TEST BANK FOR EDMUNDS' PHARMACOLOGY FOR THE
PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER 5TH
EDITION BY CONSTANCE G.
VISOVSKY, CHERYL H. ZAMBROSKI
& REBECCA M. LUTZ ALL
CHAPTERS 1 -73 WITH RATIONALES|
A+ PASS
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, Chapter c01: cPrescriptive cAuthority cand cRole cImplementation: cTradition cvs.
cChange cMULTIPLE cCHOICE
1. Which cof cthe cfollowing chas cinfluenced can cemphasis con cprimary ccare ceducation cin cmedical cschools?
a. Changes cin cMedicare creimbursement cmethods crecommended cin c1992
b. Competition cfrom cnon-physicians cdesiring cto cmeet cprimary ccare cshortages
c. The cneed cfor cmonopolistic ccontrol cin cthe cmarketplace cof cprimary coutpatient ccare
d. The crecognition cthat cnon-physicians chave cvariable csuccess cproviding cprimary
ccare cCORRECT cANSWER: cA
The cPhysician cPayment cReview cCommission cin c1992 cdirectly cincreased cfinancial creimbursement cto
cclinicians cwho cprovide cprimary ccare. cCoupled cwith ca cshortage cof cprimary ccare cproviders, cthis
cincentive cled cmedical cschools cto cplace cgreater cemphasis con cpreparing cprimary ccare cphysicians.
cCompetition cfrom cnon- cphysicians cincreased ccoincidentally cas cprofessionals cfrom cother cdisciplines
cstepped cup cto cmeet cthe cneeds.
Non-physicians chave chad cincreasing csuccess cat cproviding cprimary ccare cand chave cbeen cshown cto
cbe csafe cand ceffective.
DIF: Cognitive cLevel: cRemembering c(Knowledge) REF: c2
2. Which cof cthe cfollowing cstatements cis ctrue cabout cthe cprescribing cpractices cof cphysicians?
a. Older cphysicians ctend cto cprescribe cmore cappropriate cmedications cthan cyounger cphysicians.
b. Antibiotic cmedications cremain cin cthe ctop cfive cclassifications cof cmedications cprescribed.
c. Most cphysicians crely con ca c―therapeutic carmamentarium‖ cthat cconsists cof cless cthan
100 cdrug cpreparations cper cphysician.
d. The cdominant cform cof cdrug cinformation cused cby cprimary ccare cphysicians ccontinues cto cbe cthat
cprovided cby cpharmaceutical ccompanies.
CORRECT cANSWER: cD
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,Even cthough cmost cphysicians cclaim cto cplace clittle cweight con cdrug cadvertisements, cpharmaceutical
crepresentatives, cand cpatient cpreference cand cstate cthat cthey crely con cacademic csources cfor cdrug
cinformation, ca cstudy cshowed cthat ccommercial crather cthan cscientific csources cof cdrug cinformation
cdominated ctheir cdrug cinformation cmaterials. cYounger cphysicians ctend cto cprescribe cfewer cand
cmore cappropriate cdrugs.
Antibiotics chave cdropped cout cof cthe ctop cfive cclassifications cof cdrugs cprescribed. cMost cphysicians
chave ca ctherapeutic carmamentarium cof cabout c144 cdrugs.
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, DIF: Cognitive cLevel: cRemembering c(Knowledge) REF: c3
3. As cprimary ccare cnurse cpractitioners c(NPs) ccontinue cto cdevelop ctheir crole cas cprescribers cof
cmedications, cit cwill cbe cimportant cto:
a. attain cthe csame clevel cof cexpertise cas cphysicians cwho ccurrently cprescribe cmedications.
b. learn cfrom cthe cexperiences cof cphysicians cand cdevelop cexpertise cbased con cevidence-based cpractice.
c. maintain ccollaborative cand csupervisorial crelationships cwith cphysicians cwho cwill coversee
cprescribing cpractices.
d. develop crelationships cwith cpharmaceutical crepresentatives cto clearn cabout cnew cmedications cas
cthey care cdeveloped.
CORRECT cANSWER: cB
As cnon-physicians cdevelop cthe croles cassociated cwith cprescriptive cauthority, cit cwill cbe cimportant cto
clearn cfrom cthe cpast cexperiences cof cphysicians cand cto cdevelop cprescribing cpractices cbased con
cevidence-based cmedicine. cIt cis choped cthat call cprescribers, cincluding cphysicians cand cnurse
cpractitioners, cwill cstrive cto cdo cbetter cthan cin cthe cpast. cNPs cshould cwork ctoward cprescriptive
cauthority cand cfor cpractice cthat cis cnot csupervised cby canother cprofessional. cPharmaceutical
crepresentatives cprovide cinformation cthat ccarries csome cbias. cAcademic csources care cbetter.
DIF: Cognitive cLevel: cApplying c(Application) REF: c4
Chapter c02: cHistorical cReview cof cPrescriptive cAuthority: cThe cRole cof cNurses c(NPs,
cCNMs, cCRNAs, cand cCNSs) cand cPhysician cAssistants
MULTIPLE cCHOICE
1. A cprimary ccare cNP cwill cbegin cpracticing cin ca cstate cin cwhich cthe cgovernor chas copted cout cof
cthe cfederal cfacility creimbursement crequirement. cThe cNP cshould cbe caware cthat cthis cdefines
chow cNPs cmay cwrite cprescriptions:
a. without cphysician csupervision cin cprivate cpractice.
b. as cCRNAs cwithout cphysician csupervision cin ca chospital csetting.
c. in cany csituation cbut cwill cnot cbe creimbursed cfor cthis cby cgovernment cinsurers.
d. only cwith cphysician csupervision cin cboth cprivate cpractice cand ca chospital csetting.
