NR 565 MIDTERM EXAM CONCEPT REVIEW
GUIDE 2026 DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS AND
PATIENT EVALUATION
◉ Determined by State Boards of Nursing, Medicine, and Pharmacy.
Answer: Prescriptive authority regulation
◉ Leads to fewer treatment options for patients, requiring them to
find providers with authority. Answer: Limited prescriptive
authority impact
◉ Understanding prescribed drugs, their effects, contraindications,
and ensuring correct dosages. Answer: Key responsibilities of
prescribing
◉ Acronym for CYP450 enzyme inducers: Barbiturates, St. John's
Wort, Carbamazepine, Rifampin, Alcohol, Phenytoin, Griseofulvin,
Phenobarbital, Sulfonylureas. Answer: BSCRAP GPS Incudes Rage
◉ Amount of active drug reaching systemic circulation from
administration site. Answer: Bioavailability
, ◉ Include forgetfulness, lack of planning, cost, dissatisfaction, and
altered dosing. Answer: Reasons for medication nonadherence
◉ Absorption is slow in neonates due to low muscle blood flow;
absorption becomes rapid in early infancy. Answer: IM
administration in neonates and infants
◉ Gastric emptying time is prolonged and irregular in early infancy,
affecting drug absorption. Answer: Oral administration in
neonates/infants
◉ Based on body surface area (BSA) calculation. Answer: Dosage
determination for pediatric patients
◉ Steps include defining the problem, setting therapeutic objectives,
choosing treatment, verifying its suitability, starting treatment,
giving information, and monitoring treatment. Answer: Guiding
principles for prescribers
◉ Examples include Valproate, Isoniazid, Sulfonamides,
Amiodarone, Chloramphenicol, Ketoconazole, Grapefruit juice,
Quinidine. Answer: CYP450 inhibitors
GUIDE 2026 DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS AND
PATIENT EVALUATION
◉ Determined by State Boards of Nursing, Medicine, and Pharmacy.
Answer: Prescriptive authority regulation
◉ Leads to fewer treatment options for patients, requiring them to
find providers with authority. Answer: Limited prescriptive
authority impact
◉ Understanding prescribed drugs, their effects, contraindications,
and ensuring correct dosages. Answer: Key responsibilities of
prescribing
◉ Acronym for CYP450 enzyme inducers: Barbiturates, St. John's
Wort, Carbamazepine, Rifampin, Alcohol, Phenytoin, Griseofulvin,
Phenobarbital, Sulfonylureas. Answer: BSCRAP GPS Incudes Rage
◉ Amount of active drug reaching systemic circulation from
administration site. Answer: Bioavailability
, ◉ Include forgetfulness, lack of planning, cost, dissatisfaction, and
altered dosing. Answer: Reasons for medication nonadherence
◉ Absorption is slow in neonates due to low muscle blood flow;
absorption becomes rapid in early infancy. Answer: IM
administration in neonates and infants
◉ Gastric emptying time is prolonged and irregular in early infancy,
affecting drug absorption. Answer: Oral administration in
neonates/infants
◉ Based on body surface area (BSA) calculation. Answer: Dosage
determination for pediatric patients
◉ Steps include defining the problem, setting therapeutic objectives,
choosing treatment, verifying its suitability, starting treatment,
giving information, and monitoring treatment. Answer: Guiding
principles for prescribers
◉ Examples include Valproate, Isoniazid, Sulfonamides,
Amiodarone, Chloramphenicol, Ketoconazole, Grapefruit juice,
Quinidine. Answer: CYP450 inhibitors
