NURS 530 ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY FINAL | TRUSTED
BY STUDENTS ACROSS MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES! | QUALITY
CONTENT YOU CAN RELY ON!!
Course Code:
Course Title:
Programme:
Academic Year: 2026/2027.
Duration: 2 Hours.
Total Marks: 100.
Candidate Instructions:
1) Write your Registration Number on every answer booklet used.
2) Answer ALL questions in Section A and ANY TWO (2) questions in Section B.
3) Read each question carefully before answering.
4) Begin each question on a new page.
5) The marks for each question are indicated in brackets.
6) This paper consists of several printed pages, including this page.
7) Ensure your copy is complete before the examination begins.
8) Unauthorized materials and communication with other candidates are not permitted.
Turn Over.
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
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, Who grants the authority for Np's to apply for and receive a DEA number? Answer: The state
that the Np is working in
Who ultimately has control over prescriptive privileges? Answer: The state.
What federal agency registers individuals who may prescribe narcotics and other controlled
substances? Answer: DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency)
The federal government has broad control over __________ _________, but it has no control
over who may ______, _____,or ______ drugs. Answer: 1. drug regulation
2. prescribe, dispense, or administer
What are the 2 types of prescriptive authority permitted in nursing legislation? Answer: 1.
Dependent authority
2. Independent authority
Describe dependent authority? Answer: Requires that the physician has ultimate authority
through counter-signature of scripts or a written agreement between the NP and the physician
that outlines the need for chart review, discussion, and oversight with the physician collaborator.
Describe independent authority? Answer: It allows the NP to prescribe alone. It could still be
restricted,for example by excluding the prescribing of controlled substances or limiting the
scripts to a certain drug formulary.
How do you apply for prescriptive authority in the state of Indiana? Answer: Master's prepared:
Apply to the ISBN with proof of completion of graduation from an accredited program,
licenses, and collaborative agreements.
Bachelor's prepared: If you received a bachelor's degree rather than a graduate degree, you must
submit proof of current national certification,licenses, and collaborative agreements.
How do you apply for DEA license in the state of Indiana? Answer: Must apply for a CSR
(Controlled Substance Registration) through the ISBN and once that is obtained then you can
apply to the DEA for the DEA license.
Does an APN have to be nationally certified to practice in the state of Indiana? Answer: No,
unless you only have a BSN, then you must be certified nationally in the category that you
intend to practice in.
Pharmacokinetics Answer: The movement of the drug through the body or
what the body does to the drug.
Includes: absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination.
Pharmacodynamics Answer: What the drug does to the body.
Absorption Answer: Describes how the drug leaves its site of administration.
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
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BY STUDENTS ACROSS MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES! | QUALITY
CONTENT YOU CAN RELY ON!!
Course Code:
Course Title:
Programme:
Academic Year: 2026/2027.
Duration: 2 Hours.
Total Marks: 100.
Candidate Instructions:
1) Write your Registration Number on every answer booklet used.
2) Answer ALL questions in Section A and ANY TWO (2) questions in Section B.
3) Read each question carefully before answering.
4) Begin each question on a new page.
5) The marks for each question are indicated in brackets.
6) This paper consists of several printed pages, including this page.
7) Ensure your copy is complete before the examination begins.
8) Unauthorized materials and communication with other candidates are not permitted.
Turn Over.
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
1
, Who grants the authority for Np's to apply for and receive a DEA number? Answer: The state
that the Np is working in
Who ultimately has control over prescriptive privileges? Answer: The state.
What federal agency registers individuals who may prescribe narcotics and other controlled
substances? Answer: DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency)
The federal government has broad control over __________ _________, but it has no control
over who may ______, _____,or ______ drugs. Answer: 1. drug regulation
2. prescribe, dispense, or administer
What are the 2 types of prescriptive authority permitted in nursing legislation? Answer: 1.
Dependent authority
2. Independent authority
Describe dependent authority? Answer: Requires that the physician has ultimate authority
through counter-signature of scripts or a written agreement between the NP and the physician
that outlines the need for chart review, discussion, and oversight with the physician collaborator.
Describe independent authority? Answer: It allows the NP to prescribe alone. It could still be
restricted,for example by excluding the prescribing of controlled substances or limiting the
scripts to a certain drug formulary.
How do you apply for prescriptive authority in the state of Indiana? Answer: Master's prepared:
Apply to the ISBN with proof of completion of graduation from an accredited program,
licenses, and collaborative agreements.
Bachelor's prepared: If you received a bachelor's degree rather than a graduate degree, you must
submit proof of current national certification,licenses, and collaborative agreements.
How do you apply for DEA license in the state of Indiana? Answer: Must apply for a CSR
(Controlled Substance Registration) through the ISBN and once that is obtained then you can
apply to the DEA for the DEA license.
Does an APN have to be nationally certified to practice in the state of Indiana? Answer: No,
unless you only have a BSN, then you must be certified nationally in the category that you
intend to practice in.
Pharmacokinetics Answer: The movement of the drug through the body or
what the body does to the drug.
Includes: absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination.
Pharmacodynamics Answer: What the drug does to the body.
Absorption Answer: Describes how the drug leaves its site of administration.
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
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