Pharmacotherapeutics For Advanced
Practice Nurse Prescribers
Nurse bpractitioner bprescriptive bauthority bis bregulated bby bwho? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔The bState bBoard bof bNursing bfor bEach bState
What bis bthe bbenefits bof bhaving ban bAPRN bprescriber? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔APRN's bcare bfor bpatients bmore bholistically band binclude bpatients bin
bmaking bdecisions bregarding btheir bcare
What bdoes bclinical bjudgement bin bprescribing binclude? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Factoring bin bthe bcost bof bthe bparticular
What bis bincluded bin bthe bcriteria bfor bchoosing band beffective bdrug bfor ba bdisorder? b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔Consulting bnationally brecognized bguidelines bfor bdisease
bmanagement
NP's bthrive bunder bthe bnew bhealth-care breform bbecause bof bwhat? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔NP's bhave bthe bability bto bcontrol bcare bcost band bimprove bpatient
boutcome
Nutritional bintake band blab bresults breflect bhypoalbuminemia; bwhy bis bthis bimportant
bfor bprescribers? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔The bDistribution bof bdrugs bto btarget btissues
bmay bbe baffected
Drugs bthat bhave ban bsignificant bfirst-pass beffect bwhat? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔they
bare brapidly bmetabolized bby bthe bliver band bmay bhave blittle bif bany bdesired baction
The broute bof bexcretion bof ba bvolatile bdrug bwill blikely bbe? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Lungs
Medroxyprogesterone b(Depo bProvera) bis bprescribed bIM bto bcreate bstorage breservoir
bof bthe bdrug. bWhat bare bstorage breserviors> b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Increased bthe
blength bof btime ba bdrug bis bavailable band bactive
Why bis bCephalexin bgiven bevery b8 bhours? bWhat bknowledge bof bthe bdrug bdoes bthe
bNP bknow? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Half bLife
, Azithromycin bdoing brequires bthat bthe bfirst bday's bdoing bbe btwice bthose bof bthe bother
bfour bday; bThis bis bconsidered ba bloading bdoes. bWhat bis ba bloading bdose? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Rapidly bactives bdrug blevels bin bthe btherapeutic brange
The bpoint bin btime bon bthe bdrug bconcentration bcurve bthat bindicates bthe bfirst bsign bof
ba btherapeutic beffect bis bthe: b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Onset bof baction
Phenytoin brequired bthat ba btrough blevel bbe bdrawn. bWhen band bwhy bare bpeak band
btrough blevels bare bdone b- bcorrect banswers✔✔To bdetermine bif ba bd brug bis bin bthe
btherapeutic brange
Drugs bthat bare breceptor bagonists bmay bdemonstrate bwhat bproperty? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Concentrations bwill bproduce ban badverse beffect
Factors bthat baffect bgastric bdrug babsorption binclude b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Lipid
bsolubility bof bthe bdrug
Drugs bthat bare breceptors bantagonists, bsuch bas bbeta-blockers, bmay bcause bwhat? b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔An bexaggerated bresponse bif babrupt bdiscontinues
Drug badministration bvia bIV:
1) bneed bto bbe blipid bsoluble bin border bto babsorb beasily
2) bBegin bdistribution bin bthe bbody bimmediately
3) bAre beasily babsorbed bif bthey bare bnonionized
4) bMay buse bpinocytosis bto bbe babsorbed b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Are beasily babsorbed
bif bthey bare bnonionized
What bis bthe bcombination beffect bwhen ba bmedication bis badded bto ba bregimen bfor ba
bsynergistic beffect? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Greater bthan bthe bsum bof bthe beffects bof
beach bdrug bindividually
Which bof bthe bfollowing bstatements babout bbioavailability bis btrue?
1) bBioavailability bissues bare bespecially bimportant bfor bdrugs bwith bnarrow btherapeutic
ranges bor bsustained-release bmechanisms.
2) bbrands bof ba bdrug bhave bthe bsame bbioavailability.
3) bDrugs bthat bare badministered bmore bthan bonce ba bday bhave bgreater bbioavailability
bthan
drugs bgiven bonce bdaily.
4) bCombining ban bactive bdrug bwith ban binert bsubstance bdoes bnot baffect
bbioavailability. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Bioavailability bissues bare bespecially bimportant
bfor bdrugs bwith bnarrow btherapeutic
Which bof bthe bfollowing bstatements babout bthe bmajor bdistribution bbarriers b(blood-
brain bor bfetal-placental) bis btrue?
1) bWater bsoluble band bionized bdrugs bcross bthese bbarriers brapidly.
