TEST BANK FOR NURSE PRACTITIONER’S
BUSINESS PRACTICE AND LEGAL GUIDE, 7TH
EDITION BY CAROLYN BUPPERT CHAPTERS
1–18 WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Chapter 1 What Is a Nurse Practitioner?
1. May I call myself a nurse practitioner once I have completed
my nurse practitioner program?
ANS. No. You cannot use the title nurse practitioner until you
have been certified by the BRN as a nurse practitioner.
Furthermore, registered nurses who use the title NP without BRN
certification may subject their RN license to possible discipline.
2. Can a nurse practitioner function in the emergency
department?
Page 1 of 59
,ANS.Yes. Nurse practitioners are permitted to perform
consultation and treatment in an emergency department under
certain conditions. Section 1317.1 of the Health and Safety
Code, relating to emergency services was repealed and amended
September 26, 2011, changing definition of emergency service
and care to include appropriately licensed persons, nurse
practitioners and physician assistants, under the supervision of
a physician and surgeon, to include medical screening,
examination, and evaluation by a physician, or to the extent
permitted by applicable law, by other appropriate personnel
(NPCPA) under the supervision of a physician and surgeon, to
determine care, treatment, and surgery by physician necessary
to relieve or eliminate the emergency medical condition or
active labor, within the capability of the facility.
3. Are NPs now considered “prescribers”?
ANS. For the purpose of obtaining a DEA number for
(ordering) Schedule II, III, IV, V the NP with a furnishing
number is considered by the DEA to be a prescriber.
,4. Does the NP need a furnishing number issued by the BRN
to obtain a DEA number?
ANS. Yes, an nurse practitioner furnishing number is required
to obtain a DEA number for Schedule II through V Controlled
Substances
5. Can a nurse practitioner request and sign for complimentary
samples of dangerous drugs and devices from a
manufacture’s sales representative?
ANS. Yes, the certified nurse practitioner and the certified
nurse midwife may sign for the request and receipt of
complimentary samples of dangerous drugs and devices
identified in their standardized procedures or protocol that has
been approved by the physician.
6. What are the roles of a Family Nurse Practitioner?
ANS. Family nurse practitioners (FNPs) are graduate- educated,
nationally-certified and state licensed advanced practice
registered nurses (APRNs) who care for medically stable
, patients across the lifespan, from infants to geriatric patients.
“Family” in this case describes the NP’s chosen patient
population focus and denotes national certification through one
of two certifying bodies that certify NPs as having the
specialized skills necessary to work with this patient group: the
American Nurses Credentialing Center (AACN) or the
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).
Chapter 2 Legal Nurse Practitioner
Scope of Practice
1. What is the nurse practitioners scope of practice?
ANS. “Nurse practitioners are licensed, independent
practitioners who practice in ambulatory, acute and long- term
care as primary and/or specialty care providers. Nurse
practitioners assess, diagnose, treat, and manage acute episodic
and chronic illnesses. Nurse practitioners are experts in health
BUSINESS PRACTICE AND LEGAL GUIDE, 7TH
EDITION BY CAROLYN BUPPERT CHAPTERS
1–18 WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Chapter 1 What Is a Nurse Practitioner?
1. May I call myself a nurse practitioner once I have completed
my nurse practitioner program?
ANS. No. You cannot use the title nurse practitioner until you
have been certified by the BRN as a nurse practitioner.
Furthermore, registered nurses who use the title NP without BRN
certification may subject their RN license to possible discipline.
2. Can a nurse practitioner function in the emergency
department?
Page 1 of 59
,ANS.Yes. Nurse practitioners are permitted to perform
consultation and treatment in an emergency department under
certain conditions. Section 1317.1 of the Health and Safety
Code, relating to emergency services was repealed and amended
September 26, 2011, changing definition of emergency service
and care to include appropriately licensed persons, nurse
practitioners and physician assistants, under the supervision of
a physician and surgeon, to include medical screening,
examination, and evaluation by a physician, or to the extent
permitted by applicable law, by other appropriate personnel
(NPCPA) under the supervision of a physician and surgeon, to
determine care, treatment, and surgery by physician necessary
to relieve or eliminate the emergency medical condition or
active labor, within the capability of the facility.
3. Are NPs now considered “prescribers”?
ANS. For the purpose of obtaining a DEA number for
(ordering) Schedule II, III, IV, V the NP with a furnishing
number is considered by the DEA to be a prescriber.
,4. Does the NP need a furnishing number issued by the BRN
to obtain a DEA number?
ANS. Yes, an nurse practitioner furnishing number is required
to obtain a DEA number for Schedule II through V Controlled
Substances
5. Can a nurse practitioner request and sign for complimentary
samples of dangerous drugs and devices from a
manufacture’s sales representative?
ANS. Yes, the certified nurse practitioner and the certified
nurse midwife may sign for the request and receipt of
complimentary samples of dangerous drugs and devices
identified in their standardized procedures or protocol that has
been approved by the physician.
6. What are the roles of a Family Nurse Practitioner?
ANS. Family nurse practitioners (FNPs) are graduate- educated,
nationally-certified and state licensed advanced practice
registered nurses (APRNs) who care for medically stable
, patients across the lifespan, from infants to geriatric patients.
“Family” in this case describes the NP’s chosen patient
population focus and denotes national certification through one
of two certifying bodies that certify NPs as having the
specialized skills necessary to work with this patient group: the
American Nurses Credentialing Center (AACN) or the
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).
Chapter 2 Legal Nurse Practitioner
Scope of Practice
1. What is the nurse practitioners scope of practice?
ANS. “Nurse practitioners are licensed, independent
practitioners who practice in ambulatory, acute and long- term
care as primary and/or specialty care providers. Nurse
practitioners assess, diagnose, treat, and manage acute episodic
and chronic illnesses. Nurse practitioners are experts in health
