PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS FOR NURSE
PRACTITIONER PRESCRIBERS ACTUAL EXAM
2026 FULL QUESTIONS CORRECT RESPONSES
◉ What is the benefits of having an APRN prescriber? Answer:
APRN's care for patients more holistically and include patients in
making decisions regarding their care
◉ What does clinical judgement in prescribing include? Answer:
Factoring in the cost of the particular
◉ What is included in the criteria for choosing and effective drug for
a disorder? Answer: Consulting nationally recognized guidelines for
disease management
◉ NP's thrive under the new health-care reform because of what?
Answer: NP's have the ability to control care cost and improve
patient outcome
◉ Nutritional intake and lab results reflect hypoalbuminemia; why
is this important for prescribers? Answer: The Distribution of drugs
to target tissues may be affected
,◉ Drugs that have an significant first-pass effect what? Answer: they
are rapidly metabolized by the liver and may have little if any
desired action
◉ The route of excretion of a volatile drug will likely be? Answer:
Lungs
◉ Medroxyprogesterone (Depo Provera) is prescribed IM to create
storage reservoir of the drug. What are storage reserviors> Answer:
Increased the length of time a drug is available and active
◉ Why is Cephalexin given every 8 hours? What knowledge of the
drug does the NP know? Answer: Half Life
◉ Azithromycin doing requires that the first day's doing be twice
those of the other four day; This is considered a loading does. What
is a loading dose? Answer: Rapidly actives drug levels in the
therapeutic range
◉ The point in time on the drug concentration curve that indicates
the first sign of a therapeutic effect is the: Answer: Onset of action
◉ Phenytoin required that a trough level be drawn. When and why
are peak and trough levels are done Answer: To determine if a d rug
is in the therapeutic range
, ◉ Drugs that are receptor agonists may demonstrate what property?
Answer: Concentrations will produce an adverse effect
◉ Factors that affect gastric drug absorption include Answer: Lipid
solubility of the drug
◉ Drugs that are receptors antagonists, such as beta-blockers, may
cause what? Answer: An exaggerated response if abrupt
discontinues
◉ Drug administration via IV:
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 Answer: Are easily absorbed
if they are nonionized
◉ What is the combination effect when a medication is added to a
regimen for a synergistic effect? Answer: Greater than the sum of the
effects of each drug individually
◉ Which of the following statements about bioavailability is true?
PRACTITIONER PRESCRIBERS ACTUAL EXAM
2026 FULL QUESTIONS CORRECT RESPONSES
◉ What is the benefits of having an APRN prescriber? Answer:
APRN's care for patients more holistically and include patients in
making decisions regarding their care
◉ What does clinical judgement in prescribing include? Answer:
Factoring in the cost of the particular
◉ What is included in the criteria for choosing and effective drug for
a disorder? Answer: Consulting nationally recognized guidelines for
disease management
◉ NP's thrive under the new health-care reform because of what?
Answer: NP's have the ability to control care cost and improve
patient outcome
◉ Nutritional intake and lab results reflect hypoalbuminemia; why
is this important for prescribers? Answer: The Distribution of drugs
to target tissues may be affected
,◉ Drugs that have an significant first-pass effect what? Answer: they
are rapidly metabolized by the liver and may have little if any
desired action
◉ The route of excretion of a volatile drug will likely be? Answer:
Lungs
◉ Medroxyprogesterone (Depo Provera) is prescribed IM to create
storage reservoir of the drug. What are storage reserviors> Answer:
Increased the length of time a drug is available and active
◉ Why is Cephalexin given every 8 hours? What knowledge of the
drug does the NP know? Answer: Half Life
◉ Azithromycin doing requires that the first day's doing be twice
those of the other four day; This is considered a loading does. What
is a loading dose? Answer: Rapidly actives drug levels in the
therapeutic range
◉ The point in time on the drug concentration curve that indicates
the first sign of a therapeutic effect is the: Answer: Onset of action
◉ Phenytoin required that a trough level be drawn. When and why
are peak and trough levels are done Answer: To determine if a d rug
is in the therapeutic range
, ◉ Drugs that are receptor agonists may demonstrate what property?
Answer: Concentrations will produce an adverse effect
◉ Factors that affect gastric drug absorption include Answer: Lipid
solubility of the drug
◉ Drugs that are receptors antagonists, such as beta-blockers, may
cause what? Answer: An exaggerated response if abrupt
discontinues
◉ Drug administration via IV:
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 Answer: Are easily absorbed
if they are nonionized
◉ What is the combination effect when a medication is added to a
regimen for a synergistic effect? Answer: Greater than the sum of the
effects of each drug individually
◉ Which of the following statements about bioavailability is true?
