Comprehensive Pharmacotherapeutics, Drug Therapy
& Clinical Judgment Exam!!(2026/2027)!!!
Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by:
A. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing
B. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
C. The State Board of Nursing for each state
D. The State Board of Pharmacy - ANSWER-C. The State
Board of Nursing for each state
,Clinical judgment in prescribing includes:
A. Factoring in the cost to the patient of the medication
prescribed
B. Always prescribing the newest medication available for
the disease process C. Handing out drug samples to poor
patients
D. Prescribing all generic medications to cut costs -
ANSWER-A. Factoring in the cost to the patient of the
medication prescribed
Criteria for choosing an effective drug for a disorder
include:
A. Asking the patient what drug they think would work best
for them
,B. Consulting nationally recognized guidelines for disease
management
C. Prescribing medications that are available as samples
before writing a prescription
D. Following U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
guidelines for prescribing - ANSWER-B. Consulting
nationally recognized guidelines for disease management
Nurse practitioner practice may thrive under health-care
reform due to:
A. The demonstrated ability of nurse practitioners to
control costs and improve patient outcomes
B. The fact that nurse practitioners will be able to practice
independently
, C. The fact that nurse practitioners will have full
reimbursement under health-care reform
D. The ability to shift accountability for Medicaid to the
state level - ANSWER-A. The demonstrated ability of
nurse practitioners to control costs and improve patient
outcomes
A patient's nutritional intake and lab work reflects
hypoalbuminemia. This is critical to prescribing because:
A. Distribution of drugs to target tissue may be affected
B. The solubility of the drug will not match the site of
absorption
C. There will be less free drug available to generate an
effect