NR565 MIDTERM 2021
APRN prescribing role - Answer safe and competent practice of prescribing and
managing medications requires a sound understanding of drugs and the conditions that
they are used to manage.
Prescriptive authority - Answer DETERMINED BY STATE LAW AND LICENSURE LAW
AUTHORITY TO PRESCRIBE MEDICATIONS
benefits of full practice authority - Answer APRNs possess full prescriptive authority
depends on their legal right to prescribe without a supervisory or collaborative
requirement
promoting positive outcomes through prudent prescribing practices - Answer Education
provides an opportunity to address questions and dispel misunderstanding, reducing
errors.
overview of Beer's Criteria - Answer guidelines for healthcare professionals to help
improve the safety of prescribing medications for older adults
emphasize deprescribing medications that are unnecessary, which helps to reduce the
problems of polypharmacy, drug interactions, and adverse drug reactions, thereby
improving the risk-benefit ratio of medication regimens in at-risk people.
The Beers Criteria are intended to serve as a guide for clinicians and not as a substitute
for professional judgment in prescribing decisions.
The criteria are used in geriatrics clinical care to monitor and improve the quality of
care. They are also used in training, research, and healthcare policy to assist in
developing performance measures and document outcomes.
Pharmacodynamics - Answer i. Pharmacodynamics is the study of the biochemical and
physiologic effects of drugs on the body and the molecular mechanisms by which those
effects are produced.
maximal efficacy - Answer a. largest effect that a drug can produce.
relative potency - Answer the amount of drug we must give to elicit an effect
Pharmacokinetics - Answer the study of drug movement throughout the body
four basic pharmacokinetic processes - Answer absorption, distribution, metabolism,
excretion
Absorption - Answer The process by which nutrient molecules pass through the wall of
the digestive system into the blood
APRN prescribing role - Answer safe and competent practice of prescribing and
managing medications requires a sound understanding of drugs and the conditions that
they are used to manage.
Prescriptive authority - Answer DETERMINED BY STATE LAW AND LICENSURE LAW
AUTHORITY TO PRESCRIBE MEDICATIONS
benefits of full practice authority - Answer APRNs possess full prescriptive authority
depends on their legal right to prescribe without a supervisory or collaborative
requirement
promoting positive outcomes through prudent prescribing practices - Answer Education
provides an opportunity to address questions and dispel misunderstanding, reducing
errors.
overview of Beer's Criteria - Answer guidelines for healthcare professionals to help
improve the safety of prescribing medications for older adults
emphasize deprescribing medications that are unnecessary, which helps to reduce the
problems of polypharmacy, drug interactions, and adverse drug reactions, thereby
improving the risk-benefit ratio of medication regimens in at-risk people.
The Beers Criteria are intended to serve as a guide for clinicians and not as a substitute
for professional judgment in prescribing decisions.
The criteria are used in geriatrics clinical care to monitor and improve the quality of
care. They are also used in training, research, and healthcare policy to assist in
developing performance measures and document outcomes.
Pharmacodynamics - Answer i. Pharmacodynamics is the study of the biochemical and
physiologic effects of drugs on the body and the molecular mechanisms by which those
effects are produced.
maximal efficacy - Answer a. largest effect that a drug can produce.
relative potency - Answer the amount of drug we must give to elicit an effect
Pharmacokinetics - Answer the study of drug movement throughout the body
four basic pharmacokinetic processes - Answer absorption, distribution, metabolism,
excretion
Absorption - Answer The process by which nutrient molecules pass through the wall of
the digestive system into the blood
