NURSING PHAMACOLOGY

Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers Last document update:   ago

Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by who? - ANS The State Board of Nursing for Each State What is the benefits of having an APRN prescriber? - ANS APRN's care for patients more holistically and include patients in making decisions regarding their care What does clinical judgement in prescribing include? - ANS Factoring in the cost of the particular What is included in the criteria for choos...

Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers Last document update:   ago

Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers Drugs that use CYP 3A4 isoenzymes for metabolism may: 1. Induce the metabolism of another drug 2. Inhibit the metabolism of another drug 3. Both 1 and 2 4. Neither 1 nor 2 - ANS 3 Medication agreements or "Pain Medication Contracts" are recommended to be used: 1. Universally for all prescribing for chronic pain 2. For patients who have repeated requests for pain medication 3. When you suspect...

Lehne's Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Providers Last document update:   ago

Lehne's Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Providers An APRN works in a urology clinic under the supervision of a physician who does not restrict the 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 authority be described? A. Full authority B. Independent C. Without limitation D. Limited authority - ANS ANS: B The APRN has independent prescriptive autho...