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ChapterV1.VTheVRoleVofVtheVNurseVPractitionerVasVPrescribed.
MultipleVChoice
IdentifyVtheVchoiceVthatVbestVcompletesVtheVstatementVorVanswersVtheVquestion.
V 1.VNurseVpractitionerVprescriptiveVauthorityVisVregulatedV by:
1. TheVNationalVCouncilVofVStateVBoardsVofVNursing
2. TheVU.S.VDrugVEnforcementVAdministration
3. TheVStateVBoardVofVNursingVforVeachVstate
4. TheVStateVBoardVofVPharmacy
V2.VTheVbenefitsVtoVtheVpatientVofVhavingVanVAdvancedVPracticeVRegisteredVNurseV(APRN)Vp
rescriberVinclude:
1. NursesVknowVmoreVaboutVPharmacologyVthanVotherVprescribersVbecauseVtheyVt
akeVitVbothVinVtheirVbasicVnursingVprogramVandVinVtheirVAPRNVprogram.
2. NursesVcareVforVtheVpatientVfromVaVholisticVapproachVandVincludeVtheVpa
tientVinVdecisionVmakingVregardingVtheirVcare.
3. APRNsVareVlessVlikelyVtoVprescribeVnarcoticsVandVotherVcontrolledVsubstances.
4. APRNsVareVableVtoVprescribeVindependentlyVinVallVstates,VwhereasVaVphysi
cian’sVassistantVneedsVtoVhaveVaVphysicianVsupervisingVtheirVpractice.
V 3.VClinicalVjudgmentVinVprescribingVincludes:
1. FactoringVinVtheVcostVtoVtheVpatientVofVtheVmedicationVprescribed
2. AlwaysVprescribingVtheVnewestVmedicationVavailableVforVtheVdiseaseVprocess
3. HandingVoutVdrugVsamplesVtoVpoorVpatients
4. PrescribingVallVgenericVmedicationsVtoVcutVcosts
V 4.VCriteriaVforVchoosingVanVeffectiveVdrugVforVaVdisorderV include:
1. AskingVtheVpatientVwhatVdrugVtheyVthinkVwouldVworkVbestVforVthem
2. ConsultingVnationallyVrecognizedVguidelinesVforVdiseaseVmanagement
3. PrescribingVmedicationsVthatVareVavailableVasVsamplesVbeforeVwritingVaVprescription
4. FollowingVU.S.VDrugVEnforcementVAdministrationVguidelinesVforVprescribing
V 5.VNurseVpractitionerVpracticeVmayVthriveVunderVhealth-careVreformVbecauseV of:
1. TheVdemonstratedVabilityVofVnurseVpractitionersVtoVcontrolVcostsVandVimproveV
patientVoutcomes
2. TheVfactVthatVnurseVpractitionersVwillVbeVableVtoVpracticeVindependently
3. TheVfactVthatVnurseVpractitionersVwillVhaveVfullVreimbursementVunderVh
ealth-VcareVreform
4. TheVabilityVtoVshiftVaccountabilityVforVMedicaidVtoVtheVstateVlevel