NURS 615 PHARMACOLOGY EXAM PREP
STUDY GUIDE 2026 ACTUAL EXAM PAPER TEST
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◉The benefits to the patient of having an Advanced Practice Registered
Nurse (APRN) prescriber include:
1. Nurses know more about Pharmacology than other prescribers
because they take it both in their basic nursing program and in their
APRN program.
2. Nurses care for the patient from a holistic approach and include the
patient in decision making regarding their care.
3. APRNs are less likely to prescribe narcotics and other controlled
substances.
4. APRNs are able to prescribe independently in all states, whereas a
physician's assistant needs to have a physician supervising their practice.
. Answer: 2. Nurses care for the patient from a holistic approach and
include the patient in decision making regarding their care.
◉Clinical judgment in prescribing includes:
,1. Factoring in the cost to the patient of the medication prescribed
2. Always prescribing the newest medication available for the disease
process
3. Handing out drug samples to poor patients
4. Prescribing all generic medications to cut costs . Answer: 1. Factoring
in the cost to the patient of the medication prescribed
◉Criteria for choosing an effective drug for a disorder include:
1. Asking the patient what drug they think would work best for them
2. Consulting nationally recognized guidelines for disease management
3. Prescribing medications that are available as samples before writing a
prescription
4. Following U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration guidelines for
prescribing . Answer: 2. Consulting nationally recognized guidelines for
disease management
◉Nurse practitioner practice may thrive under health-care reform
because of:
1. The demonstrated ability of nurse practitioners to control costs and
improve patient outcomes
2. The fact that nurse practitioners will be able to practice independently
,3. The fact that nurse practitioners will have full reimbursement under
health-care reform
4. The ability to shift accountability for Medicaid to the state level .
Answer: 1. The demonstrated ability of nurse practitioners to control
costs and improve patient outcomes
◉A patient's nutritional intake and laboratory results reflect
hypoalbuminemia. This
is critical to prescribing because:
1. Distribution of drugs to target tissue may be affected.
2. The solubility of the drug will not match the site of absorption.
3. There will be less free drug available to generate an effect.
4. Drugs bound to albumin are readily excreted by the kidneys. .
Answer: 1. Distribution of drugs to target tissue may be affected.
◉Drugs that have a significant first-pass effect:
1. Must be given by the enteral (oral) route only
2. Bypass the hepatic circulation
3. Are rapidly metabolized by the liver and may have little if any desired
action
, 4. Are converted by the liver to more active and fat-soluble forms .
Answer: 3. 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 the:
1. Kidneys
2. Lungs
3. Bile and feces
4. Skin . Answer: 2. Lungs
◉Medroxyprogesterone (Depo Provera) is prescribed intramuscularly
(IM) to create a storage reservoir of the drug. Storage reservoirs:
1. Assure that the drug will reach its intended target tissue
2. Are the reason for giving loading doses
3. Increase the length of time a drug is available and active
4. Are most common in collagen tissues . Answer: 3. Increase the length
of time a drug is available and active
◉The NP chooses to give cephalexin every 8 hours based on knowledge
of the drug's:
STUDY GUIDE 2026 ACTUAL EXAM PAPER TEST
BANK WITH 100% VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
UPDATED VERSION
◉The benefits to the patient of having an Advanced Practice Registered
Nurse (APRN) prescriber include:
1. Nurses know more about Pharmacology than other prescribers
because they take it both in their basic nursing program and in their
APRN program.
2. Nurses care for the patient from a holistic approach and include the
patient in decision making regarding their care.
3. APRNs are less likely to prescribe narcotics and other controlled
substances.
4. APRNs are able to prescribe independently in all states, whereas a
physician's assistant needs to have a physician supervising their practice.
. Answer: 2. Nurses care for the patient from a holistic approach and
include the patient in decision making regarding their care.
◉Clinical judgment in prescribing includes:
,1. Factoring in the cost to the patient of the medication prescribed
2. Always prescribing the newest medication available for the disease
process
3. Handing out drug samples to poor patients
4. Prescribing all generic medications to cut costs . Answer: 1. Factoring
in the cost to the patient of the medication prescribed
◉Criteria for choosing an effective drug for a disorder include:
1. Asking the patient what drug they think would work best for them
2. Consulting nationally recognized guidelines for disease management
3. Prescribing medications that are available as samples before writing a
prescription
4. Following U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration guidelines for
prescribing . Answer: 2. Consulting nationally recognized guidelines for
disease management
◉Nurse practitioner practice may thrive under health-care reform
because of:
1. The demonstrated ability of nurse practitioners to control costs and
improve patient outcomes
2. The fact that nurse practitioners will be able to practice independently
,3. The fact that nurse practitioners will have full reimbursement under
health-care reform
4. The ability to shift accountability for Medicaid to the state level .
Answer: 1. The demonstrated ability of nurse practitioners to control
costs and improve patient outcomes
◉A patient's nutritional intake and laboratory results reflect
hypoalbuminemia. This
is critical to prescribing because:
1. Distribution of drugs to target tissue may be affected.
2. The solubility of the drug will not match the site of absorption.
3. There will be less free drug available to generate an effect.
4. Drugs bound to albumin are readily excreted by the kidneys. .
Answer: 1. Distribution of drugs to target tissue may be affected.
◉Drugs that have a significant first-pass effect:
1. Must be given by the enteral (oral) route only
2. Bypass the hepatic circulation
3. Are rapidly metabolized by the liver and may have little if any desired
action
, 4. Are converted by the liver to more active and fat-soluble forms .
Answer: 3. 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 the:
1. Kidneys
2. Lungs
3. Bile and feces
4. Skin . Answer: 2. Lungs
◉Medroxyprogesterone (Depo Provera) is prescribed intramuscularly
(IM) to create a storage reservoir of the drug. Storage reservoirs:
1. Assure that the drug will reach its intended target tissue
2. Are the reason for giving loading doses
3. Increase the length of time a drug is available and active
4. Are most common in collagen tissues . Answer: 3. Increase the length
of time a drug is available and active
◉The NP chooses to give cephalexin every 8 hours based on knowledge
of the drug's:
