HESI ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY 2024.
REVISED 100% CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST
VERSION.
Question: Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by:
a. The National Council of Sate Board of Nursing
b. The State Board of Nursing for each state
c. The U. S. Drug Enforcement Administration
d. The State Board of Pharmacy - Answer- b. The State Board of Nursing for each state
Question: Eight Information needed for the prescription - Answer-
1. Date of prescribing;
2. Name of patient(s);
3. Prescriber's name;
4. Name, strength, and dosage of drug or device;
5. Number of refills, if applicable;
6. Quantity prescribed in weight, volume, or number of units;
7. An indication of whether generic substitution has been authorized by the prescriber;
8. Any change or alteration made to the prescription dispensed on contact with the
prescriber must show a clear audit trail.
Question: Three additional required information for controlled substances - Answer-
1. Address of the prescriber and patient;
2. The prescriber's DEA number;
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,3 Controlled prescriptions shall also comply with all requirements of federal and state
controlled substance laws.
Question: Who oversees the APRN's prescribing of controlled substances?
a. The pharmaceutical board of the state
b. The federal government (DEA)
c. The practice protocols of the hospital
d. Practice agreements - Answer- b. The federal government (DEA)
Question: The USFDA regulates:
a. Prescribing of drugs by medical doctors and nurse practitioners
b. The official labeling for all prescription and over-the-counter drugs
c. Off-label recommendations for prescribing
d. Pharmaceutical educational offering - Answer- b. The official labeling for all prescription
and over-the-counter drugs
Question: Medication agreements or "Pain Medication Contracts" are recommended to be
used:
a. Universally for all prescribing for chronic pain
b. For patients who have repeated requests for pain medication
c. When you suspect a patient is exhibiting drug-seeking behavior
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,d. For patients with pain associated with malignancy - Answer- a. Universally for all
prescribing for chronic pain
Question: Anaphylactic shock is a:
a. Type I reaction, called immediate hypersensitivity reaction
b. Type II reaction, called cytotoxic hypersensitivity reaction
c. Type III reaction, called immune complex hypersensitivity
d. Type IV reaction, called delayed hypersensitivity reaction - Answer- a. Type I reaction,
called immediate hypersensitivity reaction
Question: The role of the nurse practitioner with regards to herbal medication is to:
a. Maintain competence in the prescribing of common herbal remedies.
b. Recommend common over-the-counter herbs to patients.
c. Educate patients and guide them to appropriate sources of care.
d. Encourage patients to not use herbal therapy due to the documented dangers. - Answer-
c. Educate patients and guide them to appropriate sources of care.
Question: Prescribing for women during their childbearing years requires constant
awareness of the possibility of:
a. High risk for developmental disorders in their infants
b. Decreased risk for abuse during this time
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, c. Possible unknown pregnancy
d. Possibility of drug allergies - Answer- c. Possible unknown pregnancy
Question: Dysmenorrhea is one of the most common gynecological complaints in young
women. The first-line of drug treatment for this disorder is:
a. Oral contraceptive pills
b. Caffeine
c. NSAIDs
d. Aspirin - Answer- c. NSAIDs
Question: A medication review of an elderly person's medications involves:
a. Asking the patient to bring a list of current prescription medications to the visit.
b. Having the patient bring all their prescription, over-the-counter, and herbal medications
to the visit.
c. Asking what other providers are writing prescriptions for them.
d. All of the above. - Answer- d. All of the above.
Question: ACE-Is are the drug of choice in treating HTN in diabetic patient because they:
a. improve insulin sensitivity
b. improve renal hemodynamics
c. reduce the production of angiotensin II
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REVISED 100% CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST
VERSION.
Question: Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by:
a. The National Council of Sate Board of Nursing
b. The State Board of Nursing for each state
c. The U. S. Drug Enforcement Administration
d. The State Board of Pharmacy - Answer- b. The State Board of Nursing for each state
Question: Eight Information needed for the prescription - Answer-
1. Date of prescribing;
2. Name of patient(s);
3. Prescriber's name;
4. Name, strength, and dosage of drug or device;
5. Number of refills, if applicable;
6. Quantity prescribed in weight, volume, or number of units;
7. An indication of whether generic substitution has been authorized by the prescriber;
8. Any change or alteration made to the prescription dispensed on contact with the
prescriber must show a clear audit trail.
Question: Three additional required information for controlled substances - Answer-
1. Address of the prescriber and patient;
2. The prescriber's DEA number;
1|Page
,3 Controlled prescriptions shall also comply with all requirements of federal and state
controlled substance laws.
Question: Who oversees the APRN's prescribing of controlled substances?
a. The pharmaceutical board of the state
b. The federal government (DEA)
c. The practice protocols of the hospital
d. Practice agreements - Answer- b. The federal government (DEA)
Question: The USFDA regulates:
a. Prescribing of drugs by medical doctors and nurse practitioners
b. The official labeling for all prescription and over-the-counter drugs
c. Off-label recommendations for prescribing
d. Pharmaceutical educational offering - Answer- b. The official labeling for all prescription
and over-the-counter drugs
Question: Medication agreements or "Pain Medication Contracts" are recommended to be
used:
a. Universally for all prescribing for chronic pain
b. For patients who have repeated requests for pain medication
c. When you suspect a patient is exhibiting drug-seeking behavior
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,d. For patients with pain associated with malignancy - Answer- a. Universally for all
prescribing for chronic pain
Question: Anaphylactic shock is a:
a. Type I reaction, called immediate hypersensitivity reaction
b. Type II reaction, called cytotoxic hypersensitivity reaction
c. Type III reaction, called immune complex hypersensitivity
d. Type IV reaction, called delayed hypersensitivity reaction - Answer- a. Type I reaction,
called immediate hypersensitivity reaction
Question: The role of the nurse practitioner with regards to herbal medication is to:
a. Maintain competence in the prescribing of common herbal remedies.
b. Recommend common over-the-counter herbs to patients.
c. Educate patients and guide them to appropriate sources of care.
d. Encourage patients to not use herbal therapy due to the documented dangers. - Answer-
c. Educate patients and guide them to appropriate sources of care.
Question: Prescribing for women during their childbearing years requires constant
awareness of the possibility of:
a. High risk for developmental disorders in their infants
b. Decreased risk for abuse during this time
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, c. Possible unknown pregnancy
d. Possibility of drug allergies - Answer- c. Possible unknown pregnancy
Question: Dysmenorrhea is one of the most common gynecological complaints in young
women. The first-line of drug treatment for this disorder is:
a. Oral contraceptive pills
b. Caffeine
c. NSAIDs
d. Aspirin - Answer- c. NSAIDs
Question: A medication review of an elderly person's medications involves:
a. Asking the patient to bring a list of current prescription medications to the visit.
b. Having the patient bring all their prescription, over-the-counter, and herbal medications
to the visit.
c. Asking what other providers are writing prescriptions for them.
d. All of the above. - Answer- d. All of the above.
Question: ACE-Is are the drug of choice in treating HTN in diabetic patient because they:
a. improve insulin sensitivity
b. improve renal hemodynamics
c. reduce the production of angiotensin II
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