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,LEHNE’S PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSESAND
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Chapter 1: Prescriptive
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1. An APRN works in a urology clinic under the supervision of a physician who
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does not restrictthe types of medications the APRN is allowed to prescribe.
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State law does not require the APRN to practice under physician supervision.
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How would the APRN‘s prescriptive authoritybe described?
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a. Full authority mm
b. Independent
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The APRN has independent prescriptive authority because the regulating body
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does not require that the APRN work under physician
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prescriptive authority gives the provider the right to prescribe independently and
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without limitation. Limited authority places restrictions on the types of drugs
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that can be prescribed.DIF: Cognitive Level: ComprehensionREF: p. 1TOP:
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Nursing Process: I MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity:
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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.
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b. Enrollment in medical schools is predicted to decrease.
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c. Physician‘s assistants are being utilized less often.
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d. APRN education is more complex than education for physicians.
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ANS: A mm
, Implementation of the Affordable Care Act has increased the number of individuals
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