PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE PRESCRIBERS LATEST UPDATED

PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE e e e



e NURSE PRESCRIBERS LATEST UPDATED QUESTIONS
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e WITH CORRECT ANSWERS.
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Nurse epractitioner eprescriptive eauthority eis eregulated eby ewho? e e e e e e

eee ANSWER: e✔- eThe eState eBoard eof eNursing efor eEach eState



What eis ethe ebenefits eof ehaving ean eAPRN eprescriber? e e e e e e e e

e ANSWER: e✔- eAPRN's ecare efor epatients emore eholistically eand

e include epatients ein emaking edecisions eregarding etheir ecare



What edoes eclinical ejudgement ein eprescribing einclude? e e e e e e e e

e ANSWER: e✔- eFactoring ein ethe ecost eof ethe eparticular



What eis eincluded ein ethe ecriteria efor echoosing eand eeffective edrug

e for ea edisorder? e e e e e e e e eANSWER: e✔- eConsulting enationally

e recognized eguidelines efor edisease emanagement

,NP's ethrive eunder ethe enew ehealth-care ereform ebecause eof ewhat? e e e

eeeeee ANSWER: e✔- eNP's ehave ethe eability eto econtrol ecare ecost eand

e improve epatient eoutcome



Nutritional eintake eand elab eresults ereflect ehypoalbuminemia; ewhy eis

e this eimportant efor eprescribers? e e e e e e e e eANSWER: e✔- eThe

e Distribution eof edrugs eto etarget etissues emay ebe eaffected



Drugs ethat ehave ean esignificant efirst-pass eeffect ewhat? e e e e e e e e

e ANSWER: e✔- ethey eare erapidly emetabolized eby ethe eliver eand emay

e have elittle eif eany edesired eaction



The eroute eof eexcretion eof ea evolatile edrug ewill elikely ebe? e e e e e e e e

e ANSWER: e✔- eLungs



Medroxyprogesterone e(Depo eProvera) eis eprescribed eIM eto ecreate

e storage ereservoir eof ethe edrug. eWhat eare estorage ereserviors> e e e e e e e e

e ANSWER: e✔- eIncreased ethe elength eof etime ea edrug eis eavailable eand

e active

,Why eis eCephalexin egiven eevery e8 ehours? eWhat eknowledge eof ethe

e drug edoes ethe eNP eknow? e e e e e e e e eANSWER: e✔- eHalf eLife



Azithromycin edoing erequires ethat ethe efirst eday's edoing ebe etwice

e those eof ethe eother efour eday; eThis eis econsidered ea eloading edoes.

e What eis ea eloading edose? e e e e e e e e eANSWER: e✔- eRapidly eactives edrug

e levels ein ethe etherapeutic erange



The epoint ein etime eon ethe edrug econcentration ecurve ethat eindicates

e the efirst esign eof ea etherapeutic eeffect eis ethe: e e e e e e e e eANSWER: e✔-

e Onset eof eaction



Phenytoin erequired ethat ea etrough elevel ebe edrawn. eWhen eand ewhy

e are epeak eand etrough elevels eare edone e e e e e e e e eANSWER: e✔- eTo

e determine eif ea ed erug eis ein ethe etherapeutic erange



Drugs ethat eare ereceptor eagonists emay edemonstrate ewhat eproperty?

eeeeeeeee ANSWER: e✔- eConcentrations ewill eproduce ean eadverse eeffect

, Factors ethat eaffect egastric edrug eabsorption einclude e e e e e e e e eANSWER:

e ✔- eLipid esolubility eof ethe edrug



Drugs ethat eare ereceptors eantagonists, esuch eas ebeta-blockers, emay

e cause ewhat? e e e e e e e e eANSWER: e✔- eAn eexaggerated eresponse eif

e abrupt ediscontinues



Drug eadministration evia eIV:

1) eneed eto ebe elipid esoluble ein eorder eto eabsorb eeasily

2) eBegin edistribution ein ethe ebody eimmediately

3) eAre eeasily eabsorbed eif ethey eare enonionized

4) eMay euse epinocytosis eto ebe eabsorbed e e e e e e e e eANSWER: e✔- eAre

e easily eabsorbed eif ethey eare enonionized



What eis ethe ecombination eeffect ewhen ea emedication eis eadded eto ea

e regimen efor ea esynergistic eeffect? e e e e e e e e eANSWER: e✔- eGreater ethan

e the esum eof ethe eeffects eof eeach edrug eindividually