Practice Nurse Prescribers
Nurse bpractitioner bprescriptive bauthority bis bregulated bby bwho? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔The bState bBoard bof bNursing bfor bEach bState
What bis bthe bbenefits bof bhaving ban bAPRN bprescriber? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔APRN's bcare bfor bpatients bmore bholistically band binclude bpatients bin
bmaking bdecisions bregarding btheir bcare
What bdoes bclinical bjudgement bin bprescribing binclude? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Factoring bin bthe bcost bof bthe bparticular
What bis bincluded bin bthe bcriteria bfor bchoosing band beffective bdrug bfor ba bdisorder? b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔Consulting bnationally brecognized bguidelines bfor bdisease
bmanagement
NP's bthrive bunder bthe bnew bhealth-care breform bbecause bof bwhat? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔NP's bhave bthe bability bto bcontrol bcare bcost band bimprove bpatient
boutcome
Nutritional bintake band blab bresults breflect bhypoalbuminemia; bwhy bis bthis bimportant
bfor bprescribers? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔The bDistribution bof bdrugs bto btarget btissues
bmay bbe baffected
Drugs bthat bhave ban bsignificant bfirst-pass beffect bwhat? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔they
bare brapidly bmetabolized bby bthe bliver band bmay bhave blittle bif bany bdesired baction
The broute bof bexcretion bof ba bvolatile bdrug bwill blikely bbe? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Lungs
Medroxyprogesterone b(Depo bProvera) bis bprescribed bIM bto bcreate bstorage breservoir
bof bthe bdrug. bWhat bare bstorage breserviors> b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Increased bthe
blength bof btime ba bdrug bis bavailable band bactive
Why bis bCephalexin bgiven bevery b8 bhours? bWhat bknowledge bof bthe bdrug bdoes bthe
bNP bknow? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Half bLife
, Azithromycin bdoing brequires bthat bthe bfirst bday's bdoing bbe btwice bthose bof bthe bother
bfour bday; bThis bis bconsidered ba bloading bdoes. bWhat bis ba bloading bdose? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Rapidly bactives bdrug blevels bin bthe btherapeutic brange
The bpoint bin btime bon bthe bdrug bconcentration bcurve bthat bindicates bthe bfirst bsign bof
ba btherapeutic beffect bis bthe: b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Onset bof baction
Phenytoin brequired bthat ba btrough blevel bbe bdrawn. bWhen band bwhy bare bpeak band
btrough blevels bare bdone b- bcorrect banswers✔✔To bdetermine bif ba bd brug bis bin bthe
btherapeutic brange
Drugs bthat bare breceptor bagonists bmay bdemonstrate bwhat bproperty? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Concentrations bwill bproduce ban badverse beffect
Factors bthat baffect bgastric bdrug babsorption binclude b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Lipid
bsolubility bof bthe bdrug
Drugs bthat bare breceptors bantagonists, bsuch bas bbeta-blockers, bmay bcause bwhat? b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔An bexaggerated bresponse bif babrupt bdiscontinues
Drug badministration bvia bIV:
1) bneed bto bbe blipid bsoluble bin border bto babsorb beasily
2) bBegin bdistribution bin bthe bbody bimmediately
3) bAre beasily babsorbed bif bthey bare bnonionized
4) bMay buse bpinocytosis bto bbe babsorbed b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Are beasily babsorbed
bif bthey bare bnonionized
What bis bthe bcombination beffect bwhen ba bmedication bis badded bto ba bregimen bfor ba
bsynergistic beffect? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Greater bthan bthe bsum bof bthe beffects bof
beach bdrug bindividually
Which bof bthe bfollowing bstatements babout bbioavailability bis btrue?
1) bBioavailability bissues bare bespecially bimportant bfor bdrugs bwith bnarrow btherapeutic
ranges bor bsustained-release bmechanisms.
2) bbrands bof ba bdrug bhave bthe bsame bbioavailability.
3) bDrugs bthat bare badministered bmore bthan bonce ba bday bhave bgreater bbioavailability
bthan
drugs bgiven bonce bdaily.
4) bCombining ban bactive bdrug bwith ban binert bsubstance bdoes bnot baffect
bbioavailability. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Bioavailability bissues bare bespecially bimportant
bfor bdrugs bwith bnarrow btherapeutic
Which bof bthe bfollowing bstatements babout bthe bmajor bdistribution bbarriers b(blood-
brain bor bfetal-placental) bis btrue?
1) bWater bsoluble band bionized bdrugs bcross bthese bbarriers brapidly.
