NSG 6005 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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 D. The State Board of Pharmacy - Answer -C
2. Physician Assistant (PA) 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 D. The State Board of Medical Examiners - Answer -D
3. Clinical judgment 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 - Answer -A
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 prescribing - Answer -B
5. Nurse practitioner practice may thrive under health-care reform due to:
A. The demonstrated ability of nurse practitioners to control costs and improve patient
outcomes ds he toice those of the
B. The fact that nurse practitioners will be able to practice independently
C. The fact that nurse practitioners will have full reimbursement under health-care
reform D. The ability to shift accountability for Medicaid to the state level - Answer -A
1. A patient's nutritional intake and lab work reflects hypoalbuminemia. This is critical to
prescribing because: A. Distribution of drugs to target tissue may be affected B. The
solubility of the drug will not match the site of absorption C. There will be less free drug
available to generate an effect D. Drugs bound to albumin are readily excreted by the
kidney - Answer -A
2. Drugs that have a significant first-pass effect: A. Must be given by the enteral (oral)
route only B. Bypass the hepatic circulation C. Are rapidly metabolized by the liver and
may have little if any desired action D. Are converted by the liver to more active and fat-
soluble forms - Answer -C
3. The route of excretion of a volatile drug will likely be: A. The kidneys B. The lungs C.
The bile and feces D. The skin - Answer -B
4. Medroxyprogesterone (Depo Provera) is prescribed IM to create a storage reservoir
of the drug. Storage reservoirs: A. Assure that the drug will reach its intended target
, tissue B. Are the reason for giving loading doses C. Increase the length of time a drug is
available and active D. Are most common in collagen tissues - Answer -C
5. The NP chooses to give cephalexin every 8 hours based on knowledge of the drug's:
A. Propensity to go to the target receptor В. Biological half-life С. Pharmacodynamics D.
Safety and side effects - Answer -B
6. Azithromycin dosing requires the first day's dose be twice those of the other 4 days of
the prescription. This is considered a loading dose. A loading dose: A. Rapidly achieves
drug levels in the therapeutic range B. Requires four to five half-lives to attain C. Is
influenced by renal function D. Is directly related to the drug circulating to the target
tissues - Answer -A
7. The point in time on the drug concentration curve that indicates the first sign of a
therapeutic effect is the: A. Minimum adverse effect level B. Peak of action C. Onset of
action D. Therapeutic range - Answer -C
8. Phenytoin requires a trough level be drawn. Peak and trough levels are done: chilty
A. When the drug has a wide therapeutic range B. When the drug will be administered
for a short time only C. When there is a high correlation between the dose and
saturation of receptor sites D. To determine if a drug is in the therapeutic range -
Answer -D
A laboratory result indicates the peak level for a drug is above the minimum toxic
concentration. This means that the: A. Concentration will produce therapeutic effects B.
Concentration will produce an adverse response C. Time between doses musi be
shortened D. Duration of action of the drug is too long - Answer -B
10. Drugs that are receptor agonists may demonstrate what property? A. Irreversible
binding to the drug receptor site B. Up-regulation with chronic use C. Desensitization or
down-regulation with continuous use D. Inverse relationship between drug
concentration and drug action - Answer -C
11. Drugs that are receptor antagonists, such as beta blockers, may cause: A. Down-
regulation of the drug receptor any offet B. An exaggerated response if abruptly
discontinued C. Partial blockade of the effects of agonist drugs D. An exaggerated
