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Chapter 01: Prescriptive Authority and Role Implementation:
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
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1.Which of the following has influenced an emphasis on primary care education in medical schools?
a. Changes in Medicare reimbursement methods recommended in 1992
b. Competition from nonphysicians desiring to meet primary care shortages
c. The need for monopolistic control in the marketplace of primary outpatient care
d. The recognition that nonphysicians have variable success providing primary care
ANSWER: A
The Physician Payment Review Commission in 1992 directly increased financial reimbursement to
clinicians who provide primary care. Coupled with a shortage of primary care providers, this incentive led
medical schools to place greater emphasis on preparing primary care physicians. Competition from
nonphysicians increased coincidentally as professionals from other disciplines stepped up to meet the
needs.
Nonphysicians have had increasing success at providing primary care and have been shown to be safe and
effective.
2.Which of the following statements is true about the prescribing practices of physicians?
a. Older physicians tend to prescribe more appropriate medications than younger physicians.
b. Antibiotic medications remain in the top five classifications of medications prescribed.
c. Most physicians rely on a “therapeutic armamentarium” that consists of less than
100 drug preparations per physician.
d. The dominant form of drug information used by primary care physicians continues to be that
provided by pharmaceutical companies.
ANSWER: D
Even though most physicians claim to place little weight on drug advertisements,pharmaceutical
representatives, and patient preference and state that they rely on academic sources for drug information,
a study showed that commercial rather than scientific sources of drug information dominated their drug
information materials. Younger physicians tend to prescribe fewer and more appropriate drugs.
Antibiotics have dropped out of the top five classifications of drugs prescribed. Most physicians have a
therapeutic armamentarium of about 144 drugs.
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3.As primary care nurse practitioners (NPs) continue to develop their role as prescribers of medications, it
will be important to:
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a. attain the same level of expertise as physicians who currently prescribe
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medications.
b. learn from the experiences of physicians and develop expertise based on evidence- based practice.
c. maintain collaborative and supervisorial relationships with physicians who will oversee
prescribing practices.
d. develop relationships with pharmaceutical representatives to learn about new medications as they
are developed.
ANSWER: B
As nonphysicians develop the roles associated with prescriptive authority, it will be important to learn
from the past experiences of physicians and to develop prescribing practices based on evidence-based
medicine. It is hoped that all prescribers, including physicians and nurse practitioners, will strive to do
better than in the past. NPs should work toward prescriptive authority and for practice that is not
supervised by another professional. Pharmaceutical representatives provide information that carries some
bias. Academic sources are better.
Chapter 02: Historical Review of Prescriptive Authority: The Role of Nurses (NPs, CNMs, CRNAs, and
CNSs) and Physician Assistants
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1.A primary care NP will begin practicing in a state in which the governor has opted out of the federal
facility reimbursement requirement. The NP should be aware that this defines how NPs may write
prescriptions:
a. without physician supervision in private practice.
b. as CRNAs without physician supervision in a hospital setting.
c. in any situation but will not be reimbursed for this by government insurers.
d. only with physician supervision in both private practice and a hospital setting.
ANSWER: B
In 2001, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services changed the federal physician supervision rule
for CRNAs to allow state governors to opt out, allowing CRNAs to write prescriptions and dispense drugs
without physician supervision.
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2.CRNAs in most states:
a. must have a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) number to practice.
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b. must have prescriptive authority to practice.
c. order and administer controlled substances but do not have full prescriptive authority.
d. administer medications, including controlled substances, under direct physician supervision.
ANSWER: C
Only five states grant independent prescriptive authority to CRNAs. CRNAs do not require prescriptive
authority because they dispense a drug immediately to a patient and do not prescribe. Without prescriptive
authority, they do not need a DEA number.
3.A CNM:
a. may treat only women.
b. has prescriptive authority in all 50 states.
c. may administer only drugs used during labor and delivery.
d. may practice only in birthing centers and home birth settings.
ANSWER: B
CNMs have prescriptive authority in all 50 states. They may treat partners of women for sexually
transmitted diseases. They have full prescriptive authority and are not limited to drugs used during
childbirth. They practice in many other types of settings.
4. In every state, prescriptive authority for NPs includes the ability to write prescriptions:
a. for controlled substances.
b. for specified classifications of medications.
c. without physician-mandated involvement.
d. with full, independent prescriptive authority.
ANSWER: B
All states now have some degree of prescriptive authority granted to NPs, but not all states allow
authority to prescribe controlled substances. Many states still require some degree of physician
involvement with certain types of drugs.
