Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurse
Prescribers: Exam Questions with Verified Solutions
2023-2024 Update.
Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by who?
- Answer- The State Board of Nursing for Each State
What is the benefits of having an APRN prescriber?
- Answer- APRN's care for patients more holistically and include patients in making
decisions regarding their care
What does clinical judgement in prescribing include?
- Answer- Factoring in the cost of the particular
What is included in the criteria for choosing and effective drug for a disorder?
- Answer- Consulting nationally recognized guidelines for disease management
NP's thrive under the new health-care reform because of what?
- Answer- NP's have the ability to control care cost and improve patient outcome
Nutritional intake and lab results reflect hypoalbuminemia; why is this important for
prescribers?
- Answer- The Distribution of drugs to target tissues may be affected
Drugs that have an significant first-pass effect what?
- Answer- they 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?
- Answer- Lungs
, Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurse
Prescribers: Exam Questions with Verified Solutions
2023-2024 Update.
Medroxyprogesterone (Depo Provera) is prescribed IM to create storage reservoir of the
drug. What are storage reserviors>
- Answer- Increased the length of time a drug is available and active
Why is Cephalexin given every 8 hours? What knowledge of the drug does the NP
know? - Answer- Half Life
Azithromycin doing requires that the first day's doing be twice those of the other four
day; This is considered a loading does. What is a loading dose?
- Answer- Rapidly actives drug levels in the therapeutic range
The point in time on the drug concentration curve that indicates the first sign of a
therapeutic effect is the: - Answer- Onset of action
Phenytoin required that a trough level be drawn. When and why are peak and trough
levels are done - Answer- To determine if a d rug is in the therapeutic range
Drugs that are receptor agonists may demonstrate what property?
- Answer- Concentrations will produce an adverse effect
Factors that affect gastric drug absorption include - Answer- Lipid solubility of the drug
Drugs that are receptors antagonists, such as beta-blockers, may cause what?
- Answer- An exaggerated response if abrupt discontinues
Drug administration via IV:
1) need to be lipid soluble in order to absorb easily
2) Begin distribution in the body immediately
Prescribers: Exam Questions with Verified Solutions
2023-2024 Update.
Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by who?
- Answer- The State Board of Nursing for Each State
What is the benefits of having an APRN prescriber?
- Answer- APRN's care for patients more holistically and include patients in making
decisions regarding their care
What does clinical judgement in prescribing include?
- Answer- Factoring in the cost of the particular
What is included in the criteria for choosing and effective drug for a disorder?
- Answer- Consulting nationally recognized guidelines for disease management
NP's thrive under the new health-care reform because of what?
- Answer- NP's have the ability to control care cost and improve patient outcome
Nutritional intake and lab results reflect hypoalbuminemia; why is this important for
prescribers?
- Answer- The Distribution of drugs to target tissues may be affected
Drugs that have an significant first-pass effect what?
- Answer- they 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?
- Answer- Lungs
, Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurse
Prescribers: Exam Questions with Verified Solutions
2023-2024 Update.
Medroxyprogesterone (Depo Provera) is prescribed IM to create storage reservoir of the
drug. What are storage reserviors>
- Answer- Increased the length of time a drug is available and active
Why is Cephalexin given every 8 hours? What knowledge of the drug does the NP
know? - Answer- Half Life
Azithromycin doing requires that the first day's doing be twice those of the other four
day; This is considered a loading does. What is a loading dose?
- Answer- Rapidly actives drug levels in the therapeutic range
The point in time on the drug concentration curve that indicates the first sign of a
therapeutic effect is the: - Answer- Onset of action
Phenytoin required that a trough level be drawn. When and why are peak and trough
levels are done - Answer- To determine if a d rug is in the therapeutic range
Drugs that are receptor agonists may demonstrate what property?
- Answer- Concentrations will produce an adverse effect
Factors that affect gastric drug absorption include - Answer- Lipid solubility of the drug
Drugs that are receptors antagonists, such as beta-blockers, may cause what?
- Answer- An exaggerated response if abrupt discontinues
Drug administration via IV:
1) need to be lipid soluble in order to absorb easily
2) Begin distribution in the body immediately
