Q 2. Which factors increase the need for APRNs to have full prescriptive authority?
a. More patients will have access to health care.
Q 3. Which factors could be attributed to limited prescriptive authority for APRNs? Select all
that apply.
a. Inaccessibility of patient care
b. Higher health care costs
Q 4. Which aspects support the APRN's provision for full prescriptive authority? Select all that
apply
a. Clinical education includes prescription of medications and disease processes.
c. National examinations provide validation of the APRN's ability to provide safe care.
d. Licensure ensures compliance with health care and safety standards.
,Q 5. Which aspects support the APRN's provision for full prescriptive authority? Select all that
apply.
a. Clinical education includes prescription of medications and disease processes.
c. National examinations provide validation of the APRN's ability to provide safe care.
d. Licensure ensures compliance with health care and safety standards.
Q 6. A family nurse practitioner practicing in Maine is hired at a practice across state lines in
Virginia. Which aspect of practice may change for the APRN?
a. The APRN will have less prescriptive authority in the new position.
Q 7. How can collaboration with a pharmacist improve positive outcomes for patients? Select
all that apply.
b. Pharmacists have additional information on drug interactions.
c. The pharmacist can suggest adequate medication dosing.
d. Pharmacists have firsthand knowledge of the facility formulary.
Q 8. A patient presents with delirium tremens requiring Ativan administration. The provider of
care is not in the facility. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?
a. Obtain a telephone order.
Q 9. A patient with chronic pain calls the provider's office to request a refill on their oxycontin.
Which action is most appropriate?
b. Schedule an appointment with the patient.
Q 10. A patient prescribed amoxicillin for streptococcal pharyngitis reports new onset of a flat,
itchy red rash on the chest and neck. Which action is most important?
b. Discontinue the medication.
Q 11. A patient taking three medications for hypertension is diagnosed with COPD. Which
action should be taken prior to prescribing medications to treat COPD?
b. Obtain a complete medication history.
, Q 12. A patient with diabetes reports losing their job and an inability to purchase required
medications. Which action is most appropriate?
c. Contact a different pharmacy.
Q 13. A patient recently prescribed hydrocodone calls to report they are unable to fill the
prescription. Which factors could contribute to the inability to fill the prescription? Select all
that apply.
a. DEA number missing from prescription
b. Prescription sent via electronic messenger
d. Prescriber license number not included
Q14. A patient reports that a medication prescribed for recurrent migraine headaches is not
working. Which action should be taken first?
a. Ask the patient about the number and frequency of tablets taken.
Q15. A patient is prescribed metronidazole for bacterial vaginosis. Which patient history finding
would be most concerning?
c. Drinks two glasses of wine every night
Q16. A patient is using a metered-dose inhaler containing albuterol for asthma. The medication
label instructs the patient to administer "two puffs every 4 hours as needed for coughing or
wheezing." The patient reports feeling jittery sometimes when taking the medication, and she
doesn't feel that the medication is always effective. Which action is most appropriate?
c. Auscultating lung sounds and obtaining vital signs
Q17. A patient newly diagnosed with diabetes is to be discharged from the hospital. Which
action should be taken first during medication education?
a. Asking the patient to demonstrate how to measure and administer insulin
a. More patients will have access to health care.
Q 3. Which factors could be attributed to limited prescriptive authority for APRNs? Select all
that apply.
a. Inaccessibility of patient care
b. Higher health care costs
Q 4. Which aspects support the APRN's provision for full prescriptive authority? Select all that
apply
a. Clinical education includes prescription of medications and disease processes.
c. National examinations provide validation of the APRN's ability to provide safe care.
d. Licensure ensures compliance with health care and safety standards.
,Q 5. Which aspects support the APRN's provision for full prescriptive authority? Select all that
apply.
a. Clinical education includes prescription of medications and disease processes.
c. National examinations provide validation of the APRN's ability to provide safe care.
d. Licensure ensures compliance with health care and safety standards.
Q 6. A family nurse practitioner practicing in Maine is hired at a practice across state lines in
Virginia. Which aspect of practice may change for the APRN?
a. The APRN will have less prescriptive authority in the new position.
Q 7. How can collaboration with a pharmacist improve positive outcomes for patients? Select
all that apply.
b. Pharmacists have additional information on drug interactions.
c. The pharmacist can suggest adequate medication dosing.
d. Pharmacists have firsthand knowledge of the facility formulary.
Q 8. A patient presents with delirium tremens requiring Ativan administration. The provider of
care is not in the facility. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?
a. Obtain a telephone order.
Q 9. A patient with chronic pain calls the provider's office to request a refill on their oxycontin.
Which action is most appropriate?
b. Schedule an appointment with the patient.
Q 10. A patient prescribed amoxicillin for streptococcal pharyngitis reports new onset of a flat,
itchy red rash on the chest and neck. Which action is most important?
b. Discontinue the medication.
Q 11. A patient taking three medications for hypertension is diagnosed with COPD. Which
action should be taken prior to prescribing medications to treat COPD?
b. Obtain a complete medication history.
, Q 12. A patient with diabetes reports losing their job and an inability to purchase required
medications. Which action is most appropriate?
c. Contact a different pharmacy.
Q 13. A patient recently prescribed hydrocodone calls to report they are unable to fill the
prescription. Which factors could contribute to the inability to fill the prescription? Select all
that apply.
a. DEA number missing from prescription
b. Prescription sent via electronic messenger
d. Prescriber license number not included
Q14. A patient reports that a medication prescribed for recurrent migraine headaches is not
working. Which action should be taken first?
a. Ask the patient about the number and frequency of tablets taken.
Q15. A patient is prescribed metronidazole for bacterial vaginosis. Which patient history finding
would be most concerning?
c. Drinks two glasses of wine every night
Q16. A patient is using a metered-dose inhaler containing albuterol for asthma. The medication
label instructs the patient to administer "two puffs every 4 hours as needed for coughing or
wheezing." The patient reports feeling jittery sometimes when taking the medication, and she
doesn't feel that the medication is always effective. Which action is most appropriate?
c. Auscultating lung sounds and obtaining vital signs
Q17. A patient newly diagnosed with diabetes is to be discharged from the hospital. Which
action should be taken first during medication education?
a. Asking the patient to demonstrate how to measure and administer insulin
