PhysicianbAssistantsb2ndbEditionbRosenthal
REVISEDbEDITION
,Lehne’sbPharmacotherapeuticsbforbAdvancedbPracticebNursesbandbPhysicianbAssistantsb2ndb
EditionbRosenthalbTestbBankbREVISEDbEDITION 2
Chapterb1:bPrescriptivebAuthoritybTestbBankb
MultiplebChoice
1. AnbAPRNbworksbinbaburologybclinicbunderbthebsupervisionbofbabphysicianbwhobdoesbnotbrest
rictbthebtypesbofbmedicationsbthebAPRNbisballowedbtobprescribe.bStateblawbdoesbnotbrequirebthebAPR
Nbtobpracticebunderbphysicianbsupervision.bHowbwouldbthebAPRN‘sbprescriptivebauthoritybbebdescri
bed?
a. Fullbauthority
b. Independent
c. Withoutblimitation
d. Limitedbauthority
ANS:bB
ThebAPRNbhasbindependentbprescriptivebauthoritybbecausebthebregulatingbbodybdoesbnotbrequirebt
hatbthebAPRNbworkbunderbphysicianbsupervision.bFullbprescriptivebauthoritybgivesbthebproviderbth
ebrightbtobprescribebindependentlybandbwithoutblimitation.bLimitedbauthoritybplacesbrestrictionsbonb
thebtypesbofbdrugsbthatbcanbbebprescribedb.DIF:bCognitivebLevel:bComprehensionbREF:bp.
1TOP:bNursingbProcess:bIbMSC:bNCLEXbClientbNeedsbCategory:bPhysiologicbIntegrity:b
PharmacologicbandbParenteralbTherapies
2. WhichbfactorsbincreasebthebneedbforbAPRNsbtobhavebfullbprescriptivebauthority?
a. Morebpatientsbwillbhavebaccessbtobhealthbcare.
b. Enrollmentbinbmedicalbschoolsbisbpredictedbtobdecrease.
c. Physician‘sbassistantsbarebbeingbutilizedblessboften.
d. APRNbeducationbisbmorebcomplexbthanbeducationbforbphysicians.
ANS:bA
ImplementationbofbthebAffordablebCarebActbhasbincreasedbthebnumberbofbindividualsbwithbhealthbc
arebcoverage,bandbthusbthebnumberbwhobhavebaccessbtobhealthbcarebservices.bThebincreasebinbthebnu
mberbofbpatientsbcreatesbthebneedbforbmorebprovidersbwithbprescriptivebauthority.bAPRNsbcanbfillbt
hisbpracticebgap.bDIF:bCognitivebLevel:bComprehensionbREF:bp.b2TOP:bNursingbProcess:bImple
mentationbMSC:bNCLEXbClientbNeedsbCategory:bPhysiologicbIntegrity:bPharmacologicbandbPar
enteralbTherapies
,Lehne’sbPharmacotherapeuticsbforbAdvancedbPracticebNursesbandbPhysicianbAssistantsb2ndb
EditionbRosenthalbTestbBankbREVISEDbEDITION 3
3. WhichbfactorsbcouldbbebattributedbtoblimitedbprescriptivebauthoritybforbAPRNs?bSelectballbt
hatbapply.
a. Inaccessibilitybofbpatientbcare
b. Higherbhealthbcarebcosts
c. Higherbqualitybmedicalbtreatment
d. Improvedbcollaborativebcare
e. Enhancedbhealthbliteracy
ANS:bAb,bB
LimitingbprescriptivebauthoritybforbAPRNsbcanbcreatebbarriersbtobquality,baffordable,bandbaccessib
lebpatientbcare.bItbmaybalsobleadbtobpoorbcollaborationbamongbprovidersbandbhigherbhealthbcarebcosts
.bItbwouldbnotbdirectlybimpactbpatient‘sbhealthbliteracy.DIF:bCognitivebLevel:bComprehensionREF
:
p.b2TOP:bNursingbProcess:bImplementationbMSC:bNCLEXbClientbNeedsbCategory:bPhysiologicbIntegr
ity:bPharmacologicbandbParenteralbTherapies
4. WhichbaspectsbsupportbthebAPRN‘sbprovisionbforbfullbprescriptivebauthority?bSelectballbt
hatbapply.
