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Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurse
Prescribers 2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE
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Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is The State Board of Nursing for Each State
regulated by who?
What is the benefits of having an APRN APRN's care for patients more holistically and include patients
prescriber? in making decisions regarding their care
What does clinical judgement in prescribing Factoring in the cost of the particular
include?
What is included in the criteria for choosing Consulting nationally recognized guidelines for disease
and effective drug for a disorder? management
NP's thrive under the new health-care NP's have the ability to control care cost and improve patient
reform because of what? outcome
Nutritional intake and lab results reflect The Distribution of drugs to target tissues may be affected
hypoalbuminemia; why is this important for
prescribers?
Drugs that have an significant first-pass they are rapidly metabolized by the liver and may have little if
effect what? any desired action
The route of excretion of a volatile drug will Lungs
likely be?
Medroxyprogesterone (Depo Provera) is Increased the length of time a drug is available and active
prescribed IM to create storage reservoir of
the drug. What are storage reserviors>
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Why is Cephalexin given every 8 hours? Half Life
What knowledge of the drug does the NP
know?
Azithromycin doing requires that the first Rapidly actives drug levels in the therapeutic range
day's doing be twice those of the other four
day; This is considered a loading does. What
is a loading dose?
The point in time on the drug concentration Onset of action
curve that indicates the first sign of a
therapeutic effect is the:
Phenytoin required that a trough level be To determine if a d rug is in the therapeutic range
drawn. When and why are peak and trough
levels are done
Drugs that are receptor agonists may Concentrations will produce an adverse effect
demonstrate what property?
Factors that affect gastric drug absorption Lipid solubility of the drug
include
Drugs that are receptors antagonists, such An exaggerated response if abrupt discontinues
as beta-blockers, may cause what?
Drug administration via IV: Are easily absorbed if they are nonionized
1) need to be lipid soluble in order to
absorb easily
2) Begin distribution in the body
immediately
3) Are easily absorbed if they are
nonionized
4) May use pinocytosis to be absorbed
What is the combination effect when a Greater than the sum of the effects of each drug individually
medication is added to a regimen for a
synergistic effect?
Which of the following statements about Bioavailability issues are especially important for drugs with
bioavailability is true? narrow therapeutic
1) Bioavailability issues are especially
important for drugs with narrow therapeutic
ranges or sustained-release mechanisms.
2) brands of a drug have the same
bioavailability.
3) Drugs that are administered more than
once a day have greater bioavailability than
drugs given once daily.
4) Combining an active drug with an inert
substance does not affect bioavailability.
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Science Medicine
Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurse
Prescribers 2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||BRAND NEW!!
Terms in this set (106)
Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is The State Board of Nursing for Each State
regulated by who?
What is the benefits of having an APRN APRN's care for patients more holistically and include patients
prescriber? in making decisions regarding their care
What does clinical judgement in prescribing Factoring in the cost of the particular
include?
What is included in the criteria for choosing Consulting nationally recognized guidelines for disease
and effective drug for a disorder? management
NP's thrive under the new health-care NP's have the ability to control care cost and improve patient
reform because of what? outcome
Nutritional intake and lab results reflect The Distribution of drugs to target tissues may be affected
hypoalbuminemia; why is this important for
prescribers?
Drugs that have an significant first-pass they are rapidly metabolized by the liver and may have little if
effect what? any desired action
The route of excretion of a volatile drug will Lungs
likely be?
Medroxyprogesterone (Depo Provera) is Increased the length of time a drug is available and active
prescribed IM to create storage reservoir of
the drug. What are storage reserviors>
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, 12/20/25, 1:12 PM Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers Flashcards | Quizlet
Why is Cephalexin given every 8 hours? Half Life
What knowledge of the drug does the NP
know?
Azithromycin doing requires that the first Rapidly actives drug levels in the therapeutic range
day's doing be twice those of the other four
day; This is considered a loading does. What
is a loading dose?
The point in time on the drug concentration Onset of action
curve that indicates the first sign of a
therapeutic effect is the:
Phenytoin required that a trough level be To determine if a d rug is in the therapeutic range
drawn. When and why are peak and trough
levels are done
Drugs that are receptor agonists may Concentrations will produce an adverse effect
demonstrate what property?
Factors that affect gastric drug absorption Lipid solubility of the drug
include
Drugs that are receptors antagonists, such An exaggerated response if abrupt discontinues
as beta-blockers, may cause what?
Drug administration via IV: Are easily absorbed if they are nonionized
1) need to be lipid soluble in order to
absorb easily
2) Begin distribution in the body
immediately
3) Are easily absorbed if they are
nonionized
4) May use pinocytosis to be absorbed
What is the combination effect when a Greater than the sum of the effects of each drug individually
medication is added to a regimen for a
synergistic effect?
Which of the following statements about Bioavailability issues are especially important for drugs with
bioavailability is true? narrow therapeutic
1) Bioavailability issues are especially
important for drugs with narrow therapeutic
ranges or sustained-release mechanisms.
2) brands of a drug have the same
bioavailability.
3) Drugs that are administered more than
once a day have greater bioavailability than
drugs given once daily.
4) Combining an active drug with an inert
substance does not affect bioavailability.
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