Nurse Practitioner's Business Practice And Legal Guide 6 Th Ed. Testbank / Study Guide
Chapter c1 cWhat cIs ca cNurse cPractitioner?
1. Are cNPs cnow cconsidered c“prescribers”?
ANS. cFor cthe cpurpose cof cobtaining ca cDEA cnumber cfor c(ordering) cSchedule cII, cIII,
cIV, cV cthe cNP cwith ca cfurnishing cnumber cis cconsidered cby cthe cDEA cto cbe ca
cprescriber.
2. Does cthe cNP cneed ca cfurnishing cnumber cissued cby cthe cBRN cto cobtain ca cDEA cnumber?
ANS. cYes, can cnurse cpractitioner cfurnishing cnumber cis crequired cto cobtain ca cDEA
cnumber cfor cSchedule cII cthrough cV cControlled cSubstances
3. Can ca c nurse cpractitioner c request c and c sign c for c complimentary csamples c of cdangerous c drugs
and cdevices cfrom ca cmanufacture’s csales crepresentative?
ANS. cYes, cthe ccertified cnurse cpractitioner cand cthe ccertified cnurse cmidwife cmay csign
cfor cthe crequest cand creceipt cof ccomplimentary csamples cof cdangerous cdrugs cand
cdevices cidentified cin ctheir cstandardized cprocedures cor cprotocol cthat chas cbeen
capproved cby cthe cphysician.
4. May cI ccall cmyself ca cnurse cpractitioner conce cI chave ccompleted cmy cnurse cpractitioner
cprogram?
ANS. cNo. cYou ccannot cuse cthe ctitle cnurse cpractitioner cuntil cyou chave cbeen ccertified
cby cthe cBRN cas ca cnurse cpractitioner. cFurthermore, cregistered cnurses cwho cuse cthe
ctitle cNP cwithout cBRN ccertification cmay csubject ctheir cRN clicense cto cpossible
cdiscipline.
5. Can ca cnurse cpractitioner cfunction cin cthe cemergency cdepartment?
ANS.Yes. cNurse cpractitioners care cpermitted cto cperform cconsultation cand ctreatment cin
can cemergency cdepartment cunder ccertain cconditions. cSection c1317.1 cof cthe cHealth
cand cSafety cCode, crelating cto cemergency cservices cwas crepealed cand camended
cSeptember c26, c2011, cchanging cdefinition cof cemergency cservice cand ccare cto cinclude
cappropriately clicensed cpersons, cnurse cpractitioners cand cphysician cassistants, cunder
cthe csupervision cof ca cphysician cand csurgeon, cto cinclude cmedical cscreening,
cexamination, cand cevaluation cby ca cphysician, cor cto cthe cextent cpermitted cby
capplicable claw, cby cother cappropriate cpersonnel c(NP&PA) cunder cthe csupervision cof
ca cphysician cand csurgeon, cto cdetermine ccare, ctreatment, cand csurgery cby cphysician
cnecessary cto crelieve cor celiminate cthe cemergency cmedical ccondition cor cactive clabor,
cwithin cthe ccapability cof cthe cfacility.
,6. What care cthe croles cof ca cFamily cNurse cPractitioner?
ANS. cFamily cnurse cpractitioners c(FNPs) care cgraduate-educated, cnationally-certified
cand cstate clicensed cadvanced cpractice cregistered cnurses c(APRNs) cwho ccare cfor
cmedically cstable
, patients cacross cthe clifespan, cfrom cinfants cto cgeriatric cpatients. c“Family” cin cthis ccase
cdescribes cthe cNP’s cchosen cpatient cpopulation cfocus cand cdenotes cnational
ccertification cthrough cone cof ctwo ccertifying cbodies cthat ccertify cNPs cas chaving cthe
cspecialized cskills cnecessary cto cwork cwith cthis cpatient cgroup: cthe cAmerican cNurses
cCredentialing cCenter c(AACN) cor cthe cAmerican cAcademy cof cNurse cPractitioners
c(AANP).
