4/12/26, 11:10 AM NSG 6005 Pharm MidTerm Test Questions
NSG 6005 ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY ACTUAL MIDTERM EXAM
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AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES \NSG 6005
ADVANCED PHARM MIDTERM EXAM ||latest update!!!
Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by:
1. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing
2. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
3. The State Board of Nursing for each state
4. The State Board of Pharmacy
3. The State Board of Nursing for each state
The benefits to the patient of having an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)
prescriber include:
1. Nurses know more about Pharmacology than other prescribers because they take it
both in their basic nursing program and in their APRN program.
2. Nurses care for the patient from a holistic approach and include the patient in
decision making regarding their care.
3. APRNs are less likely to prescribe narcotics and other controlled substances.
4. APRNs are able to prescribe independently in all states, whereas a physician's
assistant needs to have a physician supervising their practice.
2. Nurses care for the patient from a holistic approach and include the patient in
decision making regarding their care.
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Clinical judgment in prescribing includes:
1. Factoring in the cost to the patient of the medication prescribed
2. Always prescribing the newest medication available for the disease process
3. Handing out drug samples to poor patients
4. Prescribing all generic medications to cut costs
1. Factoring in the cost to the patient of the medication prescribed
Criteria for choosing an effective drug for a disorder include:
1. Asking the patient what drug they think would work best for them
2. Consulting nationally recognized guidelines for disease management
3. Prescribing medications that are available as samples before writing a prescription
4. Following U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration guidelines for prescribing
2. Consulting nationally recognized guidelines for disease management
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Nurse practitioner practice may thrive under health-care reform because of:
1. The demonstrated ability of nurse practitioners to control costs and improve
patient outcomes
2. The fact that nurse practitioners will be able to practice independently
3. The fact that nurse practitioners will have full reimbursement under health-care
reform
4. The ability to shift accountability for Medicaid to the state level
1. The demonstrated ability of nurse practitioners to control costs and improve
patient outcomes
A patient's nutritional intake and laboratory results reflect hypoalbuminemia. This is
critical to prescribing because:
1. Distribution of drugs to target tissue may be affected.
2. The solubility of the drug will not match the site of absorption.
3. There will be less free drug available to generate an effect.
4. Drugs bound to albumin are readily excreted by the kidneys.
1. Distribution of drugs to target tissue may be affected.
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Drugs that have a significant first-pass effect:
1. Must be given by the enteral (oral) route only
2. Bypass the hepatic circulation
3. Are rapidly metabolized by the liver and may have little if any desired action
4. Are converted by the liver to more active and fat-soluble forms
3. Are rapidly metabolized by the liver and may have little if any desired action
The route of excretion of a volatile drug will likely be the:
1. Kidneys
2. Lungs
3. Bile and feces
4. Skin
2. Lungs
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NSG 6005 ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY ACTUAL MIDTERM EXAM
COMPREHENSIVE TEST BANK WITH 300 REAL TEST QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES \NSG 6005
ADVANCED PHARM MIDTERM EXAM ||latest update!!!
Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by:
1. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing
2. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
3. The State Board of Nursing for each state
4. The State Board of Pharmacy
3. The State Board of Nursing for each state
The benefits to the patient of having an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)
prescriber include:
1. Nurses know more about Pharmacology than other prescribers because they take it
both in their basic nursing program and in their APRN program.
2. Nurses care for the patient from a holistic approach and include the patient in
decision making regarding their care.
3. APRNs are less likely to prescribe narcotics and other controlled substances.
4. APRNs are able to prescribe independently in all states, whereas a physician's
assistant needs to have a physician supervising their practice.
2. Nurses care for the patient from a holistic approach and include the patient in
decision making regarding their care.
/ 1/129
,4/12/26, 11:10 AM NSG 6005 Pharm MidTerm Test Questions
Clinical judgment in prescribing includes:
1. Factoring in the cost to the patient of the medication prescribed
2. Always prescribing the newest medication available for the disease process
3. Handing out drug samples to poor patients
4. Prescribing all generic medications to cut costs
1. Factoring in the cost to the patient of the medication prescribed
Criteria for choosing an effective drug for a disorder include:
1. Asking the patient what drug they think would work best for them
2. Consulting nationally recognized guidelines for disease management
3. Prescribing medications that are available as samples before writing a prescription
4. Following U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration guidelines for prescribing
2. Consulting nationally recognized guidelines for disease management
/ 2/129
,4/12/26, 11:10 AM NSG 6005 Pharm MidTerm Test Questions
Nurse practitioner practice may thrive under health-care reform because of:
1. The demonstrated ability of nurse practitioners to control costs and improve
patient outcomes
2. The fact that nurse practitioners will be able to practice independently
3. The fact that nurse practitioners will have full reimbursement under health-care
reform
4. The ability to shift accountability for Medicaid to the state level
1. The demonstrated ability of nurse practitioners to control costs and improve
patient outcomes
A patient's nutritional intake and laboratory results reflect hypoalbuminemia. This is
critical to prescribing because:
1. Distribution of drugs to target tissue may be affected.
2. The solubility of the drug will not match the site of absorption.
3. There will be less free drug available to generate an effect.
4. Drugs bound to albumin are readily excreted by the kidneys.
1. Distribution of drugs to target tissue may be affected.
/ 3/129
, 4/12/26, 11:10 AM NSG 6005 Pharm MidTerm Test Questions
Drugs that have a significant first-pass effect:
1. Must be given by the enteral (oral) route only
2. Bypass the hepatic circulation
3. Are rapidly metabolized by the liver and may have little if any desired action
4. Are converted by the liver to more active and fat-soluble forms
3. Are rapidly metabolized by the liver and may have little if any desired action
The route of excretion of a volatile drug will likely be the:
1. Kidneys
2. Lungs
3. Bile and feces
4. Skin
2. Lungs
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