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ch
Edmunds' Pharmacology for the Primary
Gu
Care Provider, 5th Edition Test Bank
ru
All Chapters Includes Rationales | A+ P
1|Page
,Te
ch
Chapter 01: Prescriptive Authority and Role Implementation:
Gu
MULTIPLE CHOICE
ru
1.Which of the following has influenced an emphasis on primary care education in medical schools?
a. Changes in Medicare reimbursement methods recommended in 1992
b. Competition from nonphysicians desiring to meet primary care shortages
c. The need for monopolistic control in the marketplace of primary outpatient care
d. The recognition that nonphysicians have variable success providing primary care
ANSWER: A
The Physician Payment Review Commission in 1992 directly increased financial reimbursement to
clinicians who provide primary care. Coupled with a shortage of primary care providers, this incentive led
medical schools to place greater emphasis on preparing primary care physicians. Competition from
nonphysicians increased coincidentally as professionals from other disciplines stepped up to meet the
needs.
Nonphysicians have had increasing success at providing primary care and have been shown to be safe and
effective.
2.Which of the following statements is true about the prescribing practices of physicians?
a. Older physicians tend to prescribe more appropriate medications than younger physicians.
b. Antibiotic medications remain in the top five classifications of medications prescribed.
c. Most physicians rely on a “therapeutic armamentarium” that consists of less than
100 drug preparations per physician.
d. The dominant form of drug information used by primary care physicians continues to be that
provided by pharmaceutical companies.
ANSWER: D
Even though most physicians claim to place little weight on drug advertisements,pharmaceutical
representatives, and patient preference and state that they rely on academic sources for drug information,
a study showed that commercial rather than scientific sources of drug information dominated their drug
information materials. Younger physicians tend to prescribe fewer and more appropriate drugs.
Antibiotics have dropped out of the top five classifications of drugs prescribed. Most physicians have a
therapeutic armamentarium of about 144 drugs.
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ch
3.As primary care nurse practitioners (NPs) continue to develop their role as prescribers of medications, it
will be important to:
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a. attain the same level of expertise as physicians who currently prescribe
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medications.
b. learn from the experiences of physicians and develop expertise based on evidence- based practice.
c. maintain collaborative and supervisorial relationships with physicians who will oversee
prescribing practices.
d. develop relationships with pharmaceutical representatives to learn about new medications as they
are developed.
ANSWER: B
As nonphysicians develop the roles associated with prescriptive authority, it will be important to learn
from the past experiences of physicians and to develop prescribing practices based on evidence-based
medicine. It is hoped that all prescribers, including physicians and nurse practitioners, will strive to do
better than in the past. NPs should work toward prescriptive authority and for practice that is not
supervised by another professional. Pharmaceutical representatives provide information that carries some
bias. Academic sources are better.
Chapter 02: Historical Review of Prescriptive Authority: The Role of Nurses (NPs, CNMs, CRNAs, and
CNSs) and Physician Assistants
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1.A primary care NP will begin practicing in a state in which the governor has opted out of the federal
facility reimbursement requirement. The NP should be aware that this defines how NPs may write
prescriptions:
a. without physician supervision in private practice.
b. as CRNAs without physician supervision in a hospital setting.
c. in any situation but will not be reimbursed for this by government insurers.
d. only with physician supervision in both private practice and a hospital setting.
ANSWER: B
In 2001, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services changed the federal physician supervision rule
for CRNAs to allow state governors to opt out, allowing CRNAs to write prescriptions and dispense drugs
without physician supervision.
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ch
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2.CRNAs in most states:
a. must have a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) number to practice.
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b. must have prescriptive authority to practice.
c. order and administer controlled substances but do not have full prescriptive authority.
d. administer medications, including controlled substances, under direct physician supervision.
ANSWER: C
Only five states grant independent prescriptive authority to CRNAs. CRNAs do not require prescriptive
authority because they dispense a drug immediately to a patient and do not prescribe. Without prescriptive
authority, they do not need a DEA number.
3.A CNM:
a. may treat only women.
b. has prescriptive authority in all 50 states.
c. may administer only drugs used during labor and delivery.
d. may practice only in birthing centers and home birth settings.
ANSWER: B
CNMs have prescriptive authority in all 50 states. They may treat partners of women for sexually
transmitted diseases. They have full prescriptive authority and are not limited to drugs used during
childbirth. They practice in many other types of settings.
4. In every state, prescriptive authority for NPs includes the ability to write prescriptions:
a. for controlled substances.
b. for specified classifications of medications.
c. without physician-mandated involvement.
d. with full, independent prescriptive authority.
ANSWER: B
All states now have some degree of prescriptive authority granted to NPs, but not all states allow
authority to prescribe controlled substances. Many states still require some degree of physician
involvement with certain types of drugs.
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