PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS FOR
ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE
PRESCRIBERS EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by who? - ANS The State Board of
Nursing for Each State
What is the benefits of having an APRN prescriber? - ANS APRN's care for patients more
holistically and include patients in making decisions regarding their care
What does clinical judgement in prescribing include? - ANS Factoring in the cost of the
particular
What is included in the criteria for choosing and effective drug for a disorder? -
ANS Consulting nationally recognized guidelines for disease management
NP's thrive under the new health-care reform because of what? - ANS NP's have the ability to
control care cost and improve patient outcome
Nutritional intake and lab results reflect hypoalbuminemia; why is this important for
prescribers? - ANS The Distribution of drugs to target tissues may be affected
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, Drugs that have an significant first-pass effect what? - ANS they are rapidly metabolized by
the liver and may have little if any desired action
The route of excretion of a volatile drug will likely be? - ANS Lungs
Medroxyprogesterone (Depo Provera) is prescribed IM to create storage reservoir of the drug.
What are storage reserviors> - ANS Increased the length of time a drug is available and active
Why is Cephalexin given every 8 hours? What knowledge of the drug does the NP know? -
ANS Half Life
Azithromycin doing requires that the first day's doing be twice those of the other four day; This
is considered a loading does. What is a loading dose? - ANS Rapidly actives drug levels in the
therapeutic range
The point in time on the drug concentration curve that indicates the first sign of a therapeutic
effect is the: - ANS Onset of action
Phenytoin required that a trough level be drawn. When and why are peak and trough levels are
done - ANS To determine if a d rug is in the therapeutic range
Drugs that are receptor agonists may demonstrate what property? - ANS Concentrations will
produce an adverse effect
Factors that affect gastric drug absorption include - ANS Lipid solubility of the drug
Drugs that are receptors antagonists, such as beta-blockers, may cause what? - ANS An
exaggerated response if abrupt discontinues
Drug administration via IV:
1) need to be lipid soluble in order to absorb easily
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ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE
PRESCRIBERS EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by who? - ANS The State Board of
Nursing for Each State
What is the benefits of having an APRN prescriber? - ANS APRN's care for patients more
holistically and include patients in making decisions regarding their care
What does clinical judgement in prescribing include? - ANS Factoring in the cost of the
particular
What is included in the criteria for choosing and effective drug for a disorder? -
ANS Consulting nationally recognized guidelines for disease management
NP's thrive under the new health-care reform because of what? - ANS NP's have the ability to
control care cost and improve patient outcome
Nutritional intake and lab results reflect hypoalbuminemia; why is this important for
prescribers? - ANS The Distribution of drugs to target tissues may be affected
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Drugs that have an significant first-pass effect what? - ANS they are rapidly metabolized by
the liver and may have little if any desired action
The route of excretion of a volatile drug will likely be? - ANS Lungs
Medroxyprogesterone (Depo Provera) is prescribed IM to create storage reservoir of the drug.
What are storage reserviors> - ANS Increased the length of time a drug is available and active
Why is Cephalexin given every 8 hours? What knowledge of the drug does the NP know? -
ANS Half Life
Azithromycin doing requires that the first day's doing be twice those of the other four day; This
is considered a loading does. What is a loading dose? - ANS Rapidly actives drug levels in the
therapeutic range
The point in time on the drug concentration curve that indicates the first sign of a therapeutic
effect is the: - ANS Onset of action
Phenytoin required that a trough level be drawn. When and why are peak and trough levels are
done - ANS To determine if a d rug is in the therapeutic range
Drugs that are receptor agonists may demonstrate what property? - ANS Concentrations will
produce an adverse effect
Factors that affect gastric drug absorption include - ANS Lipid solubility of the drug
Drugs that are receptors antagonists, such as beta-blockers, may cause what? - ANS An
exaggerated response if abrupt discontinues
Drug administration via IV:
1) need to be lipid soluble in order to absorb easily
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