WEEK 1 NR565 UPDATE|EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE
CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED
ANSWERS (NEW)!!!
WhichmschedulemdrugsmcanmAPRNsmprescribe?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAntibiotics,mantidepressants,mandmmanymothermpharmaceuticalsmfallmoutsid
emofmthesemcategoriesmbecausemtheymaremconsideredmnoncontrolledmsubstances.mNPsmcanmprescri
bemthesemmedications,malongmwithmothermSchedulemII-Vmdrugs.
SchedulemIm-mHeroin,mLSD,mWeed,mEcstasy
SchedulemIIm-mVicodin,mcocaine,mmeth,moxycontin,madderall
SchedulemIIIm-mTestosterone,msteroids,mketamine,mTylenolmwithmcondeinem
SchedulemIVm-mXanax,mvalium,mAtivan,mambient,mtramadolm
SchedulemVm-mRobitussin,mlomotil,mmotormen,mLyrica
Whomdeterminesmandmregulatesmprescriptivemauthority?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmNPmprescriptivemauthoritymbemsolelymregulatedmbymstatemboardsmofmnursingm
andminmaccordancemwithmthemNPmrole,meducationmandmcertification.mThemauthorizationmofmNPsmtom
prescribemlegendmandmcontrolledmmedications,mdevices,mhealthmcaremservices,mdurablemmedicalme
quipmentmandmothermequipmentmandmsuppliesmismessentialmtomprovidingmtimely,mcost-
effective,mqualitymhealthmcare.
Howmdoesmlimitedmprescriptivemauthoritymimpactmpatientsmwithinmthemhealthcaremsystem?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmStatesmwithmreducedmprescriptivemauthoritymhavemvaryingmlimitationsmonmm
edicationsmthatmNPsmhavemthemauthoritymtomprescribemtompatients.mNPsmaremcategorizedmasmrestri
ctedminmthemremainingmtwelvemstatesmandmrequiremphysicianmsupervisionmormdelegationmwhenmpr
escribingmcontrolledmsubstances.
Whatmaremthemkeymresponsibilitiesmofmprescribing?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmEvaluatemandmdefinemthempatient'smproblem.
, Determinemthemtherapeuticmobjectivemofmdrugmtherapy.
Selectmanmappropriatemmedication.
Providempatientsmwithminformation,mwarnings,mandminstructions.
Monitormthempatientmregularly.
Considermdrugmcostsmwhenmprescribing.
Usemappropriatemtools,msuchmasmprescribingmsoftwaremandmelectronicmdrugmreferences,mtomreduce
mprescriptionmerrors.
Whatmshouldmbemusedmtommakemprescribingmdecisions?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmBemclearmaboutmthemreasonsmformprescribing
Takemintomaccountmthempatient'smmedicationmhistorymbeforemprescribing
Takemintomaccountmothermfactorsmthatmmightmaltermthembenefitsmandmharmsmofmtreatment
Takemintomaccountmthempatient'smideas,mconcerns,mandmexpectations
Selectmeffective,msafe,mandmcost-effectivemmedicinesmindividualizedmformthempatient
Adheremtomnationalmguidelinesmandmlocalmformulariesmwheremappropriate
QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE
CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED
ANSWERS (NEW)!!!
WhichmschedulemdrugsmcanmAPRNsmprescribe?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAntibiotics,mantidepressants,mandmmanymothermpharmaceuticalsmfallmoutsid
emofmthesemcategoriesmbecausemtheymaremconsideredmnoncontrolledmsubstances.mNPsmcanmprescri
bemthesemmedications,malongmwithmothermSchedulemII-Vmdrugs.
SchedulemIm-mHeroin,mLSD,mWeed,mEcstasy
SchedulemIIm-mVicodin,mcocaine,mmeth,moxycontin,madderall
SchedulemIIIm-mTestosterone,msteroids,mketamine,mTylenolmwithmcondeinem
SchedulemIVm-mXanax,mvalium,mAtivan,mambient,mtramadolm
SchedulemVm-mRobitussin,mlomotil,mmotormen,mLyrica
Whomdeterminesmandmregulatesmprescriptivemauthority?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmNPmprescriptivemauthoritymbemsolelymregulatedmbymstatemboardsmofmnursingm
andminmaccordancemwithmthemNPmrole,meducationmandmcertification.mThemauthorizationmofmNPsmtom
prescribemlegendmandmcontrolledmmedications,mdevices,mhealthmcaremservices,mdurablemmedicalme
quipmentmandmothermequipmentmandmsuppliesmismessentialmtomprovidingmtimely,mcost-
effective,mqualitymhealthmcare.
Howmdoesmlimitedmprescriptivemauthoritymimpactmpatientsmwithinmthemhealthcaremsystem?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmStatesmwithmreducedmprescriptivemauthoritymhavemvaryingmlimitationsmonmm
edicationsmthatmNPsmhavemthemauthoritymtomprescribemtompatients.mNPsmaremcategorizedmasmrestri
ctedminmthemremainingmtwelvemstatesmandmrequiremphysicianmsupervisionmormdelegationmwhenmpr
escribingmcontrolledmsubstances.
Whatmaremthemkeymresponsibilitiesmofmprescribing?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmEvaluatemandmdefinemthempatient'smproblem.
, Determinemthemtherapeuticmobjectivemofmdrugmtherapy.
Selectmanmappropriatemmedication.
Providempatientsmwithminformation,mwarnings,mandminstructions.
Monitormthempatientmregularly.
Considermdrugmcostsmwhenmprescribing.
Usemappropriatemtools,msuchmasmprescribingmsoftwaremandmelectronicmdrugmreferences,mtomreduce
mprescriptionmerrors.
Whatmshouldmbemusedmtommakemprescribingmdecisions?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmBemclearmaboutmthemreasonsmformprescribing
Takemintomaccountmthempatient'smmedicationmhistorymbeforemprescribing
Takemintomaccountmothermfactorsmthatmmightmaltermthembenefitsmandmharmsmofmtreatment
Takemintomaccountmthempatient'smideas,mconcerns,mandmexpectations
Selectmeffective,msafe,mandmcost-effectivemmedicinesmindividualizedmformthempatient
Adheremtomnationalmguidelinesmandmlocalmformulariesmwheremappropriate
