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PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS 2ND EDITION ROSENTHAL TEST BANK
Chapter 1: Prescriptive jti jti
jti AuthorityTest Bank jti
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1. An APRN works in a urology clinic under the supervision of a physician who does
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not restrictthe types of medications the APRN is allowed to prescribe. State law
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does not require the APRN to practice under physician supervision. How would the
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APRN‘s prescriptive authoritybe described?
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a. Full authority jti
b. Independent
c. Without limitation jt i
d. Limited authority jti
ANS: B jti
The APRN has independent prescriptive authority because the regulating body does not
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require that the APRN work under physician supervision. Full prescriptive authority
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gives the provider the right to prescribe independently and without limitation. Limited
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authority places restrictions on the types of drugs that can be prescribed.DIF:
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Cognitive Level: ComprehensionREF: p. 1TOP: Nursing Process: I MSC: NCLEX Client
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Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies
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2. Which factors increase the need for APRNs to have full prescriptive authority?
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a. More patients will have access to health care. jti jti jti jti jti jti jti
b. Enrollment in medical schools is predicted to decrease. jti jti jti jti jti jti jti
c. Physician‘s assistants are beingutilized less often. jti jti jti jti jti jti
d. APRN education is more complex than education for physicians. jti jti jti jti jti jti jti jti
ANS: A jti
,
, LEHNE’S PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSESAND
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS 2ND EDITION ROSENTHAL TEST BANK
Chapter 1: Prescriptive jti jti
jti AuthorityTest Bank jti
jti Multiple Choice jti
1. An APRN works in a urology clinic under the supervision of a physician who does
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not restrictthe types of medications the APRN is allowed to prescribe. State law
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does not require the APRN to practice under physician supervision. How would the
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APRN‘s prescriptive authoritybe described?
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a. Full authority jti
b. Independent
c. Without limitation jt i
d. Limited authority jti
ANS: B jti
The APRN has independent prescriptive authority because the regulating body does not
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require that the APRN work under physician supervision. Full prescriptive authority
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gives the provider the right to prescribe independently and without limitation. Limited
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authority places restrictions on the types of drugs that can be prescribed.DIF:
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Cognitive Level: ComprehensionREF: p. 1TOP: Nursing Process: I MSC: NCLEX Client
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Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies
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2. Which factors increase the need for APRNs to have full prescriptive authority?
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a. More patients will have access to health care. jti jti jti jti jti jti jti
b. Enrollment in medical schools is predicted to decrease. jti jti jti jti jti jti jti
c. Physician‘s assistants are beingutilized less often. jti jti jti jti jti jti
d. APRN education is more complex than education for physicians. jti jti jti jti jti jti jti jti
ANS: A jti
