TEST BANK FOR LEHNE’S
PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS FOR ADVANCED
PRACTICE NURSES AND PHYSICIAN
ASSISTANTS 2ND EDITION ROSENTHAL
FULL TEST BANK CHAPTER 1-35 LATEST
AND COMPLETE 2025 ALREADY GRADED
A+|| ASSURED PASS!!!
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TEST BANK FOR LEHNE’S PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS FOR
ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS 2ND
EDITION ROSENTHAL FULL TEST BANK CHAPTER 1-35 LATEST AND
COMPLETE 2025 ALREADY GRADED A+|| ASSURED PASS!!!
Chapter 1: Prescriptive Authority Test Bank
Multiple Choices
1. An APRN works in a urology clinic under the supervision of a physician
who does not restrict the types of medications the APRN is allowed to prescribe.
State law does not require the APRN to practice under physician supervision. How
would the APRN’s prescriptive authority be described?
a. Full authority
b. Independent
c. Without limitation
d. Limited authority
- ANSWER: B
The APRN has independent prescriptive authority because the regulating body
does not require that the APRN work under physician supervision. Full
prescriptive authority gives the provider the right to prescribe independently and
without limitation. Limited authority places restrictions on the types of drugs that
can be prescribed.DIF: Cognitive Level: ComprehensionREF: p. 1TOP: Nursing
Process: I MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity:
Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies
2. Which factors increase the need for APRNs to have full prescriptive
authority?
a. More patients will have access to health care.
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b. Enrollment in medical schools is predicted to decrease.
c. Physician’s assistants are being utilized less often.
d. APRN education is more complex than education for physicians.
- ANSWER: A
Implementation of the Affordable Care Act has increased the number of
individuals with health care coverage, and thus the number who have access to
health care services. The increase in the number of patients creates the need for
more providers with prescriptive authority. APRNs can fill this practice gap.DIF:
Cognitive Level: ComprehensionREF: p. 2TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and
Parenteral Therapies
3. Which factors could be attributed to limited prescriptive authority for
APRNs? Select all that apply.
a. Inaccessibility of patient care
b. Higher health care costs
c. Higher quality medical treatment
d. Improved collaborative care
e. Enhanced health literacy
- ANSWER: A , B
Limiting prescriptive authority for APRNs can create barriers to quality,
affordable, and accessible patient care. It may also lead to poor collaboration
among providers and higher health care costs. It would not directly impact
patient’s health literacy.DIF: Cognitive Level: ComprehensionREF:
p. 2TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category:
Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies
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4. Which aspects support the APRN’s provision for full prescriptive authority?
Select all that apply.
a. Clinical education includes prescription of medications and disease
processes.
b. Federal regulations support the provision of full authority for APRNs.
c. National examinations provide validation of the APRN’s ability to provide
safecare.
d. Licensure ensures compliance with health care and safety standards.
e. Limiting provision can decrease health care affordability.
- ANSWER: A , C , D
APRNs are educated to practice and prescribe independently without supervision.
National examinations validate the ability to provide safe and competent care.
Licensure ensures compliance with standards to promote public health and safety.
Limited prescriptive authority creates numerous barriers to quality, affordable, and
accessible patient care.DIF: Cognitive Level: ComprehensionREF: pp. 1-2TOP:
Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category:
Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies
5. Which aspects support the APRN’s provision for full prescriptive authority?
Select all that apply.
a. Clinical education includes prescription of medications and disease
processes.
b. Federal regulations support the provision of full authority for APRNs.
PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS FOR ADVANCED
PRACTICE NURSES AND PHYSICIAN
ASSISTANTS 2ND EDITION ROSENTHAL
FULL TEST BANK CHAPTER 1-35 LATEST
AND COMPLETE 2025 ALREADY GRADED
A+|| ASSURED PASS!!!
,1|Pag e
TEST BANK FOR LEHNE’S PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS FOR
ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS 2ND
EDITION ROSENTHAL FULL TEST BANK CHAPTER 1-35 LATEST AND
COMPLETE 2025 ALREADY GRADED A+|| ASSURED PASS!!!
Chapter 1: Prescriptive Authority Test Bank
Multiple Choices
1. An APRN works in a urology clinic under the supervision of a physician
who does not restrict the types of medications the APRN is allowed to prescribe.
State law does not require the APRN to practice under physician supervision. How
would the APRN’s prescriptive authority be described?
a. Full authority
b. Independent
c. Without limitation
d. Limited authority
- ANSWER: B
The APRN has independent prescriptive authority because the regulating body
does not require that the APRN work under physician supervision. Full
prescriptive authority gives the provider the right to prescribe independently and
without limitation. Limited authority places restrictions on the types of drugs that
can be prescribed.DIF: Cognitive Level: ComprehensionREF: p. 1TOP: Nursing
Process: I MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity:
Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies
2. Which factors increase the need for APRNs to have full prescriptive
authority?
a. More patients will have access to health care.
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b. Enrollment in medical schools is predicted to decrease.
c. Physician’s assistants are being utilized less often.
d. APRN education is more complex than education for physicians.
- ANSWER: A
Implementation of the Affordable Care Act has increased the number of
individuals with health care coverage, and thus the number who have access to
health care services. The increase in the number of patients creates the need for
more providers with prescriptive authority. APRNs can fill this practice gap.DIF:
Cognitive Level: ComprehensionREF: p. 2TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and
Parenteral Therapies
3. Which factors could be attributed to limited prescriptive authority for
APRNs? Select all that apply.
a. Inaccessibility of patient care
b. Higher health care costs
c. Higher quality medical treatment
d. Improved collaborative care
e. Enhanced health literacy
- ANSWER: A , B
Limiting prescriptive authority for APRNs can create barriers to quality,
affordable, and accessible patient care. It may also lead to poor collaboration
among providers and higher health care costs. It would not directly impact
patient’s health literacy.DIF: Cognitive Level: ComprehensionREF:
p. 2TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category:
Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies
, 3|Pag e
4. Which aspects support the APRN’s provision for full prescriptive authority?
Select all that apply.
a. Clinical education includes prescription of medications and disease
processes.
b. Federal regulations support the provision of full authority for APRNs.
c. National examinations provide validation of the APRN’s ability to provide
safecare.
d. Licensure ensures compliance with health care and safety standards.
e. Limiting provision can decrease health care affordability.
- ANSWER: A , C , D
APRNs are educated to practice and prescribe independently without supervision.
National examinations validate the ability to provide safe and competent care.
Licensure ensures compliance with standards to promote public health and safety.
Limited prescriptive authority creates numerous barriers to quality, affordable, and
accessible patient care.DIF: Cognitive Level: ComprehensionREF: pp. 1-2TOP:
Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category:
Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies
5. Which aspects support the APRN’s provision for full prescriptive authority?
Select all that apply.
a. Clinical education includes prescription of medications and disease
processes.
b. Federal regulations support the provision of full authority for APRNs.
