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1. Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated
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2. The benefits to the patient of having an Advanced Practice
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Chapter 1. The Role of the Nurse
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PractitionerMultiple Choice
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1. Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated
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1. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing
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2. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
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3. The State Board of Nursing for each state
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4. The State Board of Pharmacy s s s s s s s s
2. The benefits to the patient of having an Advanced Practice
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Registered Nurse (APRN) prescriberinclude:
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1. Nurses know more about Pharmacology than others s s s s s s s s s s s
prescribers because they take itboth in their basic
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nursing program and in their APRN program.
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2. Nurses care for the patient from a holistic approach and include
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the patient in s s s s ss
decision making regarding their care. s s s s s s s s
3. APRNs are less likely to prescribe narcotics and other controlled
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substances. s s
4. APRNs are able to prescribe independently in all
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states, whereas a physician’sassistant needs to have
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a physician supervising their practice.
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3. Clinical judgment in prescribing includes:
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1. Factoring in the cost to the patient of the medication prescribed
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2. Always prescribing the newest medication available for the disease
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process s s
3. Handing out drug samples to poor patients s s s s s s s s s s s s
4. Prescribing all generic medications to cut costs ss s s s s s s s s s s
4. Criteria for choosing an effective drug for a disorder include:
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1. Asking the patient what drug they think would work best for
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them ss
2. Consulting nationally recognized guidelines for disease management s s ss s s s s s s s s
3. Prescribing medications that are available as samples before ss s s s s s s s s s s s s
writing a prescription
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4. Following U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration guidelines fors s s s s s s s s s ss
prescribing s s
5. Nurse practitioner practice may thrive under health-care reform
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1. The demonstrated ability of nurse practitioners to control
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costs and improve patientoutcomes
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2. The fact
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independently
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3. The fact that nurse practitioners will have
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full reimbursement under health-
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carereform
4. The ability to shift accountability for Medicaid to the state level
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