1. Managed Care Organization - CORRECT ANSWERinsurance companies
NSG 6005 Pharm Quiz 1 - CORRECT ANSWERSouth university
2. Health outcomes related to ethnic/racial groups - CORRECT ANSWERdifference due to second
class status
3. Pharmacokinetics among racial groups - CORRECT ANSWERAlterations in drug metabolism
among Asians may lead to: Slower metabolism of antidepressants, requiring lower doses
Hepatic metabolism varies among ethnic groups
4. Prescriptive authority - CORRECT ANSWERNurse practitioner prescriptive authority is
regulated by The State Board of Nursing for each state
5. Hispanic native healers - CORRECT ANSWERUse herbs and teas in their treatment of illness
(curanderas):
6. Clinical judgment related to prescribing - CORRECT ANSWERClinical judgment in prescribing
includes:Factoring in the cost to the patient of the medication prescribed
Prescribing drugs should be based on a thorough assessment of the patient and the patient's
environment, the determination of medical and nursing diagnoses, the determination of
medical and nursing diagnoses, a review of potential alternative therapies, and specific
knowledge about the drug chosen and the disease process it will treat.
7. Criteria for choosing effective pharmacological therapies - CORRECT ANSWERClear indication
for drug therapy
What drugs are effective in treating this disorder
What is the goal of therapy with this drug?
, Under what conditions is it determined that a drug is not meeting the goal and a different
therapy or drug should be tried?
Are there unnecessary duplications with other drugs that the patient is already taking?
Would an over the counter drug be just as useful as a prescription drug?
What about the cost?
What resources are available to guide a practitioner to answer these questions?
8. Pharmacoeconomics - CORRECT ANSWER
9. Indirect drug costs - CORRECT ANSWERLoss of wages while undergoing drug therapy
Besides direct costs, indirect costs associated with the therapy must be considered in an
analysis. Indirect costs derive from morbidity and mortality and include things such as loss or
reduction of wages owing to illness or the costs associated with premature death
10. Saving costs on prescriptions - CORRECT ANSWERLow cost formulary, generic, otc
11. Intangible drug costs - CORRECT ANSWERintangible costs are very difficult to measure. They
are related to nonfinancial outcomes and are hard to express monetarily. Included here are
things such as inconvenience, pain and suffering, and grief. These costs are included in the
willingness-to-pay calculation, but not the human capital calculation. Inconvenience, pain, and
suffering incurred with therapy
12. Pharmacoeconomic analysis - CORRECT ANSWER*looks at two or more treatment
alternatives that are considered equal in efficacy and compares the costs of each it is referred to
as *Cost-minimization analysis
Designed to only look at economic impact of therapy
▪ Need to think of clinical impact
NSG 6005 Pharm Quiz 1 - CORRECT ANSWERSouth university
2. Health outcomes related to ethnic/racial groups - CORRECT ANSWERdifference due to second
class status
3. Pharmacokinetics among racial groups - CORRECT ANSWERAlterations in drug metabolism
among Asians may lead to: Slower metabolism of antidepressants, requiring lower doses
Hepatic metabolism varies among ethnic groups
4. Prescriptive authority - CORRECT ANSWERNurse practitioner prescriptive authority is
regulated by The State Board of Nursing for each state
5. Hispanic native healers - CORRECT ANSWERUse herbs and teas in their treatment of illness
(curanderas):
6. Clinical judgment related to prescribing - CORRECT ANSWERClinical judgment in prescribing
includes:Factoring in the cost to the patient of the medication prescribed
Prescribing drugs should be based on a thorough assessment of the patient and the patient's
environment, the determination of medical and nursing diagnoses, the determination of
medical and nursing diagnoses, a review of potential alternative therapies, and specific
knowledge about the drug chosen and the disease process it will treat.
7. Criteria for choosing effective pharmacological therapies - CORRECT ANSWERClear indication
for drug therapy
What drugs are effective in treating this disorder
What is the goal of therapy with this drug?
, Under what conditions is it determined that a drug is not meeting the goal and a different
therapy or drug should be tried?
Are there unnecessary duplications with other drugs that the patient is already taking?
Would an over the counter drug be just as useful as a prescription drug?
What about the cost?
What resources are available to guide a practitioner to answer these questions?
8. Pharmacoeconomics - CORRECT ANSWER
9. Indirect drug costs - CORRECT ANSWERLoss of wages while undergoing drug therapy
Besides direct costs, indirect costs associated with the therapy must be considered in an
analysis. Indirect costs derive from morbidity and mortality and include things such as loss or
reduction of wages owing to illness or the costs associated with premature death
10. Saving costs on prescriptions - CORRECT ANSWERLow cost formulary, generic, otc
11. Intangible drug costs - CORRECT ANSWERintangible costs are very difficult to measure. They
are related to nonfinancial outcomes and are hard to express monetarily. Included here are
things such as inconvenience, pain and suffering, and grief. These costs are included in the
willingness-to-pay calculation, but not the human capital calculation. Inconvenience, pain, and
suffering incurred with therapy
12. Pharmacoeconomic analysis - CORRECT ANSWER*looks at two or more treatment
alternatives that are considered equal in efficacy and compares the costs of each it is referred to
as *Cost-minimization analysis
Designed to only look at economic impact of therapy
▪ Need to think of clinical impact
