TEST BANK For Edmunds' Pharmacology for the Primary Care Provider,
5th Edition
by Constance G Visovsky & Cheryl H Zambroski & Rebecca M Lutz |
Verified Chapter's 1 - 73 | Complete Newest Version
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, Chapter 01: Prescriptive Authority and Role Implementation: Tradition vs.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following has influenced an emphasis on primary care education in
me dicalschools?
a. Changes in Medicare
reimburseme nt methods
recommended in 1992
b. Competition from nonphysicians desirin
gto meet primary care shortages
c. The need for monopolistic control in t
he marketplace of primary outpatient
care
d. The recognition that nonphysicians ha
ve variable success providing primary
c are
ANS: A
The Physician Payment Review Commission in 1992 directly increased financial
reimb ursement to clinicians who provide primary care. Coupled with a shortage of
primary care providers, this incentive led medical schools to place greater emphasis
on prepa ring primary care physicians. Competition from nonphysicians
increased coincidentall y as professionals from other disciplines stepped up to
meet the needs.
Nonphysicians have had increasing success at providing primary care and have
beens hown to be safe and effective.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: 2
2. Which of the following statements is true about the prescribing practices of physicians?
a. Older physicians tend to prescribe mo
re appropriate medications than youn
ger physicians.
b. Antibiotic medications remain in the t
opfive classifications of medications p
rescribed.
c. Most physicians rely on a “therapeutic
armamentarium” that consists of less
th an
100 drug preparations per physician.
d. The dominant form of drug
information used by primary care
physicians contin ues to be that
provided by pharmaceuti
cal companies.
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5th Edition
by Constance G Visovsky & Cheryl H Zambroski & Rebecca M Lutz |
Verified Chapter's 1 - 73 | Complete Newest Version
TestmBankm-
1
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, Chapter 01: Prescriptive Authority and Role Implementation: Tradition vs.
ChangeTe st Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following has influenced an emphasis on primary care education in
me dicalschools?
a. Changes in Medicare
reimburseme nt methods
recommended in 1992
b. Competition from nonphysicians desirin
gto meet primary care shortages
c. The need for monopolistic control in t
he marketplace of primary outpatient
care
d. The recognition that nonphysicians ha
ve variable success providing primary
c are
ANS: A
The Physician Payment Review Commission in 1992 directly increased financial
reimb ursement to clinicians who provide primary care. Coupled with a shortage of
primary care providers, this incentive led medical schools to place greater emphasis
on prepa ring primary care physicians. Competition from nonphysicians
increased coincidentall y as professionals from other disciplines stepped up to
meet the needs.
Nonphysicians have had increasing success at providing primary care and have
beens hown to be safe and effective.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: 2
2. Which of the following statements is true about the prescribing practices of physicians?
a. Older physicians tend to prescribe mo
re appropriate medications than youn
ger physicians.
b. Antibiotic medications remain in the t
opfive classifications of medications p
rescribed.
c. Most physicians rely on a “therapeutic
armamentarium” that consists of less
th an
100 drug preparations per physician.
d. The dominant form of drug
information used by primary care
physicians contin ues to be that
provided by pharmaceuti
cal companies.
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