TEST BANK For Edmunds' Pharmacology for the Primary Care
Provider, 5th Edition
by Constance G Visovsky & Cheryl H Zambroski & Rebecca M Lutz |
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Verified Chapter's 1 - 73 | Complete Newest Version
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, Chapter 01: Prescriptive Authority and Role Implementation: Tradition vs. Change
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following has influenced an emphasis on primary care education in
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medical schools?
a. Changes in Medicare
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reimbursement methods
recommended in 1992
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b. Competition from nonphysicians
desiring to meet primary care
shortages
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c. The need for monopolistic control in
themarketplace of primary
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outpatient care
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d. The recognition that nonphysicians
have variable success providing
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primary care
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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
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emphasis on preparing primary care physicians. Competition from nonphysicians
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increased coincidentally as professionals from other disciplines stepped up to
meet the needs.
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Nonphysicians have had increasing success at providing primary care and have
been shown to be safe and effective.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: 2
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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.
Test Bank - Pharmacology for the Primary Care Provider, 5th Edition (Edmunds), Chapter 1-73
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Provider, 5th Edition
by Constance G Visovsky & Cheryl H Zambroski & Rebecca M Lutz |
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Verified Chapter's 1 - 73 | Complete Newest Version
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Test Bank - Pharmacology for the Primary Care Provider, 5th Edition (Edmunds), Chapter 1-73
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Test Bank - Pharmacology for the Primary Care Provider, 5th Edition (Edmunds), Chapter 1-73
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Test Bank - Pharmacology for the Primary Care Provider, 5th Edition (Edmunds), Chapter 1-73
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, Chapter 01: Prescriptive Authority and Role Implementation: Tradition vs. Change
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following has influenced an emphasis on primary care education in
S
medical schools?
a. Changes in Medicare
E
reimbursement methods
recommended in 1992
C
b. Competition from nonphysicians
desiring to meet primary care
shortages
E
c. The need for monopolistic control in
themarketplace of primary
I
outpatient care
P
d. The recognition that nonphysicians
have variable success providing
G
primary care
ANS: A
N
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
I
emphasis on preparing primary care physicians. Competition from nonphysicians
S
increased coincidentally as professionals from other disciplines stepped up to
meet the needs.
R
Nonphysicians have had increasing success at providing primary care and have
been shown to be safe and effective.
U
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: 2
N
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.
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