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The primary care nurse practitioner (NP) writes a prescription for an
antibiotic using an electronic drug prescription system. The pharmacist will
fill this prescription when:
A - The electronic prescription is received.
B - The patient brings a written copy of the prescription
C - A copy of the written prescription is faxed to the pharmacy
,D - The pharmacist accesses the patient's electronic record to verify - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔A - The electronic prescription is received
Which of the following are common components found on a prescription for
a Controlled Substance? Select all that apply.
Full Name of Drug
Strength or Concentration
DEA Number
Directions for use - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔All are correct
For each term, please provide the correct description. Please note you will
only receive credit if all terms are correctly matched with their respective
description. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Absorption - The transportation of a
medication from the administration site to the bloodstream
Metabolism - The biotransformation of medications so that they can be
excreted from the body
f value - The fraction of the frug that reaches the systematic circulation
Distribution - The transport of a drug in body fluids from the bloodstream to
various tissues in the body
,A primary care nurse practitioner (NP) prescribes a drug to an 80-year-old
African-American woman. When selecting a drug and determining the
correct dose, the NP should understand that the knowledge of how age,
race, and gender may affect drug excretion is based on an understanding
of:
A - Bioavailability
B - Pharmacokinetics
C - Pharmacodynamics
D - Anatomy and physiology - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B - Pharmacokinetics
The primary care NP should understand that a drug is at a therapeutic level
when it is:
A - At peak plasma level
B - Past 4 or 5 half-lives
C - At its steady plasma state
D - Between minimal effective concentration and toxic levels - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔D - Between minimal effective concentration and toxic levels
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, A primary care NP wishes to order a drug that will be effective immediately
after administration of the drug. Which route should the NP choose?
A- Rectal
B - Topical
C - Sublingual
D - Intramuscular - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔C - sublingual
When considering an inhaled corticosteroid to treat asthma in an adult, the
patient asks you, as the primary care provider, why the corticosteroid is
given by inhalation instead of oral administration. What is your best
response?
A - Inhaled corticosteroids work slowly, and the action is more sustained
B - Inhaled corticosteroids have a few systemic side effects
C - Inhaled corticosteroids can use the local blood vessels to deliver the
medication dose
D - Inhaled corticosteroid doses are more easily regulated - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔B - Inhaled corticosteroids have a few systemic side effects