Summary NR 565 Midterm Exam Study Guide

Roles iand iResponsibilities iof iAPRN iPrescribers APRN iprescriber iis iresponsible ifor ithe ifinal idecision ion iwhich idrug ito iuse iand ihow ito iuse iit. iDegree iof iautonomy iin ithis irole iand ithe ibreadth iof idrugs ithat ican ibe iprescribed ivary ifrom istate ito istate ibased ion ithe inurse ipractice iact iof ithat istate. iNurse ipractitioner iprescriptive iauthority iis iregulated iby ithe iState iBoard iof iNursing ifor ieach istate. • Advanced iKnowledgeoAdditional iknowledge, icritical ithinking, iand iassumption iof ia ihigher ilevel iof ilegal iresponsibility iare irequired ito iassume ithe iprescriber irole Knowledge iof imedicine, ipharmacology, iand inursing iintertwine iin ithe iNP irole As ia iprescriber, iit ibecomes ithe irole iand iresponsibility iof ithe iNP ito idetermine ithe idiagnosis ifor iwhich ithe idrug iwill ibe iordered, iprescribe ithe iappropriate idrug, imonitor ithe iexpected ioutcome iof ithe idrug, iand iincorporate ia iholistic iassessment iof ithe iimpact iof idisease iand itherapy ion ipatient ilives • Benefits iof ian iAPRN ias iPrescriberoAlternative itreatment ioptions iare ialso ipart iof ithe iarmamentarium ithat ican ibe iused ito itreat ia igiven idisorder iand imay iinteract iwith ithe ipharmacotherapeutic iintervention oAPRN ilook iat ithe ibig ipicture iand iconsider ialternative itreatment ioptions iand ilifestyle ichanges oPatients iare ilooked iat iin ia iholistic iapproach iand iinclude ithe ipatient iin idecision imaking iregarding itheir icare. oNP ipractice imay ithrive iunder ihealthcare ireform ibecause iof ithe idemonstrated iability iof inurse ipractitioners ito icontrol icosts iand iimprove ipatient ioutcomes