Pharmacotherapeutics QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS LATEST 2025
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
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
