NSG 6005 ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY
WEEK 1 ACTUAL TEST SCRIPT 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Role of PA. Answer: Title protection in all states.
All have prescription authority
5 states limit PA formulary
15 states permit only schedule III to V drugs
Practice oversight by MD
Control of practice and licensing by medical board.
◉ Factors involved in using good clinical judgement. Answer: Is a
prescription the right treatment?
Which drugs are effective for the disease?
What are the goals of therapy? Cure or maintain?
Monitor to see if drug meets goals
Check for drug duplications-polypharmacy
OTC vs. Rx
What is the cost of the drug?
Where did you get your information?
, Is it EBP?
◉ Pharmacotherapeutics. Answer: Intregates pharmacology,
pathophysiology, and therapeutics
◉ Pharmacokinectics. Answer: How the body processes
medications. What the body does with the drug
◉ Pharmacodynamics. Answer: What the drug does to the body. The
medication action at cellular level to elict a therapeutic effect.
◉ Two main branches of pharmacology. Answer: Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacodynamics
◉ Toxicology. Answer: Branch dealing with toxic effects
◉ Therapeutics. Answer: The use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or
treat disease or to prevent pregnancy
◉ 4 major processes of pharmacokinetics. Answer: Drug absorption
into the bloodstream
Drug distribution into the tissues to the site of action
Drug metabolism via liver or intestinal enzymes
WEEK 1 ACTUAL TEST SCRIPT 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Role of PA. Answer: Title protection in all states.
All have prescription authority
5 states limit PA formulary
15 states permit only schedule III to V drugs
Practice oversight by MD
Control of practice and licensing by medical board.
◉ Factors involved in using good clinical judgement. Answer: Is a
prescription the right treatment?
Which drugs are effective for the disease?
What are the goals of therapy? Cure or maintain?
Monitor to see if drug meets goals
Check for drug duplications-polypharmacy
OTC vs. Rx
What is the cost of the drug?
Where did you get your information?
, Is it EBP?
◉ Pharmacotherapeutics. Answer: Intregates pharmacology,
pathophysiology, and therapeutics
◉ Pharmacokinectics. Answer: How the body processes
medications. What the body does with the drug
◉ Pharmacodynamics. Answer: What the drug does to the body. The
medication action at cellular level to elict a therapeutic effect.
◉ Two main branches of pharmacology. Answer: Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacodynamics
◉ Toxicology. Answer: Branch dealing with toxic effects
◉ Therapeutics. Answer: The use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or
treat disease or to prevent pregnancy
◉ 4 major processes of pharmacokinetics. Answer: Drug absorption
into the bloodstream
Drug distribution into the tissues to the site of action
Drug metabolism via liver or intestinal enzymes
