Pharmacotherapeutics For Advanced Practice Nurse

Prescribers: 4th Edition – TestBank

Chapter 1: The Role of the Nurse Practitioner as Prescriber

Multiple Choice

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

_ 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

_ 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

_ 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

_ 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 assamples before writing a prescription

D. Following U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) guidelines for

prescribing

_ 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

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