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Nurse .practitioner .prescriptive .authority .is .regulated .by:


1. The .National .Council .of .State .Boards .of .Nursing

2. The .U.S. .Drug .Enforcement .Administration

3. The .State .Board .of .Nursing .for .each .state

4. The .State .Board .of .Pharmacy

3. .The .State .Board .of .Nursing .for .each .state




The .benefits .to .the .patient .of .having .an .Advanced .Practice .Registered .Nurse .(APRN)
.prescriber .include:




1. Nurses .know .more .about .Pharmacology .than .other .prescribers .because .they .take .it .both
.in .their .basic .nursing .program .and .in .their .APRN .program.

2. Nurses .care .for .the .patient .from .a .holistic .approach .and .include .the .patient .in .decision
.making .regarding .their .care.

3. APRNs .are .less .likely .to .prescribe .narcotics .and .other .controlled .substances.

4. APRNs .are .able .to .prescribe .independently .in .all .states, .whereas .a .physician's .assistant
.needs .to .have .a .physician .supervising .their .practice.

2. .Nurses .care .for .the .patient .from .a .holistic .approach .and .include .the .patient .in .decision .making
.regarding .their .care.




Clinical .judgment .in .prescribing .includes:

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1. Factoring .in .the .cost .to .the .patient .of .the .medication .prescribed
2. Always .prescribing .the .newest .medication .available .for .the .disease .process
3. Handing .out .drug .samples .to .poor .patients

4. Prescribing .all .generic .medications .to .cut .costs

1. Factoring .in .the .cost .to .the .patient .of .the .medication .prescribed




Criteria .for .choosing .an .effective .drug .for .a .disorder .include:


1. Asking .the .patient .what .drug .they .think .would .work .best .for .them

2. Consulting .nationally .recognized .guidelines .for .disease .management

3. Prescribing .medications .that .are .available .as .samples .before .writing .a .prescription

4. Following .U.S. .Drug .Enforcement .Administration .guidelines .for .prescribing

2. Consulting .nationally .recognized .guidelines .for .disease .management




Nurse .practitioner .practice .may .thrive .under .health-care .reform .because .of:



1. The .demonstrated .ability .of .nurse .practitioners .to .control .costs .and .improve .patient .outcomes

2. The .fact .that .nurse .practitioners .will .be .able .to .practice .independently

3. The .fact .that .nurse .practitioners .will .have .full .reimbursement .under .healthcare .reform

4. The .ability .to .shift .accountability .for .Medicaid .to .the .state .level
1. The .demonstrated .ability .of .nurse .practitioners .to .control .costs .and .improve .patient .outcomes

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A .patient's .nutritional .intake .and .laboratory .results .reflect .hypoalbuminemia. .This .is .critical .to
.prescribing .because:




1. Distribution .of .drugs .to .target .tissue .may .be .affected.
2. The .solubility .of .the .drug .will .not .match .the .site .of .absorption.

3. There .will .be .less .free .drug .available .to .generate .an .effect.

4. Drugs .bound .to .albumin .are .readily .excreted .by .the .kidneys.

1. Distribution .of .drugs .to .target .tissue .may .be .affected.




Drugs .that .have .a .significant .first-pass .effect:



1. Must .be .given .by .the .enteral .(oral) .route .only

2. Bypass .the .hepatic .circulation

3. Are .rapidly .metabolized .by .the .liver .and .may .have .little .if .any .desired .action

4. Are .converted .by .the .liver .to .more .active .and .fat-soluble .forms

3. Are .rapidly .metabolized .by .the .liver .and .may .have .little .if .any .desired .action




The .route .of .excretion .of .a .volatile .drug .will .likely .be .the:


1. Kidneys

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2. Lungs

3. Bile .and .feces
4. Skin
2. Lungs




Medroxyprogesterone .(Depo .Provera) .is .prescribed .intramuscularly .(IM) .to .create .a .storage
.reservoir .of .the .drug. .Storage .reservoirs:




1. Assure .that .the .drug .will .reach .its .intended .target .tissue

2. Are .the .reason .for .giving .loading .doses

3. Increase .the .length .of .time .a .drug .is .available .and .active

4. Are .most .common .in .collagen .tissues

3. Increase .the .length .of .time .a .drug .is .available .and .active




The .NP .chooses .to .give .cephalexin .every .8 .hours .based .on .knowledge .of .the .drug's:



1. Propensity .to .go .to .the .target .receptor

2. Biological .half-life
3. Pharmacodynamics
4. Safety .and .side .effects

2. Biological .half-life