NEBRASKA MPJE 2026 EXAM TIPS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔APRN-CRNA prescribing authority - ✔✔Only for pre/during/post-anesthesia care
within scope of practice
-*C2-C6*
-*antianxiety*
-CS to spouse/child/parent/sibling/household (NOT self) only in emergency
✔✔APRN-CNM prescribing authority - ✔✔Must specify in practice agreement which
conditions require referral to the licensed practitioner
Can only prescribe when delgated to do so by physician whose practice includes
obstetrics
CII for *72h only for pain*
-C3-C6
-contraception
-nicotine cessation
-anti-anxiety
-weight loss (not CII)
-CS to spouse/child/parent/sibling/household (NOT self) for ob-gyn emergency only
✔✔APRN-CNM scope of practice - ✔✔Based on educational prep/continued
experience. May include:
-Attending cases of *Normal childbirth*
-*Prenatal and post/intra-partum care*
-Normal *OB/Gyn services* for women;
-*Immediate newborn care*
-Prescriptive authority
✔✔PA prescribing authority - ✔✔Under *Scope of Practice Agreement* with MD/DO:
-C2-C6
-Contraception
-Smoking cessation
-Anti-anxiety
-Wt loss
-CS to spouse/child/parent/sibling/other household in emergency only (NOT self)
*Any restrictions by MD/DO must be recorded on the PA's scope of practice agreement*
✔✔PA prescriptions: whose name goes on it? - ✔✔*Name of the PA*
+ MD/DO name if needed for reimbursement purposes
,✔✔Dentist (DDS, DMD) prescribing authority - ✔✔• C2-C6 for human *teeth or jaws, or
adjacent structures only*
• Anti-anxiety for dental visit only
• Controlled substances to spouse, child, parent, sibling, or any other person
living in the same household as prescriber for human teeth or jaws, or
adjacent structures for an emergency only
*NOT: contraception, wt loss, CS to self*
✔✔Veterinarian (DVM) prescribing authority - ✔✔ONLY to treat animals
• C2-C6
• Contraception
• Anti-anxiety
• Weight loss
✔✔Podiatrist (DPM) prescribing authority - ✔✔Only for human *foot, ankle, and related
structures*
• C2-C6
• Anti-anxiety for *office visit only*
• Controlled substances to spouse, child, parent, sibling, or any other person
living in the same household as prescriber
*NOT: contraception, nicotine cessation, wt loss, CS to self*
✔✔MD and DO prescribing authority - ✔✔• CII-CV
• Legend drugs
• Contraception
• Anti-anxiety
• Nicotine cessation
• Weight loss
• Controlled substances to spouse, child, parent, sibling, or any other person
living in the same household as prescriber for emergency only
• *Cannot prescribe controlled substances to self*
✔✔Q1: How can a pharmacist verify that a prescriber is allowed to
prescribe buprenorphine for treatment of opioid addiction? (Select
ALL that apply.)
A) Confirm that the prescriber has been granted a waiver via
SAMHSA
B) Check the prescriber's regular DEA registration number: It ends
with "X"
C) The pharmacist must contact the prescriber to verify prescriber
,eligibility
D) Check the prescriber's special Drug Enforcement Administration
(DEA) number; physicians granted a waiver under DATA 2000 are
issued a special DEA number that always begins with "X"
E) The pharmacist must contact the State medical board to verify
prescriber eligibility - ✔✔A
D
✔✔Q2: According to Nebraska Pharmacy Law, which of the following
practitioners may prescribe a narcotic Schedule II controlled
substance in the course of their professional practices? (Select ALL
that apply.)
A) Physician assistant
B) Nurse Practitioner (APRN-NP)
C) Veterinarian
D) Optometrist
E) Physical therapist - ✔✔A
B
C
D
✔✔Q3: According to Nebraska Pharmacy Law, if a prescription is issued by a physician
assistant, both the name of the physician assistant and the name of the supervising
physician must appear on prescription when:
A) Each prescription is issued
B) The prescription is for a controlled substance
C) The physician assistant has less than 2 years of practice experience
D) It is issued for greater than a 30 day supply
E) It is needed for billing purposes only - ✔✔E
✔✔Q4: A licensed veterinarian, in the course of his professional practice, may prescribe
a
drug for: (Select ALL that apply.)
