ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY –
MIDTERM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT RATED A+
Question 1: Which entity is responsible for regulating the prescriptive authority of
a Nurse Practitioner (NP)?
A) The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)
B) The State Board of Nursing for each individual state ✔✔
C) The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
D) The State Board of Pharmacy
Question 2: What are the eight essential components required on a standard
prescription format?
A) 1. Date issued; 2. Patient's full name; 3. Provider's name; 4. Medication
name, strength, and form; 5. Number of refills; 6. Total quantity; 7. Generic
substitution authorization; 8. Documented audit trail of any modifications.
✔✔
B) 1. Patient's insurance ID; 2. Patient's weight; 3. Clinic phone number; 4.
Diagnosis code; 5. Drug manufacturer; 6. Pharmacy name; 7. Copay
amount; 8. Provider's signature.
C) 1. Date of birth; 2. Allergies; 3. Lab values; 4. Therapeutic index; 5.
Route of administration; 6. Discontinuation date; 7. Medical record number;
8. Facility address.
D) 1. DEA number; 2. ICD-10 code; 3. Patient address; 4. Provider address;
5. Emergency contact; 6. Treatment plan; 7. Pill color; 8. Storage
instructions.
Question 3: What three additional pieces of information must be included when
writing a prescription specifically for a controlled substance?
, A) 1. Patient's employer, 2. Name of the manufacturing pharmacist, 3.
Witness signature
B) 1. Emergency contact details, 2. Patient's primary insurance group
number, 3. Fingerprint validation
C) 1. Full physical addresses of both the patient and the prescriber; 2. The
provider's unique DEA number; 3. Explicit adherence documentation to all
federal and state controlled substance statutes. ✔✔
D) 1. The specific diagnostic code, 2. Photo identification of the patient, 3.
The exact time of day the dose must be administered
Who oversees the APRN's prescribing of controlled substances?
a. The pharmaceutical board of the state
b. The federal government (DEA)
c. The practice protocols of the hospital
d. Practice agreements -ANSWER ✔✔b. The federal government (DEA)
The USFDA regulates:
a. Prescribing of drugs by medical doctors and nurse practitioners
b. The official labeling for all prescription and over-the-counter drugs
c. Off-label recommendations for prescribing
d. Pharmaceutical educational offering -ANSWER ✔✔b. The official labeling for
all prescription and over-the-counter drugs
Medication agreements or "Pain Medication Contracts" are recommended to be
used:
, a. Universally for all prescribing for chronic pain
b. For patients who have repeated requests for pain medication
c. When you suspect a patient is exhibiting drug-seeking behavior
d. For patients with pain associated with malignancy -ANSWER ✔✔a. Universally
for all prescribing for chronic pain
Anaphylactic shock is a:
a. Type I reaction, called immediate hypersensitivity reaction
b. Type II reaction, called cytotoxic hypersensitivity reaction
c. Type III reaction, called immune complex hypersensitivity
d. Type IV reaction, called delayed hypersensitivity reaction -ANSWER ✔✔a.
Type I reaction, called immediate hypersensitivity reaction
The role of the nurse practitioner with regards to herbal medication is to:
a. Maintain competence in the prescribing of common herbal remedies.
b. Recommend common over-the-counter herbs to patients.
c. Educate patients and guide them to appropriate sources of care.
d. Encourage patients to not use herbal therapy due to the documented dangers. -
ANSWER ✔✔c. Educate patients and guide them to appropriate sources of care.
Prescribing for women during their childbearing years requires constant awareness
of the possibility of:
a. High risk for developmental disorders in their infants
MIDTERM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT RATED A+
Question 1: Which entity is responsible for regulating the prescriptive authority of
a Nurse Practitioner (NP)?
A) The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)
B) The State Board of Nursing for each individual state ✔✔
C) The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
D) The State Board of Pharmacy
Question 2: What are the eight essential components required on a standard
prescription format?
A) 1. Date issued; 2. Patient's full name; 3. Provider's name; 4. Medication
name, strength, and form; 5. Number of refills; 6. Total quantity; 7. Generic
substitution authorization; 8. Documented audit trail of any modifications.
✔✔
B) 1. Patient's insurance ID; 2. Patient's weight; 3. Clinic phone number; 4.
Diagnosis code; 5. Drug manufacturer; 6. Pharmacy name; 7. Copay
amount; 8. Provider's signature.
C) 1. Date of birth; 2. Allergies; 3. Lab values; 4. Therapeutic index; 5.
Route of administration; 6. Discontinuation date; 7. Medical record number;
8. Facility address.
D) 1. DEA number; 2. ICD-10 code; 3. Patient address; 4. Provider address;
5. Emergency contact; 6. Treatment plan; 7. Pill color; 8. Storage
instructions.
Question 3: What three additional pieces of information must be included when
writing a prescription specifically for a controlled substance?
, A) 1. Patient's employer, 2. Name of the manufacturing pharmacist, 3.
Witness signature
B) 1. Emergency contact details, 2. Patient's primary insurance group
number, 3. Fingerprint validation
C) 1. Full physical addresses of both the patient and the prescriber; 2. The
provider's unique DEA number; 3. Explicit adherence documentation to all
federal and state controlled substance statutes. ✔✔
D) 1. The specific diagnostic code, 2. Photo identification of the patient, 3.
The exact time of day the dose must be administered
Who oversees the APRN's prescribing of controlled substances?
a. The pharmaceutical board of the state
b. The federal government (DEA)
c. The practice protocols of the hospital
d. Practice agreements -ANSWER ✔✔b. The federal government (DEA)
The USFDA regulates:
a. Prescribing of drugs by medical doctors and nurse practitioners
b. The official labeling for all prescription and over-the-counter drugs
c. Off-label recommendations for prescribing
d. Pharmaceutical educational offering -ANSWER ✔✔b. The official labeling for
all prescription and over-the-counter drugs
Medication agreements or "Pain Medication Contracts" are recommended to be
used:
, a. Universally for all prescribing for chronic pain
b. For patients who have repeated requests for pain medication
c. When you suspect a patient is exhibiting drug-seeking behavior
d. For patients with pain associated with malignancy -ANSWER ✔✔a. Universally
for all prescribing for chronic pain
Anaphylactic shock is a:
a. Type I reaction, called immediate hypersensitivity reaction
b. Type II reaction, called cytotoxic hypersensitivity reaction
c. Type III reaction, called immune complex hypersensitivity
d. Type IV reaction, called delayed hypersensitivity reaction -ANSWER ✔✔a.
Type I reaction, called immediate hypersensitivity reaction
The role of the nurse practitioner with regards to herbal medication is to:
a. Maintain competence in the prescribing of common herbal remedies.
b. Recommend common over-the-counter herbs to patients.
c. Educate patients and guide them to appropriate sources of care.
d. Encourage patients to not use herbal therapy due to the documented dangers. -
ANSWER ✔✔c. Educate patients and guide them to appropriate sources of care.
Prescribing for women during their childbearing years requires constant awareness
of the possibility of:
a. High risk for developmental disorders in their infants
