Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice- Chapter 1
1. Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by:
A. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing
B. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
C. The State Board of Nursing for each state Board of Pharmacy
D. The State Board of Pharmacy
: C. The State Board of Nursing for each state board of pharmacy
2. Physician Assistant (PA) prescriptive authority is regulated by:
A. The National Cuuncil of State Boards of Nursing
B. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
C. The State Board of Nursing
D. The State Board of Medical Examiners
: D. The State Board of Medical Exam iners
3. Clinical Judgement in Prescribing includes:
A. Factoring in the cost to the patient of the medication prescribed
B. Always prescribing the newest medication available for the disease process
C. Handing out drug samples to poor patients
D. Prescribing all generic medications to cut costs
: A. Factoring in the cost to the patient of the medication prescribed
4. Criteria for choosing an effective drug for a disorder include:
A. Asking the patient what drug they think would work best for them
B. Consulting nationally recognized guidelines for disease management
C. Prescribing medications that are available as samples before writing a prescription
D. Following U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) guidelines for pre scribing
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1. Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by:
A. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing
B. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
C. The State Board of Nursing for each state Board of Pharmacy
D. The State Board of Pharmacy
: C. The State Board of Nursing for each state board of pharmacy
2. Physician Assistant (PA) prescriptive authority is regulated by:
A. The National Cuuncil of State Boards of Nursing
B. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
C. The State Board of Nursing
D. The State Board of Medical Examiners
: D. The State Board of Medical Exam iners
3. Clinical Judgement in Prescribing includes:
A. Factoring in the cost to the patient of the medication prescribed
B. Always prescribing the newest medication available for the disease process
C. Handing out drug samples to poor patients
D. Prescribing all generic medications to cut costs
: A. Factoring in the cost to the patient of the medication prescribed
4. Criteria for choosing an effective drug for a disorder include:
A. Asking the patient what drug they think would work best for them
B. Consulting nationally recognized guidelines for disease management
C. Prescribing medications that are available as samples before writing a prescription
D. Following U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) guidelines for pre scribing
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