NR565 NR 565 Midterm Study Guide Actual Questions and Correct
Answers
Q1
drug schedules - schedule I
Answer: Drug Schedules
Q2
drug schedules - schedule 2
Answer: combination drugs w/ < 15mg hydrocodone per dosage unit
Q3
drug schedules - schedule 3
Answer: drugs w/ <90 mg of codeine per dosage unit
Q4
drug schedules - schedule 4
Answer: low potential for abuse; low level of dependence
Q5
What problems arise when prescriptive authority is limited?
Answer: Limited prescriptive authority creates numerous barriers to quality, affordable, and
accessible patient
care
Q6
drug schedules - schedule 5
Answer: very low potential for abuse/dependence
Q7
Full Prescriptive Authority
Answer: Full prescriptive authority affords the legal right to prescribe independently and without
limitation
, Q8
who mandates prescriptive authority?
Answer: Physicians can limit the types of drugs that the APRN can prescribe
Q9
responsibilities of prescribing
Answer: *safe and competent prescribing
Q10
patient reasons for medication non-adherence
Answer: cost, availability, adverse effects, complicated regimen, lack of education, disbelief in
med importance,
supply/missed pick-up
Q11
what type of evidence prescribers should use to make treatment recommendations
Answer: Current Clinical Practice Guidelines
Q12
Prescriptive considerations for older adults
Answer: decreased renal function--> serum drug accumulation polypharmacy
Q13
physiological changes in older adults that impact pharmacological treatment?
Answer: Absorption of Drugs: Increased gastric pH
Q14
Beer's Criteria
Answer: Criteria for "Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults"; identifies drugs
with a high
likelihood of causing adverse effects in older adults
Q15
CYP450 inducers and inhibitors
Answer: inducers: carbamazepine
Answers
Q1
drug schedules - schedule I
Answer: Drug Schedules
Q2
drug schedules - schedule 2
Answer: combination drugs w/ < 15mg hydrocodone per dosage unit
Q3
drug schedules - schedule 3
Answer: drugs w/ <90 mg of codeine per dosage unit
Q4
drug schedules - schedule 4
Answer: low potential for abuse; low level of dependence
Q5
What problems arise when prescriptive authority is limited?
Answer: Limited prescriptive authority creates numerous barriers to quality, affordable, and
accessible patient
care
Q6
drug schedules - schedule 5
Answer: very low potential for abuse/dependence
Q7
Full Prescriptive Authority
Answer: Full prescriptive authority affords the legal right to prescribe independently and without
limitation
, Q8
who mandates prescriptive authority?
Answer: Physicians can limit the types of drugs that the APRN can prescribe
Q9
responsibilities of prescribing
Answer: *safe and competent prescribing
Q10
patient reasons for medication non-adherence
Answer: cost, availability, adverse effects, complicated regimen, lack of education, disbelief in
med importance,
supply/missed pick-up
Q11
what type of evidence prescribers should use to make treatment recommendations
Answer: Current Clinical Practice Guidelines
Q12
Prescriptive considerations for older adults
Answer: decreased renal function--> serum drug accumulation polypharmacy
Q13
physiological changes in older adults that impact pharmacological treatment?
Answer: Absorption of Drugs: Increased gastric pH
Q14
Beer's Criteria
Answer: Criteria for "Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults"; identifies drugs
with a high
likelihood of causing adverse effects in older adults
Q15
CYP450 inducers and inhibitors
Answer: inducers: carbamazepine
