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Provider, 5th Edition by Constance G Visovsky,
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plete Chapters 1 – 25
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,Table of Contents
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Chapter=01=Prescriptive=Authority=and=Role=Implementation=Tradition=vs.= Chan
ge=1
Chapter=02=Historical=Review=of=Prescriptive=Authority=The=Role=of=Nurses=(NPs,
= CNMs,=CRNAs,=and=CNSs)=and=Physician=Assistant=3
Chapter=03=General=Pharmacokinetic=and=Pharmacodynamic=Principles=5= Chapt
er=04=Special=Populations=Geriatrics=9
Chapter=05=Special=Populations=Pediatrics=12
Chapter=06=Special=Populations=Pregnant=and=Nursing=Women=16= Chapt
er=07=Over-the-Counter=Medications=19
Chapter=08=Complementary=and=Alternative=Therapies=22= Chapt
er=09=Establishing=the=Therapeutic=Relationship=25= Chapter=10=
Practical=Tips=on=Writing=Prescriptions=28
Chapter=11=Evidence-
Based=Decision=Making=and=Treatment=Guidelines=31= Chapter=12=Design=and=Im
plementation=of=Patient=Education=35
Chapter=13=Dermatologic=Agents=38
Chapter=14=Eye,=Ear,=Throat,=and=Mouth=Agents=43= Chapt
er=15=Upper=Respiratory=Agents=46
Chapter=16=Asthma=and=Chronic=Obstructive=Pulmonary=Disease=Medications=49
= Chapter=17=Hypertension=and=Miscellaneous=Antihypertensive=Medications=53
= Chapter=18=Coronary=Artery=Disease=and=Antianginal=Medications=56
Chapter=19=Heart=Failure=and=Digoxin=59= Chapt
er=20=Beta-Blockers=62
Chapter=21=Calcium=Channel=Blockers=65
Chapter=22=ACE=Inhibitors=and=Angiotensin=Receptor=Blockers=68= Chapt
er=23=Antiarrhythmic=Agents=71
Chapter=24=Antihyperlipidemic=Agents=74= Chapt
er=25=Agents=that=Act=on=Blood=77
Chapter=26=Antacids=and=the=Management=of=GERD=81
Chapter=27=Histamine-
2=Blockers=and=Proton=Pump=Inhibitors=84= Chapter=28=Laxatives=87
Chapter=29=Antidiarrheals=90
Chapter=30=Antiemetics=93
Chapter=31=Medications=for=Irritable=Bowel=Syndrome=and=Other=Gastrointestinal=
Problems=96
Chapter=32=Diuretics=99
Chapter=33=Male=Genitourinary=Agents=103
Chapter=34=Drugs=for=Urinary=Incontinence=and=Urinary=Analgesia=106=
Chapter=35=Acetaminophen=109
Chapter=36=Aspirin=and=Nonsteroidal=Antiinflammatory=Drugs=111
Chapter=37=Disease-
Modifying=Antirheumatic=Drugs=and=Immune=Modulators= 115
Chapter=38=Gout=Medications=119
Chapter=39=Osteoporosis=Treatment=122
Chapter=40=Muscle=Relaxants=125
Chapter=41=Medications=for=Attention-
Deficit=Hyperactivity=Disorder=128= Chapter=42=Medications=for=Dementia=131
,Chapter=43=Analgesia=and=Pain=Management=134
= Chapter=44=Migraine=Medications=137
Chapter=45=Antiepileptics=141
Chapter=46=Antiparkinson=Agents=144
Chapter=47=Antidepressants=147
Chapter=48=Antianxiety=and=Insomnia=Agents=151= Chap
ter=49=Antipsychotics=154
Chapter=50=Substance=Abuse=157
Chapter=51=Glucocorticoids=160
Chapter=52=Thyroid=Medications=163
Chapter=53=Diabetes=Mellitus=Agents=166
Chapter=54=Contraceptives=169
Chapter=55=Hormone=Replacement=Therapy=173= Chapt
er=56=Drugs=for=Breast=Cancer=177
Chapter=57=Principles=for=Prescribing=Antiinfectives=179
Chapter=58=Treatment=of=Specific=Infections=and=Miscellaneous=Antibiotics=182=
Chapter=59=Penicillins=186
Chapter=60=Cephalosporins=189
Chapter=61=Tetracyclines=192
Chapter=62=Macrolides=194
Chapter=63=Fluoroquinolones=196
Chapter=64=Aminoglycosides=199
Chapter=65=Sulfonamides=201
Chapter=66=Antitubercular=Agents=204
Chapter=67=Antifungals=207
Chapter=68=Antiretroviral=Medications=209= Chapte
r=69=Antiviral=and=Antiprotozoal=Agents=211
Chapter=70=The=Immune=System=and=Immunizations=214= Chapt
er=71=Weight=Management=220
Chapter=72=Smoking=Cessation=223
Chapter=73=Vitamins=and=Minerals=226
, Chapter 01: Prescriptive Authority and Role Implementation: Tradition vs.
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=Change Test Bank
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MULTIPLE=CHOICE
1. Which=of=the=following=has=influenced=an=emphasis=on=primary=care=education=in
= medical=schools?
a. Changes=in=Medicare=reimbursement
= methods=recommended=in=1992
b. Competition=from=nonphysicians
= desiring=to=meet=primary=care= s
hortages
c. The=need=for=monopolistic=control=in=the
= marketplace=of=primary=outpatient=car
d.
eThe=recognition=that=nonphysicians
=have=variable=success=providing= p
rimary=care
ANS:= A
The=Physician=Payment=Review=Commission=in=1992=directly=increased=financial= reim
bursement=to=clinicians=who=provide=primary=care.=Coupled=with=a=shortage=of= prima
ry=care=providers,=this=incentive=led=medical=schools=to=place=greater=emphasis= on=pre
paring=primary=care=physicians.=Competition=from=nonphysicians=increased= coinciden
tally=as=professionals=from=other=disciplines=stepped=up=to=meet=the=needs.= Nonphysic
ians=have=had=increasing=success=at=providing=primary=care=and=have=been= shown=to=b
e=safe=and=effective.
DIF: Cognitive=Level:=Remembering=(Knowledge) REF:== 2
2. Which=of=the=following=statements=is=true=about=the=prescribing=practices=of=physicians?
a. Older=physicians=tend=to=prescribe=more
= appropriate=medications=than=younger
= physicians.
b. Antibiotic=medications=remain=in=the=
top=five=classifications=of=medications
= prescribed.
c. Most=physicians=rely=on=a=“therapeutic
= armamentarium”=that=consists=of=less
= than=100=drug=preparations=per= phys
ician.
d. The=dominant=form=of=drug=information
= used=by=primary=care=physicians= contin
ues=to=be=that=provided=by= pharmaceuti
cal=companies.
ANS:= D
Even=though=most=physicians=claim=to=place=little=weight=on=drug=advertisements,