Fitzgerald Pharmacology Midterm
Practice Questions and Correct
Answers| Updated
All of the following are determined at the state level EXCEPT:
A. Criteria for entry into advanced practice.
B. Recognized roles and titles of APRNs.
C. Certification examinations accepted for entry-level competence assessment.
D. Employer’s qualifications for evaluating the performance of APRNs.
Employer's qualifications for evaluating the performance of APRNs.
The permanent and/or substantial injury resulting from an act of malpractice is known as:
A. Proximate cause.
B. Duty.
C. Damages.
D. Maleficence.
Damages
The plaintiff’s establishment of a relationship between the breach and the injuries is known as:
A. Proximate cause.
B. Duty to act.
C. Professional responsibility.
D. Medical error.
,Proximate Cause
Which of the following statements regarding damages and negligence is correct?
A. Damages require proof of physical or emotional harm.
B. Negligence requires proof of physical or emotional harm.
C. Both damages and negligence require proof of physical or emotional harm.
D. Neither damages nor negligence requires proof of physical or emotional harm.
Damages require proof of physical or emotional harm.
Which of the following is the basis for an APRN’s prescriptive authority?
A. Employer’s policies and procedures
B. Nurse practice act
C. Pharmacy practice act
D. Federal Drug Administration regulations
Nurse Practice Act
Malpractice requires all of the following EXCEPT:
A. A relationship between the patient and the healthcare professional.
B. Damages.
C. A breach of duty.
D. Intentional misconduct.
Intentional misconduct.
When writing a prescription, the APRN must do all of the following
, A. Identify the correct patient.
B. Assess the patient’s allergy status.
C. Consider diagnoses that affect the choice of medication.
D. Consider whether the selected medication is available in generic form.
Consider whether the selected medication is available in generic form.
The legal scope of practice for an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) is determined by:
A. Federally-guided initiatives.
B. The policies of the APRN's employer.
C. Legislation at the state level.
D. Nationally-recognized professional organizations.
Legislation at the state level.
When prescribing an off-label drug, the APRN should:
A. Document the reason for the prescription.
B. Check with the institution’s pharmacy.
C. Document the reasons why the drug is not approved for the patient’s condition.
D. Consult another healthcare professional.
Document the reason for the prescription.
According to the Institute for Safe Medication practices, which of the following abbreviations is
frequently misinterpreted and involved in harmful medication errors?
, A. µg
B. mg
C. IM
D. b.i.d.
µg
A drug's mechanism of action is part of its:
A. Pharmacokinetics.
B. Therapeutic transformation.
C. Pharmacodynamics.
D. Metabolism.
Pharmacodynamics
The process of absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination of a drug is known as:
A. Therapeutic transformation.
B. Drug interactions study.
C. Pharmacokinetics.
D. Pharmacodynamics.
Pharmacokinetics
Which of the following would best describe a pharmacodynamic study?
A. Determining the half-life of a specific medication dose
B. Determining the effect of a specific medication dose in treating a disease
C. Determining the Cmax of various medication doses
D. Determining the AUC of various medication doses
Practice Questions and Correct
Answers| Updated
All of the following are determined at the state level EXCEPT:
A. Criteria for entry into advanced practice.
B. Recognized roles and titles of APRNs.
C. Certification examinations accepted for entry-level competence assessment.
D. Employer’s qualifications for evaluating the performance of APRNs.
Employer's qualifications for evaluating the performance of APRNs.
The permanent and/or substantial injury resulting from an act of malpractice is known as:
A. Proximate cause.
B. Duty.
C. Damages.
D. Maleficence.
Damages
The plaintiff’s establishment of a relationship between the breach and the injuries is known as:
A. Proximate cause.
B. Duty to act.
C. Professional responsibility.
D. Medical error.
,Proximate Cause
Which of the following statements regarding damages and negligence is correct?
A. Damages require proof of physical or emotional harm.
B. Negligence requires proof of physical or emotional harm.
C. Both damages and negligence require proof of physical or emotional harm.
D. Neither damages nor negligence requires proof of physical or emotional harm.
Damages require proof of physical or emotional harm.
Which of the following is the basis for an APRN’s prescriptive authority?
A. Employer’s policies and procedures
B. Nurse practice act
C. Pharmacy practice act
D. Federal Drug Administration regulations
Nurse Practice Act
Malpractice requires all of the following EXCEPT:
A. A relationship between the patient and the healthcare professional.
B. Damages.
C. A breach of duty.
D. Intentional misconduct.
Intentional misconduct.
When writing a prescription, the APRN must do all of the following
, A. Identify the correct patient.
B. Assess the patient’s allergy status.
C. Consider diagnoses that affect the choice of medication.
D. Consider whether the selected medication is available in generic form.
Consider whether the selected medication is available in generic form.
The legal scope of practice for an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) is determined by:
A. Federally-guided initiatives.
B. The policies of the APRN's employer.
C. Legislation at the state level.
D. Nationally-recognized professional organizations.
Legislation at the state level.
When prescribing an off-label drug, the APRN should:
A. Document the reason for the prescription.
B. Check with the institution’s pharmacy.
C. Document the reasons why the drug is not approved for the patient’s condition.
D. Consult another healthcare professional.
Document the reason for the prescription.
According to the Institute for Safe Medication practices, which of the following abbreviations is
frequently misinterpreted and involved in harmful medication errors?
, A. µg
B. mg
C. IM
D. b.i.d.
µg
A drug's mechanism of action is part of its:
A. Pharmacokinetics.
B. Therapeutic transformation.
C. Pharmacodynamics.
D. Metabolism.
Pharmacodynamics
The process of absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination of a drug is known as:
A. Therapeutic transformation.
B. Drug interactions study.
C. Pharmacokinetics.
D. Pharmacodynamics.
Pharmacokinetics
Which of the following would best describe a pharmacodynamic study?
A. Determining the half-life of a specific medication dose
B. Determining the effect of a specific medication dose in treating a disease
C. Determining the Cmax of various medication doses
D. Determining the AUC of various medication doses