A) Lucy the dog
B) Contraception for a horse
C) A human in an emergency
D) The owner of a pet
E) A cat for weight loss - ✔✔A
B
E
, ✔✔Q5. While working in a community pharmacy, you receive a faxed prescription
signed
by Jane Smith, RN. Is this a valid prescription?
A) Yes, registered nurses are authorized to sign prescriptions on behalf of the
prescriber.
B) Yes, as long as it is within her scope of practice.
C) No, registered nurses may not act on behalf of the provider.
D) No, registered nurses are not recognized as prescribers in Nebraska.
E) Yes, as long as it is not a controlled medication. - ✔✔D
✔✔Q6. Which prescriber is limited to writing for a 72-hour supply of CII medications?
A) Certified nurse midwife (APRN-CNM)
B) Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (APRN-CRNA)
C) Dentist (DDS/DMD)
D) Optometrist (OD)
E) Podiatrist (DPM) - ✔✔A
✔✔CII expiration date? - ✔✔6 months
✔✔CII refills? - ✔✔No
✔✔Required components of CII prescription - ✔✔-Pt & Prescriber name/address
-Name of drug
-strength
-dosage form
-quantity
-directions for use
-date
-DEA #
-signature (manual or digital)
✔✔Define emergency situation for verbal CII script - ✔✔Prescriber determines that:
-*Immediate administration* is necessary for proper tx
-*No alternative* Tx
-Unable to send Written/e-script
✔✔Can CII scripts be faxed? - ✔✔Yes
-If original presented prior to dispensing
-Narcotic: to be compounded for direct parenteral administration for home infusion
-Says *"Hospice Patient"*
-LTC Residents
✔✔Partial CII fill? - ✔✔Yes,
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔APRN-CRNA prescribing authority - ✔✔Only for pre/during/post-anesthesia care
within scope of practice
-*C2-C6*
-*antianxiety*
-CS to spouse/child/parent/sibling/household (NOT self) only in emergency
✔✔APRN-CNM prescribing authority - ✔✔Must specify in practice agreement which
conditions require referral to the licensed practitioner
Can only prescribe when delgated to do so by physician whose practice includes
obstetrics
CII for *72h only for pain*
-C3-C6
-contraception
-nicotine cessation
-anti-anxiety
-weight loss (not CII)
-CS to spouse/child/parent/sibling/household (NOT self) for ob-gyn emergency only
✔✔APRN-CNM scope of practice - ✔✔Based on educational prep/continued
experience. May include:
-Attending cases of *Normal childbirth*
-*Prenatal and post/intra-partum care*
-Normal *OB/Gyn services* for women;
-*Immediate newborn care*
-Prescriptive authority
✔✔PA prescribing authority - ✔✔Under *Scope of Practice Agreement* with MD/DO:
-C2-C6
-Contraception
-Smoking cessation
-Anti-anxiety
-Wt loss
-CS to spouse/child/parent/sibling/other household in emergency only (NOT self)
*Any restrictions by MD/DO must be recorded on the PA's scope of practice agreement*
✔✔PA prescriptions: whose name goes on it? - ✔✔*Name of the PA*
+ MD/DO name if needed for reimbursement purposes
,✔✔Dentist (DDS, DMD) prescribing authority - ✔✔• C2-C6 for human *teeth or jaws, or
adjacent structures only*
• Anti-anxiety for dental visit only
• Controlled substances to spouse, child, parent, sibling, or any other person
living in the same household as prescriber for human teeth or jaws, or
adjacent structures for an emergency only
*NOT: contraception, wt loss, CS to self*
✔✔Veterinarian (DVM) prescribing authority - ✔✔ONLY to treat animals
• C2-C6
• Contraception
• Anti-anxiety
• Weight loss
✔✔Podiatrist (DPM) prescribing authority - ✔✔Only for human *foot, ankle, and related
structures*
• C2-C6
• Anti-anxiety for *office visit only*
• Controlled substances to spouse, child, parent, sibling, or any other person
living in the same household as prescriber
*NOT: contraception, nicotine cessation, wt loss, CS to self*
✔✔MD and DO prescribing authority - ✔✔• CII-CV
• Legend drugs
• Contraception
• Anti-anxiety
• Nicotine cessation
• Weight loss
• Controlled substances to spouse, child, parent, sibling, or any other person
living in the same household as prescriber for emergency only
• *Cannot prescribe controlled substances to self*
✔✔Q1: How can a pharmacist verify that a prescriber is allowed to
prescribe buprenorphine for treatment of opioid addiction? (Select
ALL that apply.)
