Nsg 6005 advanced exam questions
and verified detailed correct answers
C - answer ✔✔-1. Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by: A. The National
Council of State Boards of Nursing B. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration C. The State
Board of Nursing for each state D. The State Board of Pharmacy
D - answer ✔✔-2. Physician Assistant (PA) prescriptive authority is regulated by: A. The National
Council of State Boards of Nursing B. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration C. The State
Board of Nursing D. The State Board of Medical Examiners
A - answer ✔✔-3. Clinical judgment in prescribing includes: A. Factoring in the cost to the
patient of the medication prescribed B. Always prescribing the newest medication available for
the disease process C. Handing out drug samples to poor patients D. Prescribing all generic
medications to cut costs
B - answer ✔✔-4. Criteria for choosing an effective drug for a disorder include: A. Asking the
patient what drug they think would work best for them B. Consulting nationally recognized
guidelines for disease management C. Prescribing medications that are available as samples
before writing a prescription D. Following U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
guidelines for prescribing
A - answer ✔✔-5. Nurse practitioner practice may thrive under health-care reform due to:
A. The demonstrated ability of nurse practitioners to control costs and improve patient
outcomes ds he toice those of the
B. The fact that nurse practitioners will be able to practice independently
, C. The fact that nurse practitioners will have full reimbursement under health-care reform D.
The ability to shift accountability for Medicaid to the state level
A - answer ✔✔-1. A patient's nutritional intake and lab work reflects hypoalbuminemia. This is
critical to prescribing because: A. Distribution of drugs to target tissue may be affected B. The
solubility of the drug will not match the site of absorption C. There will be less free drug
available to generate an effect D. Drugs bound to albumin are readily excreted by the kidney
C - answer ✔✔-2. Drugs that have a significant first-pass effect: A. Must be given by the enteral
(oral) route only B. Bypass the hepatic circulation C. Are rapidly metabolized by the liver and
may have little if any desired action D. Are converted by the liver to more active and fat-soluble
forms
B - answer ✔✔-3. The route of excretion of a volatile drug will likely be: A. The kidneys B. The
lungs C. The bile and feces D. The skin
C - answer ✔✔-4. Medroxyprogesterone (Depo Provera) is prescribed IM to create a storage
reservoir of the drug. Storage reservoirs: A. Assure that the drug will reach its intended target
tissue B. Are the reason for giving loading doses C. Increase the length of time a drug is available
and active D. Are most common in collagen tissues
B - answer ✔✔-5. The NP chooses to give cephalexin every 8 hours based on knowledge of the
drug's: A. Propensity to go to the target receptor В. Biological half-life С. Pharmacodynamics D.
Safety and side effects
A - answer ✔✔-6. Azithromycin dosing requires the first day's dose be twice those of the other
4 days of the prescription. This is considered a loading dose. A loading dose: A. Rapidly achieves
drug levels in the therapeutic range B. Requires four to five half-lives to attain C. Is influenced by
renal function D. Is directly related to the drug circulating to the target tissues
and verified detailed correct answers
C - answer ✔✔-1. Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by: A. The National
Council of State Boards of Nursing B. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration C. The State
Board of Nursing for each state D. The State Board of Pharmacy
D - answer ✔✔-2. Physician Assistant (PA) prescriptive authority is regulated by: A. The National
Council of State Boards of Nursing B. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration C. The State
Board of Nursing D. The State Board of Medical Examiners
A - answer ✔✔-3. Clinical judgment in prescribing includes: A. Factoring in the cost to the
patient of the medication prescribed B. Always prescribing the newest medication available for
the disease process C. Handing out drug samples to poor patients D. Prescribing all generic
medications to cut costs
B - answer ✔✔-4. Criteria for choosing an effective drug for a disorder include: A. Asking the
patient what drug they think would work best for them B. Consulting nationally recognized
guidelines for disease management C. Prescribing medications that are available as samples
before writing a prescription D. Following U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
guidelines for prescribing
A - answer ✔✔-5. Nurse practitioner practice may thrive under health-care reform due to:
A. The demonstrated ability of nurse practitioners to control costs and improve patient
outcomes ds he toice those of the
B. The fact that nurse practitioners will be able to practice independently
, C. The fact that nurse practitioners will have full reimbursement under health-care reform D.
The ability to shift accountability for Medicaid to the state level
A - answer ✔✔-1. A patient's nutritional intake and lab work reflects hypoalbuminemia. This is
critical to prescribing because: A. Distribution of drugs to target tissue may be affected B. The
solubility of the drug will not match the site of absorption C. There will be less free drug
available to generate an effect D. Drugs bound to albumin are readily excreted by the kidney
C - answer ✔✔-2. Drugs that have a significant first-pass effect: A. Must be given by the enteral
(oral) route only B. Bypass the hepatic circulation C. Are rapidly metabolized by the liver and
may have little if any desired action D. Are converted by the liver to more active and fat-soluble
forms
B - answer ✔✔-3. The route of excretion of a volatile drug will likely be: A. The kidneys B. The
lungs C. The bile and feces D. The skin
C - answer ✔✔-4. Medroxyprogesterone (Depo Provera) is prescribed IM to create a storage
reservoir of the drug. Storage reservoirs: A. Assure that the drug will reach its intended target
tissue B. Are the reason for giving loading doses C. Increase the length of time a drug is available
and active D. Are most common in collagen tissues
B - answer ✔✔-5. The NP chooses to give cephalexin every 8 hours based on knowledge of the
drug's: A. Propensity to go to the target receptor В. Biological half-life С. Pharmacodynamics D.
Safety and side effects
A - answer ✔✔-6. Azithromycin dosing requires the first day's dose be twice those of the other
4 days of the prescription. This is considered a loading dose. A loading dose: A. Rapidly achieves
drug levels in the therapeutic range B. Requires four to five half-lives to attain C. Is influenced by
renal function D. Is directly related to the drug circulating to the target tissues
