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by Constance G Visovsky & Cheryl H Zambroski& Rebecca M Lutz | Verified
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Chapter's 1 - 73 | Complete Newest Version
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Test Bank- Pharmacologyfor thePrimaryCareProvider, 5thEdition(Edmunds), Chapter 1-73
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,Test Bank- Pharmacologyfor thePrimaryCareProvider, 5thEdition(Edmunds), Chapter 1-73
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,Test Bank- Pharmacologyfor thePrimaryCareProvider, 5thEdition(Edmunds), Chapter 1-73
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, Chapter01:PrescriptiveAuthorityandRole Implementation:Traditionvs.ChangeTest
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1. Whichofthe following has influenced anemphasis onprimarycare education in medical
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schools?
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methods recommended in1992
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b. Competitionfromnonphysiciansdesiring q q q
to meet primarycare shortages
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c. Theneed formonopolisticcontrolinthe q q q q q q
marketplaceofprimaryoutpatient care
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d. Therecognitionthatnonphysicianshave q q q q
variablesuccess providing primarycare
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The Physician Payment Review Commission in 1992 directly increased financial
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reimbursement to clinicians who provide primary care. Coupled with a shortage of primary
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careproviders, this incentive led medicalschoolsto placegreater emphasisonpreparing
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primary care physicians. Competition from nonphysicians increased coincidentallyas
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professionals fromother disciplines stepped upto meet the needs.
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Nonphysicians have had increasing successat providing primarycareand havebeenshown to
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be safe and effective.
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2. Whichofthe followingstatements istrueabout the prescribingpractices ofphysicians?
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a. Olderphysicianstendtoprescribemore q q q q q
appropriate medications than younger
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physicians.
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b. Antibioticmedicationsremaininthetop q q q q q
five classifications of medications
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prescribed.
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c. Most physicians rely on a “therapeutic q q q q q
armamentarium”thatconsistsoflessthan
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d. The dominant form of drug information
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usedbyprimarycarephysicianscontinues
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to be that provided by pharmaceutical
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companies.
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Eventhoughmost physiciansclaimto place little weight ondrugadvertisements,
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