Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice
Practice Questions with Answers for Exams
2026
Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by who? - The State Board of Nursing for
Each State
What is the benefits of having an APRN prescriber? - APRN's care for patients more holistically
and include patients in making decisions regarding their care
What does clinical judgement in prescribing include? - Factoring in the cost of the particular
What is included in the criteria for choosing and effective drug for a disorder? - Consulting
nationally recognized guidelines for disease management
NP's thrive under the new health-care reform because of what? - NP's have the ability to control
care cost and improve patient outcome
Nutritional intake and lab results reflect hypoalbuminemia; why is this important for
prescribers? - The Distribution of drugs to target tissues may be affected
Drugs that have an significant first-pass effect what? - they 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? - Lungs
Medroxyprogesterone (Depo Provera) is prescribed IM to create storage reservoir of the drug.
What are storage reserviors> - Increased the length of time a drug is available and active
, Why is Cephalexin given every 8 hours? What knowledge of the drug does the NP know? - Half
Life
Azithromycin doing requires that the first day's doing be twice those of the other four day; This
is considered a loading does. What is a loading dose? - Rapidly actives drug levels in the
therapeutic range
The point in time on the drug concentration curve that indicates the first sign of a therapeutic
effect is the: - Onset of action
Phenytoin required that a trough level be drawn. When and why are peak and trough levels are
done - To determine if a d rug is in the therapeutic range
Drugs that are receptor agonists may demonstrate what property? - Concentrations will
produce an adverse effect
Factors that affect gastric drug absorption include - Lipid solubility of the drug
Drugs that are receptors antagonists, such as beta-blockers, may cause what? - An exaggerated
response if abrupt discontinues
Drug administration via IV:
1) need to be lipid soluble in order to absorb easily
2) Begin distribution in the body immediately
3) Are easily absorbed if they are nonionized
4) May use pinocytosis to be absorbed - Are easily absorbed if they are nonionized
Practice Questions with Answers for Exams
2026
Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by who? - The State Board of Nursing for
Each State
What is the benefits of having an APRN prescriber? - APRN's care for patients more holistically
and include patients in making decisions regarding their care
What does clinical judgement in prescribing include? - Factoring in the cost of the particular
What is included in the criteria for choosing and effective drug for a disorder? - Consulting
nationally recognized guidelines for disease management
NP's thrive under the new health-care reform because of what? - NP's have the ability to control
care cost and improve patient outcome
Nutritional intake and lab results reflect hypoalbuminemia; why is this important for
prescribers? - The Distribution of drugs to target tissues may be affected
Drugs that have an significant first-pass effect what? - they 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? - Lungs
Medroxyprogesterone (Depo Provera) is prescribed IM to create storage reservoir of the drug.
What are storage reserviors> - Increased the length of time a drug is available and active
, Why is Cephalexin given every 8 hours? What knowledge of the drug does the NP know? - Half
Life
Azithromycin doing requires that the first day's doing be twice those of the other four day; This
is considered a loading does. What is a loading dose? - Rapidly actives drug levels in the
therapeutic range
The point in time on the drug concentration curve that indicates the first sign of a therapeutic
effect is the: - Onset of action
Phenytoin required that a trough level be drawn. When and why are peak and trough levels are
done - To determine if a d rug is in the therapeutic range
Drugs that are receptor agonists may demonstrate what property? - Concentrations will
produce an adverse effect
Factors that affect gastric drug absorption include - Lipid solubility of the drug
Drugs that are receptors antagonists, such as beta-blockers, may cause what? - An exaggerated
response if abrupt discontinues
Drug administration via IV:
1) need to be lipid soluble in order to absorb easily
2) Begin distribution in the body immediately
3) Are easily absorbed if they are nonionized
4) May use pinocytosis to be absorbed - Are easily absorbed if they are nonionized
