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MULTIPLEgCHOICE
1. Whichgofgthegfollowingghasginfluencedgangemphasisgongprimarygcaregeducationgingmedic
algschools?
a. ChangesgingMedicaregreimbursementgmeth
odsgrecommendedging1992
b. Competitiongfromgnonphysiciansgdesiringg
togmeetgprimarygcaregshortages
c. Thegneedgforgmonopolisticgcontrolgingtheg
marketplacegofgprimarygoutpatientgcare
d. Thegrecognitiongthatgnonphysiciansghaveg
variablegsuccessgprovidinggprimarygcare
ANS:g A
ThegPhysiciangPaymentgReviewgCommissionging1992gdirectlygincreasedgfinancialgreimb
ursementgtogcliniciansgwhogprovidegprimarygcare.gCoupledgwithgagshortagegofgprimarygc
aregproviders,gthisgincentivegledgmedicalgschoolsgtogplaceggreatergemphasisgongpreparingg
primarygcaregphysicians.gCompetitiongfromgnonphysiciansgincreasedgcoincidentallygasgp
rofessionalsgfromgothergdisciplinesgsteppedgupgtogmeetgthegneeds.
Nonphysiciansghaveghadgincreasinggsuccessgatgprovidinggprimarygcaregandghavegbeengsho
wngtogbegsafegandgeffective.
DIF: CognitivegLevel:gRememberingg(Knowledge) REF:g 2
2. Whichgofgthegfollowinggstatementsgisgtruegaboutgthegprescribinggpracticesgofgphysicians?
a. Oldergphysiciansgtendgtogprescribegmoreg
appropriategmedicationsgthangyounger
physicians.
b. Antibioticg medicationsg remaing ing theg top
fivegclassificationsgofgmedication
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c. Mostgphysiciansgrelygongag―therapeuticgar
mamentarium‖gthatgconsistsgofglessgthan
100gdruggpreparationsgpergphysician.
d. Thegdominantgformgofgdrugginformationgu
sedgbygprimarygcaregphysiciansgcontinuesgt
ogbegthatgprovidedgbygpharmaceutical
companies.
ANS:g D
Evengthoughgmostgphysiciansgclaimgtogplaceglittlegweightgongdruggadvertisements,
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pharmaceuticalgrepresentatives,gandgpatientgpreferencegandgstategthatgtheygrelygongacade
micgsourcesgforgdrugginformation,gagstudygshowedgthatgcommercialgrathergthangscientific
gsourcesgofgdrugginformation gdominatedgtheirgdrugginformation gmaterials.gYoungergphys
iciansgtendgtogprescribegfewergandgmoregappropriategdrugs.gAntibioticsghavegdroppedgoutg
ofgthegtopgfivegclassificationsgofgdrugsgprescribed.gMostgphysiciansghavegagtherapeuticga
rmamentariumgofgaboutg144gdrugs.
DIF: CognitivegLevel:gRememberingg(Knowledge) REF:g 3
3. Asgprimarygcaregnursegpractitionersg(NPs)gcontinuegtogdevelopgtheirgrolegasgprescribersg
ofgmedications,gitgwillgbegimportantgto:
a. attaingthegsameglevelgofgexpertisega
sgphysiciansgwhogcurrentlygprescri
begmedications.
b. learngfromgthegexperiencesgofgphysicians
andgdevelopgexpertisegbasedgongevidence
-gbasedgpractice.
c. maintaingcollaborativegandgsupervisoria
lgrelationshipsgwithgphysiciansgwhogwil
lgoverseegprescribinggpractices.
d. developgrelationshipsgwithgpharmaceutical
grepresentatives gtoglearngaboutgnewgmedi
cationsgasgtheygaregdeveloped.
ANS:g B
Asgnonphysiciansgdevelopgthegrolesgassociatedgwithgprescriptivegauthority,gitgwillgbegim
portantgtoglearngfromgthegpastgexperiencesgofgphysiciansgandgtogdevelopgprescribinggprac
ticesgbasedgongevidence-
basedgmedicine.gItgisghopedgthatgallgprescribers,gincludinggphysiciansgandgnursegpractitio
ners,gwillgstrivegtogdogbettergthangingthegpast.gNPsgshouldgworkgtowardgprescriptivegauth
oritygandgforgpracticegthatgisgnotgsupervisedgbyganothergprofessional.gPharmaceuticalgrep
resentativesgprovideginformationgthatgcarriesgsomegbias.gAcademicgsourcesgaregbetter.
DIF: CognitivegLevel:gApplyingg(Application) REF:g 4
Chapterg02:gHistoricalgReviewgofgPrescriptivegAuthority:gThegRolegofgNursesg(NPs,g
CNMs,gCRNAs,gandgCNSs)gandgPhysiciangAssistants
TestgBank
MULTIPLEgCHOICE
1. AgprimarygcaregNPgwillgbegingpracticinggingagstategingwhichgtheggovernorghasgoptedgoutg
ofgthegfederalgfacilitygreimbursementgrequirement.gThegNPgshouldgbegawaregthatgthisgdef
inesghowgNPsgmaygwritegprescriptions:
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a. withoutgphysiciangsupervisiongingprivateg
practice.
b. asgCRNAsgwithoutgphysiciangsupervision
gingaghospitalgsetting.
c. inganygsituationgbutgwillgnotgbegreimbursed
gforgthisgbyggovernmentginsurers.
d. onlygwithgphysiciangsupervisiongingbothg
privategpracticegandgaghospitalgsetting.
ANS:g B
Ing2001,gthegCentersgforgMedicaregandgMedicaidgServicesgchangedgthegfederalgphysician
gsupervisiongrulegforgCRNAsgtogallowgstateggovernorsgtogoptgout,gallowinggCRNAsgtogwr
itegprescriptionsgandgdispensegdrugsgwithoutgphysiciangsupervision.
DIF: CognitivegLevel:gUnderstandingg(Comprehension) REF:g 9
2. CRNAsgingmostgstates:
a. mustghavegagDruggEnforcementgAdminist
rationg(DEA)gnumbergtogpractice.
b. mustghavegprescriptivegauthoritygtogpracti
ce.
c. ordergandgadministergcontrolledgsubstances
gbutgdognotghavegfullgprescriptivegauthority
.
d. administerg medications,g including
controlledgsubstances,gundergdirectgphysi
ciangsupervision.
ANS:g C
OnlygfivegstatesggrantgindependentgprescriptivegauthoritygtogCRNAs.gCRNAsgdognotgre
quiregprescriptivegauthoritygbecausegtheygdispensegagdruggimmediatelygtogagpatientgandg
dognotgprescribe.gWithoutgprescriptivegauthority,gtheygdognotgneedgagDEAgnumber.
DIF: CognitivegLevel:gUnderstandingg(Comprehension) REF:g 9
3. AgCNM:
a. maygtreatgonlygwomen.
b. hasgprescriptivegauthoritygingallg50gstates.
c. maygadministergonlygdrugsgusedgduringgl
aborgandgdelivery.
d. maygpracticegonlygingbirthinggcentersgand
ghomegbirthgsettings.
ANS:g B
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