Questions & Verified Solutions
nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by - correct answer ✔✔the state board of
nursing for each state
the benefits to the patient of having an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) prescriber
include - correct answer ✔✔nurses care for the patient from a holistic approach and include the
patient in decision making regarding their care
clinical judgment in prescribing includes - correct answer ✔✔factoring in the cost to the patient
of the medication prescribed
criteria for choosing an effective drug for a disorder include - correct answer ✔✔consulting
nationally recognized guidelines for disease management
nurse practitioner practice may thrive under health-care reform because of - correct answer
✔✔the demonstrated ability of nurse practitioners to control costs and improve patient
outcomes
cultural factors that must be taken into account when prescribing include - correct answer
✔✔all of the above
ethnic differences have been found in drug - correct answer ✔✔hepatic metabolism
the national standards of culturally and linguistically appropriate services are required to be
implemented in all - correct answer ✔✔organizations that receive federal funds
, according to the national standards of culturally and linguistically appropriate services, an
interpreter for health care - correct answer ✔✔must be a professionally trained medical
interpreter
according to the U.S. office of minority health, poor health outcomes among African Americans
are attributed to - correct answer ✔✔discrimination, cultural barriers, and lack of access to
health care
the racial differences in drug pharmacokinetics seen I American Indian or Alaskan Natives are -
correct answer ✔✔largely unknown due to lack of studies of this population
pharmacokinetics among Asians are universal to all the Asian ethnic groups - correct answer
✔✔False
alterations in drug metabolism among Asians may lead to - correct answer ✔✔slower
metabolism of antidepressants, requiring lower doses
Asians from Eastern Asia are known to be fast acetylization. Fast acetylators - correct answer
✔✔require higher doses of drugs metabolized b acetylization to achieve efficacy
Hispanic native healers (curanderas) - correct answer ✔✔use herbs and teas in their treatment
of illness
pharmacoeconomics is - correct answer ✔✔the analysis of the costs and consequences of any
health-care-related treatment or service
the direct costs of drug therapy include - correct answer ✔✔pain and suffering due to
inadequate drug therapy