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Chapter111.11The11Role11of11the11Nurse11Pract

itioner11Multiple11Choice
Identify11the11choice11that11best11completes11the11statement11or11answers11the11question.

11 1111 1.11Nurse11practitioner11prescriptive11authority11is11regulated11 by:
1. The11National11Council11of11State11Boards11of11Nursing
2. The11U.S.11Drug11Enforcement11Administration
3. The11State11Board11of11Nursing11for11each11state
4. The11State11Board11of11Pharmacy
11
1111 2.11The11benefits11to11the11patient11of11having11an11Advanced11Practice11Registered11Nurs
e11(APRN)11prescriber11include:
1. Nurses11know11more11about11Pharmacology11than11other11prescribers11because11th
ey11take11it11both11in11their11basic11nursing11program11and11in11their11APRN11progr
am.
2. Nurses11care11for11the11patient11from11a11holistic11approach11and11include11the11patient11in
decision11making11regarding11their11care.
3. APRNs11are11less11likely11to11prescribe11narcotics11and11other11controlled11substances.
4. APRNs11are11able11to11prescribe11independently11in11all11states,11whereas11a11
physician’s11assistant11needs11to11have11a11physician11supervising11their11pract
ice.
11 1111 3.11Clinical11judgment11in11prescribing11 includes:
1. Factoring11in11the11cost11to11the11patient11of11the11medication11prescribed
2. Always11prescribing11the11newest11medication11available11for11the11disease11process
3. Handing11out11drug11samples11to11poor11patients
4. Prescribing11all11generic11medications11to11cut11costs
11 1111 4.11Criteria11for11choosing11an11effective11drug11for11a11disorder11 include:
1. Asking11the11patient11what11drug11they11think11would11work11best11for11them
2. Consulting11nationally11recognized11guidelines11for11disease11management
3. Prescribing11medications11that11are11available11as11samples11before11writing11a11prescription
4. Following11U.S.11Drug11Enforcement11Administration11guidelines11for11prescribing
11 1111 5.11Nurse11practitioner11practice11may11thrive11under11health-care11reform11because11 of:
1. The11demonstrated11ability11of11nurse11practitioners11to11control11costs11and11impr
ove11patient11outcomes
2. The11fact11that11nurse11practitioners11will11be11able11to11practice11independently
3. The11fact11that11nurse11practitioners11will11have11full11reimbursement11under11

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health-care11reform
4. The11ability11to11shift11accountability11for11Medicaid11to11the11state11level

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