PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE- A PRACTICAL
APPROACH 5TH EDITION ARCANGELO TEST BANK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ALL CHAPTERS COVERED |GRADED A+| |LATEST UPDATE|
|2025-26|
Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by who? - DETAILED
ANSWER -The State Board of Nursing for Each State
What is the benefits of having an APRN prescriber? - DETAILED ANSWER -
APRN's care for patients more holistically and include patients in making
decisions regarding their care
What does clinical judgement in prescribing include? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Factoring in the cost of the particular
What is included in the criteria for choosing and effective drug for a disorder? -
DETAILED ANSWER -Consulting nationally recognized guidelines for disease
management
NP's thrive under the new health-care reform because of what? - DETAILED
ANSWER -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? - DETAILED ANSWER -The Distribution of drugs to target tissues
may be affected
,Drugs that have an significant first-pass effect what? - DETAILED ANSWER -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? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Lungs
Medroxyprogesterone (Depo Provera) is prescribed IM to create storage reservoir
of the drug. What are storage reserviors> - DETAILED ANSWER -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? - DETAILED ANSWER -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? - DETAILED
ANSWER -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: - DETAILED ANSWER -Onset of action
Phenytoin required that a trough level be drawn. When and why are peak and
trough levels are done - DETAILED ANSWER -To determine if a d rug is in the
therapeutic range
Drugs that are receptor agonists may demonstrate what property? -
DETAILED ANSWER -Concentrations will produce an adverse effect
, Factors that affect gastric drug absorption include - CORRECT
ANSWER-Lipid solubility of the drug
Drugs that are receptors antagonists, such as beta-blockers, may cause what? -
DETAILED ANSWER -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 - DETAILED ANSWER -Are easily
absorbed if they are nonionized
What is the combination effect when a medication is added to a regimen for a
synergistic effect? - DETAILED ANSWER -Greater than the sum of the effects of
each drug individually
Which of the following statements about bioavailability is true?
1) Bioavailability issues are especially important for drugs with narrow
therapeutic ranges or sustained-release mechanisms.
2) brands of a drug have the same bioavailability.
3) Drugs that are administered more than once a day have greater bioavailability
than drugs given once daily.
APPROACH 5TH EDITION ARCANGELO TEST BANK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ALL CHAPTERS COVERED |GRADED A+| |LATEST UPDATE|
|2025-26|
Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by who? - DETAILED
ANSWER -The State Board of Nursing for Each State
What is the benefits of having an APRN prescriber? - DETAILED ANSWER -
APRN's care for patients more holistically and include patients in making
decisions regarding their care
What does clinical judgement in prescribing include? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Factoring in the cost of the particular
What is included in the criteria for choosing and effective drug for a disorder? -
DETAILED ANSWER -Consulting nationally recognized guidelines for disease
management
NP's thrive under the new health-care reform because of what? - DETAILED
ANSWER -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? - DETAILED ANSWER -The Distribution of drugs to target tissues
may be affected
,Drugs that have an significant first-pass effect what? - DETAILED ANSWER -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? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Lungs
Medroxyprogesterone (Depo Provera) is prescribed IM to create storage reservoir
of the drug. What are storage reserviors> - DETAILED ANSWER -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? - DETAILED ANSWER -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? - DETAILED
ANSWER -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: - DETAILED ANSWER -Onset of action
Phenytoin required that a trough level be drawn. When and why are peak and
trough levels are done - DETAILED ANSWER -To determine if a d rug is in the
therapeutic range
Drugs that are receptor agonists may demonstrate what property? -
DETAILED ANSWER -Concentrations will produce an adverse effect
, Factors that affect gastric drug absorption include - CORRECT
ANSWER-Lipid solubility of the drug
Drugs that are receptors antagonists, such as beta-blockers, may cause what? -
DETAILED ANSWER -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 - DETAILED ANSWER -Are easily
absorbed if they are nonionized
What is the combination effect when a medication is added to a regimen for a
synergistic effect? - DETAILED ANSWER -Greater than the sum of the effects of
each drug individually
Which of the following statements about bioavailability is true?
1) Bioavailability issues are especially important for drugs with narrow
therapeutic ranges or sustained-release mechanisms.
2) brands of a drug have the same bioavailability.
3) Drugs that are administered more than once a day have greater bioavailability
than drugs given once daily.