a. Clinicalbeducationbincludesbprescriptionbofbmedicationsbandbdiseasebprocesses.
b. FederalbregulationsbsupportbthebprovisionbofbfullbauthoritybforbAPRNs.
c. NationalbexaminationsbprovidebvalidationbofbthebAPRN‘sbabilitybtobprovidebsafecare.
d. Licensurebensuresbcompliancebwithbhealthbcarebandbsafetybstandards.
e. Limitingbprovisionbcanbdecreasebhealthbcarebaffordability.
ANS:bAb,bCb,bD
APRNsbarebeducatedbtobpracticebandbprescribebindependentlybwithoutbsupervision.bNationalbexa
minationsbvalidatebthebabilitybtobprovidebsafebandbcompetentbcare.bLicensurebensuresbcomplianc
ebwithbstandardsbtobpromotebpublicbhealthbandbsafety.bLimitedbprescriptivebauthoritybcreatesbnu
merousbbarriersbtobquality,baffordable,bandbaccessiblebpatientbcare.DIF:bCognitivebLevel:bComp
rehensionREF:bpp.b1-
2TOP:bNursingbProcess:bImplementationbMSC:bNCLEXbClientbNeedsbCategory:bPhysiologicbI
ntegrity:bPharmacologicbandbParenteralbTherapies
, Lehne’sbPharmacotherapeuticsbforbAdvancedbPracticebNursesbandbPhysicianbAssistantsb2ndb
EditionbRosenthalbTestbBankbREVISEDbEDITION 4
5. WhichbaspectsbsupportbthebAPRN‘sbprovisionbforbfullbprescriptivebauthority?bSelectballbt
hatbapply.
a. Clinicalbeducationbincludesbprescriptionbofbmedicationsbandbdiseasebprocesses.
b. FederalbregulationsbsupportbthebprovisionbofbfullbauthoritybforbAPRNs.
c. NationalbexaminationsbprovidebvalidationbofbthebAPRN‘sbabilitybtobprovidebsafecare.
d. Licensurebensuresbcompliancebwithbhealthbcarebandbsafetybstandards.
ANS:bAb,bCb,bD
APRNsbarebeducatedbtobpracticebandbprescribebindependentlybwithoutbsupervision.bNationalbex
aminationsbvalidatebthebabilitybtobprovidebsafebandbcompetentbcare.bLicensurebensuresbcomplia
ncebwithbstandardsbtobpromotebpublicbhealthbandbsafety.bLimitedbprescriptivebauthoritybcreatesbn
umerousbbarriersbtobquality,baffordable,bandbaccessiblebpatientbcare.DIF:bCognitivebLevel:
ComprehensionbREF:bpp.b 1-2TOP:bNursingbProcess:bImplementation
MSC:bNCLEXbClientb
NeedsbCategory:bPhysiologicbIntegrity:bPharmacologicbandbParenteralbTherapies
6. AbfamilybnursebpractitionerbpracticingbinbMainebisbhiredbatbabpracticebacrossbstateblinesbinbV
irginia.b WhichbaspectbofbpracticebmaybchangebforbthebAPRN?
a. ThebAPRNbwillbhaveblessbprescriptivebauthoritybinbthebnewbposition.
b. ThebAPRNbwillbhavebmorebprescriptivebauthoritybinbthebnewbposition.
c. ThebAPRNbwillbhavebequalbprescriptivebauthoritybinbthebnewbposition.
d. ThebAPRN‘sbauthoritybwillbdependbonbfederalbregulations.b
ANS:bA
Virginiaballowsblimitedbprescriptivebauthority,bwhilebMainebgivesbfullbauthoritybtobcertifiedbnursebp
ractitioners.bThebfederalbgovernmentbdoesbnotbregulatebprescriptivebauthority.DIF:bCognitivebLev
el:bComprehensionREF:bp.b3TOP:bNursingbProcess:bImplementationbMSC:bNCLEXbClientbNeed
sbCategory:bPhysiologicbIntegrity:bPharmacologicbandbParenteralbTherapies