NURS 5334 Module 1 Practice UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority - CORRECT ANSWER - The authority to
prescribe medications granted to nurse practitioners by the State Board of Nursing for each state.
Physician Assistant (PA) prescriptive authority - CORRECT ANSWER - The authority to
prescribe medications granted to physician assistants by the State Board of Medical Examiners.
Clinical judgment in prescribing - CORRECT ANSWER - The process of making
decisions about medication prescribing, which includes considering the cost to the patient of the
medication prescribed.
Criteria for choosing an effective drug - CORRECT ANSWER - The factors considered
when selecting a medication, including consulting nationally recognized guidelines for disease
management.
Nurse practitioner practice under health-care reform - CORRECT ANSWER - The
potential for nurse practitioners to thrive in the changing healthcare landscape due to their
demonstrated ability to control costs and improve patient outcomes.
Patient's nutritional intake and lab work reflects hypoalbuminemia - CORRECT
ANSWER - The condition of low albumin levels in the blood, which can affect the
distribution of drugs to target tissues.
Drugs with a significant first-pass effect - CORRECT ANSWER - Medications that are
rapidly metabolized by the liver and may have little or no desired action.
Route of excretion of a volatile drug - CORRECT ANSWER - The likely pathway through
which a volatile drug is eliminated from the body, which is typically through the lungs.
, Medroxyprogesterone (Depo Provera) prescribed IM - CORRECT ANSWER - The
administration of medroxyprogesterone (Depo Provera) via intramuscular injection to create a
storage reservoir of the drug, increasing the length of time it is available and active.
Choice of cephalexin dosing every 8 hours - CORRECT ANSWER - The selection of a
dosing schedule for cephalexin based on the drug's biological half-life.
Azithromycin dosing with a loading dose - CORRECT ANSWER - The administration of
an initial higher dose of azithromycin to rapidly achieve drug levels in the therapeutic range.
First sign of a therapeutic effect on the drug concentration curve - CORRECT ANSWER -
The onset of action, which indicates the initial positive response to a medication.
Phenytoin requires a trough level be drawn - CORRECT ANSWER - The need to measure
the concentration of phenytoin in the blood at its lowest point (trough) to determine if the drug is
within the therapeutic range.
Peak level for a drug is above the minimum toxic concentration - CORRECT ANSWER -
When the concentration of a drug in the blood reaches a level higher than the minimum toxic
concentration, it can produce an adverse response.
Drugs that are receptor agonists - CORRECT ANSWER - Medications that activate
specific receptors in the body and may demonstrate desensitization or down-regulation with
continuous use.
Drugs that are receptor antagonists - CORRECT ANSWER - Medications that block or
inhibit specific receptors in the body and may cause an exaggerated response if abruptly
discontinued.
Factors that affect gastric drug absorption - CORRECT ANSWER - Various factors,
including the lipid solubility of the drug, that can influence the absorption of a medication in the
stomach.
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority - CORRECT ANSWER - The authority to
prescribe medications granted to nurse practitioners by the State Board of Nursing for each state.
Physician Assistant (PA) prescriptive authority - CORRECT ANSWER - The authority to
prescribe medications granted to physician assistants by the State Board of Medical Examiners.
Clinical judgment in prescribing - CORRECT ANSWER - The process of making
decisions about medication prescribing, which includes considering the cost to the patient of the
medication prescribed.
Criteria for choosing an effective drug - CORRECT ANSWER - The factors considered
when selecting a medication, including consulting nationally recognized guidelines for disease
management.
Nurse practitioner practice under health-care reform - CORRECT ANSWER - The
potential for nurse practitioners to thrive in the changing healthcare landscape due to their
demonstrated ability to control costs and improve patient outcomes.
Patient's nutritional intake and lab work reflects hypoalbuminemia - CORRECT
ANSWER - The condition of low albumin levels in the blood, which can affect the
distribution of drugs to target tissues.
Drugs with a significant first-pass effect - CORRECT ANSWER - Medications that are
rapidly metabolized by the liver and may have little or no desired action.
Route of excretion of a volatile drug - CORRECT ANSWER - The likely pathway through
which a volatile drug is eliminated from the body, which is typically through the lungs.
, Medroxyprogesterone (Depo Provera) prescribed IM - CORRECT ANSWER - The
administration of medroxyprogesterone (Depo Provera) via intramuscular injection to create a
storage reservoir of the drug, increasing the length of time it is available and active.
Choice of cephalexin dosing every 8 hours - CORRECT ANSWER - The selection of a
dosing schedule for cephalexin based on the drug's biological half-life.
Azithromycin dosing with a loading dose - CORRECT ANSWER - The administration of
an initial higher dose of azithromycin to rapidly achieve drug levels in the therapeutic range.
First sign of a therapeutic effect on the drug concentration curve - CORRECT ANSWER -
The onset of action, which indicates the initial positive response to a medication.
Phenytoin requires a trough level be drawn - CORRECT ANSWER - The need to measure
the concentration of phenytoin in the blood at its lowest point (trough) to determine if the drug is
within the therapeutic range.
Peak level for a drug is above the minimum toxic concentration - CORRECT ANSWER -
When the concentration of a drug in the blood reaches a level higher than the minimum toxic
concentration, it can produce an adverse response.
Drugs that are receptor agonists - CORRECT ANSWER - Medications that activate
specific receptors in the body and may demonstrate desensitization or down-regulation with
continuous use.
Drugs that are receptor antagonists - CORRECT ANSWER - Medications that block or
inhibit specific receptors in the body and may cause an exaggerated response if abruptly
discontinued.
Factors that affect gastric drug absorption - CORRECT ANSWER - Various factors,
including the lipid solubility of the drug, that can influence the absorption of a medication in the
stomach.