Chapter c1 cWhat cIs ca cNurse cPractitioner?
1. Are cNPs cnow cconsidered c“prescribers”?
ANS. cFor cthe cpurpose cof cobtaining ca cDEA cnumber cfor c(ordering) cSchedule cII, cIII,
cIV, cV cthe cNP cwith ca cfurnishing cnumber cis cconsidered cby cthe cDEA cto cbe ca
cprescriber.
2. Does cthe cNP cneed ca cfurnishing cnumber cissued cby cthe cBRN cto cobtain ca cDEA cnumber?
ANS. cYes, can cnurse cpractitioner cfurnishing cnumber cis crequired cto cobtain ca cDEA
cnumber cfor cSchedule cII cthrough cV cControlled cSubstances
3. Can ca c nurse cpractitioner c request c and c sign c for c complimentary csamples c of cdangerous c drugs
and cdevices cfrom ca cmanufacture’s csales crepresentative?
ANS. cYes, cthe ccertified cnurse cpractitioner cand cthe ccertified cnurse cmidwife cmay csign
cfor cthe crequest cand creceipt cof ccomplimentary csamples cof cdangerous cdrugs cand
cdevices cidentified cin ctheir cstandardized cprocedures cor cprotocol cthat chas cbeen
capproved cby cthe cphysician.
4. May cI ccall cmyself ca cnurse cpractitioner conce cI chave ccompleted cmy cnurse cpractitioner
cprogram?
ANS. cNo. cYou ccannot cuse cthe ctitle cnurse cpractitioner cuntil cyou chave cbeen ccertified
cby cthe cBRN cas ca cnurse cpractitioner. cFurthermore, cregistered cnurses cwho cuse cthe
ctitle cNP cwithout cBRN ccertification cmay csubject ctheir cRN clicense cto cpossible
cdiscipline.
5. Can ca cnurse cpractitioner cfunction cin cthe cemergency cdepartment?
ANS.Yes. cNurse cpractitioners care cpermitted cto cperform cconsultation cand ctreatment cin
can cemergency cdepartment cunder ccertain cconditions. cSection c1317.1 cof cthe cHealth
cand cSafety cCode, crelating cto cemergency cservices cwas crepealed cand camended
cSeptember c26, c2011, cchanging cdefinition cof cemergency cservice cand ccare cto cinclude
cappropriately clicensed cpersons, cnurse cpractitioners cand cphysician cassistants, cunder
cthe csupervision cof ca cphysician cand csurgeon, cto cinclude cmedical cscreening,
cexamination, cand cevaluation cby ca cphysician, cor cto cthe cextent cpermitted cby
capplicable claw, cby cother cappropriate cpersonnel c(NP&PA) cunder cthe csupervision cof
ca cphysician cand csurgeon, cto cdetermine ccare, ctreatment, cand csurgery cby cphysician
cnecessary cto crelieve cor celiminate cthe cemergency cmedical ccondition cor cactive clabor,
cwithin cthe ccapability cof cthe cfacility.
,6. What care cthe croles cof ca cFamily cNurse cPractitioner?
ANS. cFamily cnurse cpractitioners c(FNPs) care cgraduate-educated, cnationally-certified
cand cstate clicensed cadvanced cpractice cregistered cnurses c(APRNs) cwho ccare cfor
cmedically cstable
, patients cacross cthe clifespan, cfrom cinfants cto cgeriatric cpatients. c“Family” cin cthis ccase
cdescribes cthe cNP’s cchosen cpatient cpopulation cfocus cand cdenotes cnational
ccertification cthrough cone cof ctwo ccertifying cbodies cthat ccertify cNPs cas chaving cthe
cspecialized cskills cnecessary cto cwork cwith cthis cpatient cgroup: cthe cAmerican cNurses
cCredentialing cCenter c(AACN) cor cthe cAmerican cAcademy cof cNurse cPractitioners
c(AANP).