response to competitive drug agonists - Answer -B
12. Factors that affect gastric drug absorption include: A. Liver enzyme activity B.
Protein-binding properties of the drug molecule C. Lipid solubility of the drug D. Ability to
chew and swallow - Answer -C
13. Drugs administered via intravenous (IV) route: A. Need to be lipid soluble in order to
be easily absorbed B. Begin distribution into the body immediately C. Are easily
absorbed if they are nonionized D. May use pinocytosis to be absorbed - Answer -B
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 D. The State Board of Pharmacy - Answer -C
2. Physician Assistant (PA) 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 D. The State Board of Medical Examiners - Answer -D
3. Clinical judgment 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 - Answer -A
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 prescribing - Answer -B
5. Nurse practitioner practice may thrive under health-care reform due to:
A. The demonstrated ability of nurse practitioners to control costs and improve patient
outcomes ds he toice those of the
B. The fact that nurse practitioners will be able to practice independently
C. The fact that nurse practitioners will have full reimbursement under health-care
reform D. The ability to shift accountability for Medicaid to the state level - Answer -A
1. A patient's nutritional intake and lab work reflects hypoalbuminemia. This is critical to
prescribing because: A. Distribution of drugs to target tissue may be affected B. The
solubility of the drug will not match the site of absorption C. There will be less free drug
available to generate an effect D. Drugs bound to albumin are readily excreted by the
kidney - Answer -A
2. Drugs that have a significant first-pass effect: A. Must be given by the enteral (oral)
route only B. Bypass the hepatic circulation C. Are rapidly metabolized by the liver and
may have little if any desired action D. Are converted by the liver to more active and fat-
soluble forms - Answer -C
3. The route of excretion of a volatile drug will likely be: A. The kidneys B. The lungs C.
The bile and feces D. The skin - Answer -B
4. Medroxyprogesterone (Depo Provera) is prescribed IM to create a storage reservoir
of the drug. Storage reservoirs: A. Assure that the drug will reach its intended target
, tissue B. Are the reason for giving loading doses C. Increase the length of time a drug is
available and active D. Are most common in collagen tissues - Answer -C
5. The NP chooses to give cephalexin every 8 hours based on knowledge of the drug's:
A. Propensity to go to the target receptor В. Biological half-life С. Pharmacodynamics D.
Safety and side effects - Answer -B
6. Azithromycin dosing requires the first day's dose be twice those of the other 4 days of
the prescription. This is considered a loading dose. A loading dose: A. Rapidly achieves
drug levels in the therapeutic range B. Requires four to five half-lives to attain C. Is
influenced by renal function D. Is directly related to the drug circulating to the target
tissues - Answer -A
7. The point in time on the drug concentration curve that indicates the first sign of a
therapeutic effect is the: A. Minimum adverse effect level B. Peak of action C. Onset of
action D. Therapeutic range - Answer -C
8. Phenytoin requires a trough level be drawn. Peak and trough levels are done: chilty
A. When the drug has a wide therapeutic range B. When the drug will be administered
for a short time only C. When there is a high correlation between the dose and
saturation of receptor sites D. To determine if a drug is in the therapeutic range -
Answer -D
A laboratory result indicates the peak level for a drug is above the minimum toxic
concentration. This means that the: A. Concentration will produce therapeutic effects B.
Concentration will produce an adverse response C. Time between doses musi be
shortened D. Duration of action of the drug is too long - Answer -B
10. Drugs that are receptor agonists may demonstrate what property? A. Irreversible
binding to the drug receptor site B. Up-regulation with chronic use C. Desensitization or
down-regulation with continuous use D. Inverse relationship between drug
concentration and drug action - Answer -C
11. Drugs that are receptor antagonists, such as beta blockers, may cause: A. Down-
regulation of the drug receptor any offet B. An exaggerated response if abruptly
discontinued C. Partial blockade of the effects of agonist drugs D. An exaggerated
response to competitive drug agonists - Answer -B
12. Factors that affect gastric drug absorption include: A. Liver enzyme activity B.
Protein-binding properties of the drug molecule C. Lipid solubility of the drug D. Ability to
chew and swallow - Answer -C
13. Drugs administered via intravenous (IV) route: A. Need to be lipid soluble in order to
be easily absorbed B. Begin distribution into the body immediately C. Are easily
absorbed if they are nonionized D. May use pinocytosis to be absorbed - Answer -B
