Test Bank for Lehne’s Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants 3rd Edition by
Laura Rosenthal and Jacqueline Burchum Updated 2025
,Test Bank for Lehne’s Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants 3rd Edition by
Laura Rosenthal and Jacqueline Burchum Updated 2025
Chapter 1: Prescriptive
AuthorityTest Bank Multiple
Choice
1. An APRN works in a urology clinic under the supervision of a physician who does not
restrictthe types of medications the APRN is allowed to prescribe. State law does not
require the APRN to practice under physician supervision. How would the APRN’s
prescriptive authoritybe described?
a. Full authority
b. Independent
c. Without limitation
d. Limited authority
ANS: B
The APRN has independent prescriptive authority because the regulating body does not require
that the APRN work under physician supervision. Full prescriptive authority gives the provider
the right to prescribe independently and without limitation. Limited authority places
restrictions on the types of drugs that can be prescribed.DIF: Cognitive Level:
ComprehensionREF: p. 1TOP: Nursing Process: I MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category:
Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies
2. Which factors increase the need for APRNs to have full prescriptive authority?
a. More patients will have access to health care.
b. Enrollment in medical schools is predicted to decrease.
c. Physician’s assistants are being utilized less often.
d. APRN education is more complex than education for physicians.
ANS: A
,Test Bank for Lehne’s Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants 3rd Edition by
Laura Rosenthal and Jacqueline Burchum Updated 2025
Implementation of the Affordable Care Act has increased the number of individuals with
, Test Bank for Lehne’s Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants 3rd Edition by
Laura Rosenthal and Jacqueline Burchum Updated 2025
health care coverage, and thus the number who have access to health care services. The increase
in the number of patients creates the need for more providers with prescriptive authority.
APRNs can fillthis practice gap.DIF: Cognitive Level: ComprehensionREF: p. 2TOP: Nursing
Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity:
Pharmacologic andParenteral Therapies
3. Which factors could be attributed to limited prescriptive authority for
APRNs?Select all that apply.
Laura Rosenthal and Jacqueline Burchum Updated 2025
,Test Bank for Lehne’s Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants 3rd Edition by
Laura Rosenthal and Jacqueline Burchum Updated 2025
Chapter 1: Prescriptive
AuthorityTest Bank Multiple
Choice
1. An APRN works in a urology clinic under the supervision of a physician who does not
restrictthe types of medications the APRN is allowed to prescribe. State law does not
require the APRN to practice under physician supervision. How would the APRN’s
prescriptive authoritybe described?
a. Full authority
b. Independent
c. Without limitation
d. Limited authority
ANS: B
The APRN has independent prescriptive authority because the regulating body does not require
that the APRN work under physician supervision. Full prescriptive authority gives the provider
the right to prescribe independently and without limitation. Limited authority places
restrictions on the types of drugs that can be prescribed.DIF: Cognitive Level:
ComprehensionREF: p. 1TOP: Nursing Process: I MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category:
Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies
2. Which factors increase the need for APRNs to have full prescriptive authority?
a. More patients will have access to health care.
b. Enrollment in medical schools is predicted to decrease.
c. Physician’s assistants are being utilized less often.
d. APRN education is more complex than education for physicians.
ANS: A
,Test Bank for Lehne’s Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants 3rd Edition by
Laura Rosenthal and Jacqueline Burchum Updated 2025
Implementation of the Affordable Care Act has increased the number of individuals with
, Test Bank for Lehne’s Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants 3rd Edition by
Laura Rosenthal and Jacqueline Burchum Updated 2025
health care coverage, and thus the number who have access to health care services. The increase
in the number of patients creates the need for more providers with prescriptive authority.
APRNs can fillthis practice gap.DIF: Cognitive Level: ComprehensionREF: p. 2TOP: Nursing
Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity:
Pharmacologic andParenteral Therapies
3. Which factors could be attributed to limited prescriptive authority for
APRNs?Select all that apply.
