TestcBankc-cPharmacotherapeuticscforcAdvancedcPracticecNursecPrescribers,c6thcEdition
,TestcBankc-cPharmacotherapeuticscforcAdvancedcPracticecNursecPrescribers,c6thcEdition
,TestcBankc-cPharmacotherapeuticscforcAdvancedcPracticecNursecPrescribers,c6thcEdition
, TestcBankc-cPharmacotherapeuticscforcAdvancedcPracticecNursecPrescribers,c6thcEdition
Chapter 1. The Role of the Nurse Practitioner as Prescribed.
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MultiplecChoice
Identifycthecchoicecthatcbestccompletescthecstatementcorcanswerscthecquestion.
c 1.cNursecpractitionercprescriptivecauthorityciscregulatedc by:
1. ThecNationalcCouncilcofcStatecBoardscofcNursing
2. ThecU.S.cDrugcEnforcementcAdministration
3. ThecStatecBoardcofcNursingcforceachcstate
4. ThecStatecBoardcofcPharmacy
2.cThecbenefitsctocthecpatientcofchavingcancAdvancedcPracticecRegisteredcNursec(APRN)cprescribercin
c
clude:
1. NursescknowcmorecaboutcPharmacologycthancothercprescriberscbecausectheyctakecitcb
othcinctheircbasiccnursingcprogramcandcinctheircAPRNcprogram.
2. Nursesccarecforcthecpatientcfromcacholisticcapproachcandcincludecthecpatientcincd
ecisioncmakingcregardingctheirccare.
3. APRNscareclessclikelyctocprescribecnarcoticscandcotherccontrolledcsubstances.
4. APRNscarecablectocprescribecindependentlycincallcstates,cwhereascacphysician’sca
ssistantcneedsctochavecacphysiciancsupervisingctheircpractice.
c 3.cClinicalcjudgmentcincprescribingcincludes:
1. Factoringcinctheccostctocthecpatientcofcthecmedicationcprescribed
2. Alwayscprescribingcthecnewestcmedicationcavailablecforcthecdiseasecprocess
3. Handingcoutcdrugcsamplesctocpoorcpatients
4. Prescribingcallcgenericcmedicationsctoccutccosts
c 4.cCriteriacforcchoosingcanceffectivecdrugcforcacdisorderc include:
1. Askingcthecpatientcwhatcdrugctheycthinkcwouldcworkcbestcforcthem
2. Consultingcnationallycrecognizedcguidelinescforcdiseasecmanagement
3. Prescribingcmedicationscthatcarecavailablecascsamplescbeforecwritingcacprescription
4. FollowingcU.S.cDrugcEnforcementcAdministrationcguidelinescforcprescribing
c 5.cNursecpractitionercpracticecmaycthrivecunderchealth-carecreformcbecausec of:
1. Thecdemonstratedcabilitycofcnursecpractitionersctoccontrolccostscandcimprovecpatientco
utcomes
2. Thecfactcthatcnursecpractitionerscwillcbecablectocpracticecindependently
3. Thecfactcthatcnursecpractitionerscwillchavecfullcreimbursementcunderchealth-
ccarecreform
4. ThecabilityctocshiftcaccountabilitycforcMedicaidctocthecstateclevel
,TestcBankc-cPharmacotherapeuticscforcAdvancedcPracticecNursecPrescribers,c6thcEdition
,TestcBankc-cPharmacotherapeuticscforcAdvancedcPracticecNursecPrescribers,c6thcEdition
, TestcBankc-cPharmacotherapeuticscforcAdvancedcPracticecNursecPrescribers,c6thcEdition
Chapter 1. The Role of the Nurse Practitioner as Prescribed.
c c c c c c c c c
MultiplecChoice
Identifycthecchoicecthatcbestccompletescthecstatementcorcanswerscthecquestion.
c 1.cNursecpractitionercprescriptivecauthorityciscregulatedc by:
1. ThecNationalcCouncilcofcStatecBoardscofcNursing
2. ThecU.S.cDrugcEnforcementcAdministration
3. ThecStatecBoardcofcNursingcforceachcstate
4. ThecStatecBoardcofcPharmacy
2.cThecbenefitsctocthecpatientcofchavingcancAdvancedcPracticecRegisteredcNursec(APRN)cprescribercin
c
clude:
1. NursescknowcmorecaboutcPharmacologycthancothercprescriberscbecausectheyctakecitcb
othcinctheircbasiccnursingcprogramcandcinctheircAPRNcprogram.
2. Nursesccarecforcthecpatientcfromcacholisticcapproachcandcincludecthecpatientcincd
ecisioncmakingcregardingctheirccare.
3. APRNscareclessclikelyctocprescribecnarcoticscandcotherccontrolledcsubstances.
4. APRNscarecablectocprescribecindependentlycincallcstates,cwhereascacphysician’sca
ssistantcneedsctochavecacphysiciancsupervisingctheircpractice.
c 3.cClinicalcjudgmentcincprescribingcincludes:
1. Factoringcinctheccostctocthecpatientcofcthecmedicationcprescribed
2. Alwayscprescribingcthecnewestcmedicationcavailablecforcthecdiseasecprocess
3. Handingcoutcdrugcsamplesctocpoorcpatients
4. Prescribingcallcgenericcmedicationsctoccutccosts
c 4.cCriteriacforcchoosingcanceffectivecdrugcforcacdisorderc include:
1. Askingcthecpatientcwhatcdrugctheycthinkcwouldcworkcbestcforcthem
2. Consultingcnationallycrecognizedcguidelinescforcdiseasecmanagement
3. Prescribingcmedicationscthatcarecavailablecascsamplescbeforecwritingcacprescription
4. FollowingcU.S.cDrugcEnforcementcAdministrationcguidelinescforcprescribing
c 5.cNursecpractitionercpracticecmaycthrivecunderchealth-carecreformcbecausec of:
1. Thecdemonstratedcabilitycofcnursecpractitionersctoccontrolccostscandcimprovecpatientco
utcomes
2. Thecfactcthatcnursecpractitionerscwillcbecablectocpracticecindependently
3. Thecfactcthatcnursecpractitionerscwillchavecfullcreimbursementcunderchealth-
ccarecreform
4. ThecabilityctocshiftcaccountabilitycforcMedicaidctocthecstateclevel
