,LEHNE‘S PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS
pp p p
FOR p p
ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES
pp pp p p
AND p p
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS
pp p p
2nd EDITION p p
ROSENTHAL p p
TEST BANK pp
,LEHNE’S PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSESAND
pp pp pp pp pp
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS 2ND EDITION ROSENTHAL TEST BANK
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
Chapter 1: Prescriptive pp pp
pp AuthorityTest Bank pp
pp Multiple Choice pp
1. An APRN works in a urology clinic under the supervision of a physician who does
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not restrictthe types of medications the APRN is allowed to prescribe. State law
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
does not require the APRN to practice under physician supervision. How would
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
the APRN‘s prescriptive authoritybe described?
pp pp pp pp pp
a. Full authority pp
b. Independent
c. Without limitation pp
d. Limited authority pp
ANS: B pp
The APRN has independent prescriptive authority because the regulating body does
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not require that the APRN work under physician supervision. Full prescriptive
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authority gives the provider the right to prescribe independently and without
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limitation. Limited authority places restrictions on the types of drugs that can be
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prescribed.DIF: Cognitive Level: ComprehensionREF: p. 1TOP: Nursing Process: I
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MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and
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Parenteral Therapies
pp pp
2. Which factors increase the need for APRNs to have full prescriptive authority?
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a. More patients will have access to health care.
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b. Enrollment in medical schools is predicted to decrease. pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
c. Physician‘s assistants are being utilized less often. pp pp pp pp pp pp
d. APRN education is more complex than education for physicians.
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ANS: A pp
, Implementation of the Affordable Care Act has increased the number of individuals with
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
pp p p
FOR p p
ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES
pp pp p p
AND p p
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS
pp p p
2nd EDITION p p
ROSENTHAL p p
TEST BANK pp
,LEHNE’S PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSESAND
pp pp pp pp pp
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS 2ND EDITION ROSENTHAL TEST BANK
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
Chapter 1: Prescriptive pp pp
pp AuthorityTest Bank pp
pp Multiple Choice pp
1. An APRN works in a urology clinic under the supervision of a physician who does
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
not restrictthe types of medications the APRN is allowed to prescribe. State law
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
does not require the APRN to practice under physician supervision. How would
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
the APRN‘s prescriptive authoritybe described?
pp pp pp pp pp
a. Full authority pp
b. Independent
c. Without limitation pp
d. Limited authority pp
ANS: B pp
The APRN has independent prescriptive authority because the regulating body does
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
not require that the APRN work under physician supervision. Full prescriptive
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
authority gives the provider the right to prescribe independently and without
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
limitation. Limited authority places restrictions on the types of drugs that can be
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
prescribed.DIF: Cognitive Level: ComprehensionREF: p. 1TOP: Nursing Process: I
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
Parenteral Therapies
pp pp
2. Which factors increase the need for APRNs to have full prescriptive authority?
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
a. More patients will have access to health care.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
b. Enrollment in medical schools is predicted to decrease. pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
c. Physician‘s assistants are being utilized less often. pp pp pp pp pp pp
d. APRN education is more complex than education for physicians.
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
ANS: A pp
, Implementation of the Affordable Care Act has increased the number of individuals with
pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp pp