A) Confirm that the prescriber has been granted a waiver via
SAMHSA
B) Check the prescriber's regular DEA registration number: It ends
with "X"
C) The pharmacist must contact the prescriber to verify prescriber
,eligibility
D) Check the prescriber's special Drug Enforcement Administration
(DEA) number; physicians granted a waiver under DATA 2000 are
issued a special DEA number that always begins with "X"
E) The pharmacist must contact the State medical board to verify
prescriber eligibility - ✔✔A
D
✔✔Q2: According to Nebraska Pharmacy Law, which of the following
practitioners may prescribe a narcotic Schedule II controlled
substance in the course of their professional practices? (Select ALL
that apply.)
A) Physician assistant
B) Nurse Practitioner (APRN-NP)
C) Veterinarian
D) Optometrist
E) Physical therapist - ✔✔A
B
C
D
✔✔Q3: According to Nebraska Pharmacy Law, if a prescription is issued by a physician
assistant, both the name of the physician assistant and the name of the supervising
physician must appear on prescription when:
A) Each prescription is issued
B) The prescription is for a controlled substance
C) The physician assistant has less than 2 years of practice experience
D) It is issued for greater than a 30 day supply
E) It is needed for billing purposes only - ✔✔E
✔✔Q4: A licensed veterinarian, in the course of his professional practice, may prescribe
a
drug for: (Select ALL that apply.)
A) Lucy the dog
B) Contraception for a horse
C) A human in an emergency
D) The owner of a pet
E) A cat for weight loss - ✔✔A
B
E
, ✔✔Q5. While working in a community pharmacy, you receive a faxed prescription
signed
by Jane Smith, RN. Is this a valid prescription?
A) Yes, registered nurses are authorized to sign prescriptions on behalf of the
prescriber.
B) Yes, as long as it is within her scope of practice.
C) No, registered nurses may not act on behalf of the provider.
D) No, registered nurses are not recognized as prescribers in Nebraska.
E) Yes, as long as it is not a controlled medication. - ✔✔D
✔✔Q6. Which prescriber is limited to writing for a 72-hour supply of CII medications?
A) Certified nurse midwife (APRN-CNM)
B) Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (APRN-CRNA)
C) Dentist (DDS/DMD)
D) Optometrist (OD)
E) Podiatrist (DPM) - ✔✔A
✔✔CII expiration date? - ✔✔6 months
✔✔CII refills? - ✔✔No
✔✔Required components of CII prescription - ✔✔-Pt & Prescriber name/address
-Name of drug
-strength
-dosage form
-quantity
-directions for use
-date
-DEA #
-signature (manual or digital)
✔✔Define emergency situation for verbal CII script - ✔✔Prescriber determines that:
-*Immediate administration* is necessary for proper tx
-*No alternative* Tx
-Unable to send Written/e-script
✔✔Can CII scripts be faxed? - ✔✔Yes
-If original presented prior to dispensing
-Narcotic: to be compounded for direct parenteral administration for home infusion
-Says *"Hospice Patient"*
-LTC Residents
✔✔Partial CII fill? - ✔✔Yes,
