TEST BANK FOR LEHNE’S
PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS FOR
ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES AND
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS 2ND EDITION
ROSENTHAL ISBN-10; 0323554954/ISBN-
13; 978-0323554954
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Chapterq1:qPrescriptiveqAuthorityqTestqBankqMul
tipleqChoice
1. AnqAPRNqworksqinqaqurologyqclinicqunderqtheqsupervisionqofqaqphysicianqwhoqdoesqnotqrest
rictqtheqtypesqofqmedicationsqtheqAPRNqisqallowedqtoqprescribe.qStateqlawqdoesqnotqrequireqtheqAPR
Nqtoqpracticequnderqphysicianqsupervision.qHowqwouldqtheqAPRN‘sqprescriptiveqauthorityqbeqdescri
bed?
a. Fullqauthority
b. Independent
c. Withoutqlimitation
d. Limitedqauthority
ANS:qB
TheqAPRNqhasqindependentqprescriptiveqauthorityqbecauseqtheqregulatingqbodyqdoesqnotqrequireqt
hatqtheqAPRNqworkqunderqphysicianqsupervision.qFullqprescriptiveqauthorityqgivesqtheqproviderqth
eqrightqtoqprescribeqindependentlyqandqwithoutqlimitation.qLimitedqauthorityqplacesqrestrictionsqonq
theqtypesqofqdrugsqthatqcanqbeqprescribedq.DIF:qCognitiveqLevel:qComprehensionqREF:qp.
1TOP:qNursingqProcess:qIqMSC:qNCLEXqClientqNeedsqCategory:qPhysiologicqIntegrity:q
PharmacologicqandqParenteralqTherapies
2. WhichqfactorsqincreaseqtheqneedqforqAPRNsqtoqhaveqfullqprescriptiveqauthority?
a. Moreqpatientsqwillqhaveqaccessqtoqhealthqcare.
b. Enrollmentqinqmedicalqschoolsqisqpredictedqtoqdecrease.
c. Physician‘sqassistantsqareqbeingqutilizedqlessqoften.
d. APRNqeducationqisqmoreqcomplexqthanqeducationqforqphysicians.
ANS:qA
ImplementationqofqtheqAffordableqCareqActqhasqincreasedqtheqnumberqofqindividualsqwithqhealthqca
reqcoverage,qandqthusqtheqnumberqwhoqhaveqaccessqtoqhealthqcareqservices.qTheqincreaseqinqtheqnum
berqofqpatientsqcreatesqtheqneedqforqmoreqprovidersqwithqprescriptiveqauthority.qAPRNsqcanqfillqthi
sqpracticeqgap.qDIF:qCognitiveqLevel:qComprehensionqREF:qp.q2TOP:qNursingqProcess:qImplemen
tationqMSC:qNCLEXqClientqNeedsqCategory:qPhysiologicqIntegrity:qPharmacologicqandqParenter
alqTherapies
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3. WhichqfactorsqcouldqbeqattributedqtoqlimitedqprescriptiveqauthorityqforqAPRNs?qSelectqallqt
hatqapply.
a. Inaccessibilityqofqpatientq care
b. Higherqhealthqcareqcosts
c. Higherqqualityqmedicalqtreatment
d. Improvedqcollaborativeqcare
e. Enhancedqhealthqliteracy
ANS:qAq,qB
LimitingqprescriptiveqauthorityqforqAPRNsqcanqcreateqbarriersqtoqquality,qaffordable,qandqaccessibl
eqpatientqcare.qItqmayqalsoqleadqtoqpoorqcollaborationqamongqprovidersqandqhigherqhealthqcareqcosts.
qItqwouldqnotqdirectlyqimpactqpatient‘sqhealthqliteracy.DIF:qCognitiveqLevel:qComprehensionREF:
p.q2TOP:qNursingqProcess:qImplementationqMSC:qNCLEXqClientqNeedsqCategory:qPhysiologicqInte
grity:qPharmacologicqandqParenteralqTherapies
4. WhichqaspectsqsupportqtheqAPRN‘sqprovisionqforqfullqprescriptiveqauthority?qSelectqallqt
hatqapply.
a. Clinicalqeducationqincludesqprescriptionqofqmedicationsqandqdiseaseqprocesses.
b. FederalqregulationsqsupportqtheqprovisionqofqfullqauthorityqforqAPRNs.
c. NationalqexaminationsqprovideqvalidationqofqtheqAPRN‘sqabilityqtoqprovideqsafecare.
d. Licensureqensuresqcomplianceqwithqhealthqcareqandqsafetyqstandards.
e. Limitingqprovisionqcanqdecreaseqhealthqcareqaffordability.