CORRECT cANSWER: cB
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PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER 5TH
EDITION BY CONSTANCE G.
VISOVSKY, CHERYL H. ZAMBROSKI
& REBECCA M. LUTZ ALL
CHAPTERS 1 -73 WITH RATIONALES|
A+ PASS
Page c| c
1
, Chapter c01: cPrescriptive cAuthority cand cRole cImplementation: cTradition cvs.
cChange cMULTIPLE cCHOICE
1. Which cof cthe cfollowing chas cinfluenced can cemphasis con cprimary ccare ceducation cin cmedical cschools?
a. Changes cin cMedicare creimbursement cmethods crecommended cin c1992
b. Competition cfrom cnon-physicians cdesiring cto cmeet cprimary ccare cshortages
c. The cneed cfor cmonopolistic ccontrol cin cthe cmarketplace cof cprimary coutpatient ccare
d. The crecognition cthat cnon-physicians chave cvariable csuccess cproviding cprimary
ccare cCORRECT cANSWER: cA
The cPhysician cPayment cReview cCommission cin c1992 cdirectly cincreased cfinancial creimbursement cto
cclinicians cwho cprovide cprimary ccare. cCoupled cwith ca cshortage cof cprimary ccare cproviders, cthis
cincentive cled cmedical cschools cto cplace cgreater cemphasis con cpreparing cprimary ccare cphysicians.
cCompetition cfrom cnon- cphysicians cincreased ccoincidentally cas cprofessionals cfrom cother cdisciplines
cstepped cup cto cmeet cthe cneeds.
Non-physicians chave chad cincreasing csuccess cat cproviding cprimary ccare cand chave cbeen cshown cto
cbe csafe cand ceffective.
DIF: Cognitive cLevel: cRemembering c(Knowledge) REF: c2
2. Which cof cthe cfollowing cstatements cis ctrue cabout cthe cprescribing cpractices cof cphysicians?
a. Older cphysicians ctend cto cprescribe cmore cappropriate cmedications cthan cyounger cphysicians.
b. Antibiotic cmedications cremain cin cthe ctop cfive cclassifications cof cmedications cprescribed.
c. Most cphysicians crely con ca c―therapeutic carmamentarium‖ cthat cconsists cof cless cthan
100 cdrug cpreparations cper cphysician.
d. The cdominant cform cof cdrug cinformation cused cby cprimary ccare cphysicians ccontinues cto cbe cthat
cprovided cby cpharmaceutical ccompanies.
CORRECT cANSWER: cD
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,Even cthough cmost cphysicians cclaim cto cplace clittle cweight con cdrug cadvertisements, cpharmaceutical
crepresentatives, cand cpatient cpreference cand cstate cthat cthey crely con cacademic csources cfor cdrug
cinformation, ca cstudy cshowed cthat ccommercial crather cthan cscientific csources cof cdrug cinformation
cdominated ctheir cdrug cinformation cmaterials. cYounger cphysicians ctend cto cprescribe cfewer cand
cmore cappropriate cdrugs.
Antibiotics chave cdropped cout cof cthe ctop cfive cclassifications cof cdrugs cprescribed. cMost cphysicians
chave ca ctherapeutic carmamentarium cof cabout c144 cdrugs.
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, DIF: Cognitive cLevel: cRemembering c(Knowledge) REF: c3
3. As cprimary ccare cnurse cpractitioners c(NPs) ccontinue cto cdevelop ctheir crole cas cprescribers cof
cmedications, cit cwill cbe cimportant cto:
a. attain cthe csame clevel cof cexpertise cas cphysicians cwho ccurrently cprescribe cmedications.
b. learn cfrom cthe cexperiences cof cphysicians cand cdevelop cexpertise cbased con cevidence-based cpractice.
c. maintain ccollaborative cand csupervisorial crelationships cwith cphysicians cwho cwill coversee
cprescribing cpractices.
d. develop crelationships cwith cpharmaceutical crepresentatives cto clearn cabout cnew cmedications cas
cthey care cdeveloped.
CORRECT cANSWER: cB
As cnon-physicians cdevelop cthe croles cassociated cwith cprescriptive cauthority, cit cwill cbe cimportant cto
clearn cfrom cthe cpast cexperiences cof cphysicians cand cto cdevelop cprescribing cpractices cbased con
cevidence-based cmedicine. cIt cis choped cthat call cprescribers, cincluding cphysicians cand cnurse
cpractitioners, cwill cstrive cto cdo cbetter cthan cin cthe cpast. cNPs cshould cwork ctoward cprescriptive
cauthority cand cfor cpractice cthat cis cnot csupervised cby canother cprofessional. cPharmaceutical
crepresentatives cprovide cinformation cthat ccarries csome cbias. cAcademic csources care cbetter.
DIF: Cognitive cLevel: cApplying c(Application) REF: c4
Chapter c02: cHistorical cReview cof cPrescriptive cAuthority: cThe cRole cof cNurses c(NPs,
cCNMs, cCRNAs, cand cCNSs) cand cPhysician cAssistants
MULTIPLE cCHOICE
1. A cprimary ccare cNP cwill cbegin cpracticing cin ca cstate cin cwhich cthe cgovernor chas copted cout cof
cthe cfederal cfacility creimbursement crequirement. cThe cNP cshould cbe caware cthat cthis cdefines
chow cNPs cmay cwrite cprescriptions:
a. without cphysician csupervision cin cprivate cpractice.
b. as cCRNAs cwithout cphysician csupervision cin ca chospital csetting.
c. in cany csituation cbut cwill cnot cbe creimbursed cfor cthis cby cgovernment cinsurers.
d. only cwith cphysician csupervision cin cboth cprivate cpractice cand ca chospital csetting.
CORRECT cANSWER: cB
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