PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS FOR ADVANCED
PRACTICE NURSING ATTENDANTS AND PHYSICIAN
ASSISTANTS 3RD EDITION ROSENTHAL
,Chapter 1: Prescriptive Authority
Multiple7bChoice
1. An7bAPRN7bworks7bin7ba7burology7bclinic7bunder7bthe7bsupervision7bof7ba7bphysician7bwho7bdoes7bno
t7brestrict7bthe7btypes7bof7bmedications7bthe7bAPRN7bis7ballowed7bto7bprescribe.7bState7blaw7bdoes7b
not7brequire7bthe7bAPRN7bto7bpractice7bunder7bphysician7bsupervision.7bHow7bwould7bthe7bAPRN’s
7bprescriptive7bauthority7bbe7bdescribed?
a. Full7bauthority
b. Independent
c. Without7blimitation
d. Limited7bauthority
CORRECT7bRESPONSE:-7 b B
Reasoning7b:-
>>>7bThe7bAPRN7bhas7bindependent7bprescriptive7bauthority7bbecause7bthe7bregulating7bbody7bdoes7b
not7brequire7bthat7bthe7bAPRN7bwork7bunder7bphysician7bsupervision.7bFull7bprescriptive7bauthority7bg
ives7bthe7bprovider7bthe7bright7bto7bprescribe7bindependently7band7bwithout7blimitation.7bLimited7bauth
ority7bplaces7brestrictions7bon7bthe7btypes7bof7bhospital7bmedications7bthat7bcan7bbe7bprescribed.DIF:7b
Cognitive7bLevel:7bComprehensionREF:7bp.7b1TOP:7bNursing7bProcess:7bI7bMSC:7bNCLEX7bHospita
l7bclient7 b Needs7bCategory:7 b Physiologic7 b Integrity:7bPharmacologic7band7bParenteral7bTherapies
2. Which7bfactors7bincrease7bthe7bneed7bfor7bAPRNs7bto7bhave7bfull7bprescriptive7bauthority?
a. More7bclients7bwill7bhave7baccess7bto7bhealth7bcare.
b. Enrollment7bin7bmedical7bschools7bis7bpredicted7bto7bdecrease.
c. Physician’s7bassistants7bare7bbeing7butilized7bless7boften.
d. APRN7beducation7bis7bmore7bcomplex7bthan7beducation7bfor7bphysicians.
CORRECT7bRESPONSE:-7 b A
Reasoning7b:-
>>>7bImplementation7bof7bthe7bAffordable7bCare7bAct7bhas7bincreased7bthe7bnumber7bof7bindividuals7b
with7bhealth7bcare7bcoverage,7band7bthus7bthe7bnumber7bwho7bhave7baccess7bto7bhealth7bcare7bservices.7
bThe7bincrease7bin7bthe7bnumber7bof7bclients7bcreates7bthe7bneed7bfor7bmore7bproviders7bwith7bprescripti
ve7bauthority.7bAPRNs7bcan7bfill7bthis7bpractice7bgap.DIF:7bCognitive7bLevel:7bComprehensionREF:7b
p.7b2TOP:7bNursing7bProcess:7bImplementation7 b MSC:7bNCLEX7bHospital7bclient7bNeeds7bCategor
y:7bPhysiologic7bIntegrity:7bPharmacologic7band7bParenteral7bTherapies
,3. Which7bfactors7bcould7bbe7battributed7bto7blimited7bprescriptive7bauthority7bfor7bAP
RNs?7bSelect7ball7bthat7bapply.
a. Inaccessibility7bof7bclient7b care
b. Higher7bhealth7bcare7bcosts
c. Higher7bquality7bmedical7btreatment
d. Improved7bcollaborative7bcare
e. Enhanced7bhealth7bliteracy
CORRECT7bRESPONSE:-7 b A7b,7bB
Reasoning7b:-
>>>7bLimiting7bprescriptive7bauthority7bfor7bAPRNs7bcan7bcreate7bbarriers7bto7bquality,7baffordable,7b
and7baccessibleclient7bcare.7bIt7bmay7balso7blead7bto7bpoor7bcollaboration7bamong7bproviders7band7bhig
her7bhealth7bcare7bcosts.7bIt7bwould7bnot7bdirectly7bimpact7bclient’s7bhealth7bliteracy.DIF:7bCognitive7b
Level:7bComprehensionREF:
p.7b2TOP:7bNursing7bProcess:7bImplementation7bMSC:7bNCLEX7bHospital7bclient7bNeeds7bCategory
:7bPhysiologic7bIntegrity:7bPharmacologic7band7bParenteral7bTherapies
4. Which7baspects7bsupport7bthe7bAPRN’s7bprovision7bfor7bfull7bprescriptive7bautho
rity?7bSelect7ball7bthat7bapply.
a. Clinical7beducation7bincludes7bprescription7bof7bmedications7bandillness7bprocesses.
b. Federal7bregulations7bsupport7bthe7bprovision7bof7bfull7bauthority7bfor7bAPRNs.
c. National7bexaminations7bprovide7bvalidation7bof7bthe7bAPRN’s7bability7bto7bprovide7bsafe7bcare.
d. Licensure7bensures7bcompliance7bwith7bhealth7bcare7band7bsafety7bstandards.
e. Limiting7bprovision7bcan7bdecrease7bhealth7bcare7baffordability.
CORRECT7bRESPONSE:-7 b A7b,7bC7b,7bD
Reasoning7b:-
>>>7bAPRNs7bare7beducated7bto7bpractice7band7bprescribe7bindependently7bwithout7bsupervision.7bNat
ional7bexaminations7bvalidate7bthe7bability7bto7bprovide7bsafe7band7bcompetent7bcare.7bLicensure7bensu
res7bcompliance7bwith7bstandards7bto7bpromote7bpublic7bhealth7band7bsafety.7bLimited7bprescriptive7ba
uthority7bcreates7bnumerous7bbarriers7bto7bquality,7baffordable,7band7baccessible7bclient7bcare.DIF:7bC
ognitive7bLevel:7bComprehensionREF:7bpp.7b1-
2TOP:7bNursing7bProcess:7bImplementation7bMSC:7bNCLEX7bHospital7bclient7bNeeds7bCategory:7bP
hysiologic7bIntegrity:7bPharmacologic7band7bParenteral7bTherapies
5. Which7baspects7bsupport7bthe7bAPRN’s7bprovision7bfor7bfull7bprescriptive7bautho
rity?7bSelect7ball7bthat7bapply.
a. Clinical7beducation7bincludes7bprescription7bof7bmedications7bandillness7bprocesses.
b. Federal7bregulations7bsupport7bthe7bprovision7bof7bfull7bauthority7bfor7bAPRNs.
c. National7bexaminations7bprovide7bvalidation7bof7bthe7bAPRN’s7bability7bto7bprovide7bsafe7bcare.
d. Licensure7bensures7bcompliance7bwith7bhealth7bcare7band7bsafety7bstandards.
CORRECT7bRESPONSE:-7 b A7b,7bC7b,7bD
Reasoning7b:-
>>>7bAPRNs7bare7beducated7bto7bpractice7band7bprescribe7bindependently7bwithout7bsupervision.7bNa
tional7bexaminations7bvalidate7bthe7bability7bto7bprovide7bsafe7band7bcompetent7bcare.7bLicensure7bens
ures7bcompliance7bwith7bstandards7bto7bpromote7bpublic7bhealth7band7bsafety.7bLimited7bprescriptive7
, b authority7 b creates7 b numerous7 b barriers7 b to7 b quality,7 b affordable,7 b and7 b accessible7 b client