NR 508 TESTBANK PHARMACOLOGY.

This document contains test questions from chapters 1 and 2 of a textbook about prescriptive authority and the role of nurse practitioners. The key points summarized are: 1) Changes to Medicare reimbursement in 1992 led medical schools to emphasize primary care education. Younger physicians tend to prescribe fewer and more appropriate drugs than older physicians. 2) As primary care nurse practitioners develop prescribing skills, they should learn from physicians' experiences and base practices on evidence, not pharmaceutical marketing. 3) Governor opt-out allows certified registered nurse anesthetists in some states to prescribe without physician supervision in hospitals. Nurse practitioners' prescriptive authority varies by state and drug classification.