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, Chapter 01: Prescriptive Authority and Role Implementation: Tradition vs. ChangeTes
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MULTIPLE CHOICE y#
1. Which of the following has influenced an emphasis on primary care education in med
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icalschools?
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a. Changes in Medicare reimburseme y# y# y#
ntmethods recommended in 1992
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b. Competition from nonphysicians desirin y# y# y#
gto meet primary care shortages
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c. The need for monopolistic control in t
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hemarketplace of primary outpatient c
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are
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The Physician Payment Review Commission in 1992 directly increased financial reimb
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ursement to clinicians who provide primary care. Coupled with a shortage of primary
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care providers, this incentive led medical schools to place greater emphasis onprepari
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ng primary care physicians. Competition from nonphysicians increased coincidentally
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as professionals from other disciplines stepped up to meet the needs.
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Nonphysicians have had increasing success at providing primary care and have beensh
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own to be safe and effective.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)
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2. Which of the following statements is true about the prescribing practices of physicians?
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a. Older physicians tend to prescribe mo
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reappropriate medications than youn
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ger physicians. y#
b. Antibiotic medications remain in the to y# y# y# y# y#
pfive classifications of medications pre
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scribed.
c. Most physicians rely on a “therapeutic
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armamentarium” that consists of less th y# y# y# y# y#
an
100 drug preparations per physician.
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d. The dominant form of drug information
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#used by primary care physicians continu
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esto be that provided by pharmaceutica
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l companies.
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ANS: D y#
Even though most physicians claim to place little weight on drug advertisements,
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t Bank
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MULTIPLE CHOICE y#
1. Which of the following has influenced an emphasis on primary care education in med
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icalschools?
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a. Changes in Medicare reimburseme y# y# y#
ntmethods recommended in 1992
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b. Competition from nonphysicians desirin y# y# y#
gto meet primary care shortages
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c. The need for monopolistic control in t
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hemarketplace of primary outpatient c
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are
d. The recognition that nonphysicians hav
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evariable success providing primary ca
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re
ANS: A y#
The Physician Payment Review Commission in 1992 directly increased financial reimb
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ursement to clinicians who provide primary care. Coupled with a shortage of primary
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care providers, this incentive led medical schools to place greater emphasis onprepari
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ng primary care physicians. Competition from nonphysicians increased coincidentally
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as professionals from other disciplines stepped up to meet the needs.
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Nonphysicians have had increasing success at providing primary care and have beensh
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own to be safe and effective.
y# y# y# y# y#
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)
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2. Which of the following statements is true about the prescribing practices of physicians?
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a. Older physicians tend to prescribe mo
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reappropriate medications than youn
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ger physicians. y#
b. Antibiotic medications remain in the to y# y# y# y# y#
pfive classifications of medications pre
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scribed.
c. Most physicians rely on a “therapeutic
y# y# y# y# y# y#
armamentarium” that consists of less th y# y# y# y# y#
an
100 drug preparations per physician.
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d. The dominant form of drug information
y# y# y# y# y# y
#used by primary care physicians continu
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esto be that provided by pharmaceutica
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l companies.
y#
ANS: D y#
Even though most physicians claim to place little weight on drug advertisements,
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