Pharmacotherapeutics For Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers: 4th Edition|

Chapter 1: Th Role of th Nurse Practitioner as Prescriber Multiple Choice Identify th choice that best completes th statement or answers th question. _ 1. Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by: A. Th National Council of State Boards of Nursing B. Th U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration C. Th State Board of Nursing for each state D. Th State Board of Pharmacy _ 2. Physician Assistant (PA) prescriptive authority is regulated by: A. Th National Council of State Boards of Nursing B. Th U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration C. Th State Board of Nursing D. Th State Board of Medical Examiners _ 3. Clinical judgment in prescribing includes: A. Factoring in th cost to th patient of th medication prescribed B. Always prescribing th newest medication available for th disease process C. Handing out drug samples to poor patients D. Prescribing all generic medications to cut costs _ 4. Criteria for choosing an effective drug for a disorder include: A. Asking th patient what drug thy think would work best for thm B. Consulting nationally recognized guidelines for disease management C. Prescribing medications that are available as samples before writing a prescription D. Following U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) guidelines for prescribing _ 5. Nurse practitioner practice may thrive under health-care reform due to: A. Th demonstrated ability of nurse practitioners to control costs and improve patient outcomes B. Th fact that nurse practitioners will be able to practice independently C. Th fact that nurse practitioners will have full reimbursement under health-care reform D. Th ability t .............................continued