x
coincidentally as professionals from other disciplines stepped up to meet the needs x
Nonphysicians have had increasing success at providing primary care and have been
shown to be safe and effective x
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: 2
2. Which of the following statements is true about the prescribing practices of physicians?
a x Older physicians tend to prescribe
moreappropriate medications than
younger physicians x
b x Antibiotic medications remain in the
topfive classifications of medications
prescribed x
c x Most physicians rely on a “therapeutic
armamentarium” that consists of less
than
100 drug preparations per physician x
d x The dominant form of drug information
used by primary care physicians
continuesto be that provided by
pharmaceutical companies x
ANS: D
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5th Edition
by Constance G Visovsky & Cheryl H Zambroski & Rebecca M Lutz |
Verified Chapter's 1 - 73 | Complete Newest Version
Test Bank - Pharmacology for the Primary Care Provider, 5th Edition (Edmunds), Chapter 1-73
1
,Test Bank - Pharmacology for the Primary Care Provider, 5th Edition (Edmunds), Chapter 1-73
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,Test Bank - Pharmacology for the Primary Care Provider, 5th Edition (Edmunds), Chapter 1-73
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, Chapter 01: Prescriptive Authority and Role Implementation: Tradition vs ChangeTest x
Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following has influenced an emphasis on primary care education in
medicalschools?
a x Changes in Medicare
reimbursementmethods
recommended in 1992
b x Competition from nonphysicians desiring
to meet primary care shortages
c x The need for monopolistic control in
themarketplace of primary outpatient
care
d x The recognition that nonphysicians
havevariable success providing primary
care
ANS: A
The Physician Payment Review Commission in 1992 directly increased financial
reimbursement to clinicians who provide primary care Coupled with a shortage of
x
primary care providers, this incentive led medical schools to place greater emphasis on
preparing primary care physicians Competition from nonphysicians increased
x
coincidentally as professionals from other disciplines stepped up to meet the needs x
Nonphysicians have had increasing success at providing primary care and have been
shown to be safe and effective x
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: 2
2. Which of the following statements is true about the prescribing practices of physicians?
a x Older physicians tend to prescribe
moreappropriate medications than
younger physicians x
b x Antibiotic medications remain in the
topfive classifications of medications
prescribed x
c x Most physicians rely on a “therapeutic
armamentarium” that consists of less
than
100 drug preparations per physician x
d x The dominant form of drug information
used by primary care physicians
continuesto be that provided by
pharmaceutical companies x
ANS: D
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