ANS:qAq,qCq,qD
APRNsqareqeducatedqtoqpracticeqandqprescribeqindependentlyqwithoutqsupervision.qNationalqexam
inationsqvalidateqtheqabilityqtoqprovideqsafeqandqcompetentqcare.qLicensureqensuresqcomplianceqwit
hqstandardsqtoqpromoteqpublicqhealthqandqsafety.qLimitedqprescriptiveqauthorityqcreatesqnumerousq
barriersqtoqquality,qaffordable,qandqaccessibleqpatientqcare.DIF:qCognitiveqLevel:qComprehension
REF:qpp.q1-
2TOP:qNursingqProcess:qImplementationqMSC:qNCLEXqClientqNeedsqCategory:qPhysiologicqInte
grity:qPharmacologicqandqParenteralqTherapies
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5. WhichqaspectsqsupportqtheqAPRN‘sqprovisionqforqfullqprescriptiveqauthority?qSelectqallqt
hatqapply.
a. Clinicalqeducationqincludesqprescriptionqofqmedicationsqandqdiseaseqprocesses.
b. FederalqregulationsqsupportqtheqprovisionqofqfullqauthorityqforqAPRNs.
c. NationalqexaminationsqprovideqvalidationqofqtheqAPRN‘sqabilityqtoqprovideqsafecare.
d. Licensureqensuresqcomplianceqwithqhealthqcareqandqsafetyqstandards.
ANS:qAq,qCq,qD
APRNsqareqeducatedqtoqpracticeqandqprescribeqindependentlyqwithoutqsupervision.qNationalqexam
inationsqvalidateqtheqabilityqtoqprovideqsafeqandqcompetentqcare.qLicensureqensuresqcomplianceqwit
hqstandardsqtoqpromoteqpublicqhealthqandqsafety.qLimitedqprescriptiveqauthorityqcreatesqnumerousqb
arriersqtoqquality,qaffordable,qandqaccessibleqpatientqcare.DIF:qCognitiveqLevel:
ComprehensionqREF:qpp.q 1-2TOP:qNursingqProcess:qImplementation
MSC:qNCLEXqClient
qNeedsqCategory:qPhysiologicqIntegrity:qPharmacologicqandqParenteralqTherapies
6. AqfamilyqnurseqpractitionerqpracticingqinqMaineqisqhiredqatqaqpracticeqacrossqstateqlinesqinq
Virginia.qWhichqaspectqofqpracticeqmayqchangeqforqtheqAPRN?
a. TheqAPRNqwillqhaveqlessqprescriptiveqauthorityqinqtheqnewqposition.
b. TheqAPRNqwillqhaveqmoreqprescriptiveqauthorityqinqtheqnewqposition.
c. TheqAPRNqwillqhaveqequalqprescriptiveqauthorityqinqtheqnewqposition.
d. TheqAPRN‘sqauthorityqwillqdependqonqfederalqregulations.q
ANS:qA
Virginiaqallowsqlimitedqprescriptiveqauthority,qwhileqMaineqgivesqfullqauthorityqtoqcertifiedqnurseqpra
ctitioners.qTheqfederalqgovernmentqdoesqnotqregulateqprescriptiveqauthority.DIF:qCognitiveqLevel:qC
omprehensionREF:qp.q3TOP:qNursingqProcess:qImplementationqMSC:qNCLEXqClientqNeedsqCateg
ory:qPhysiologicqIntegrity:qPharmacologicqandqParenteralqTherapies