, Pharmacotherapeutics
for Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers 5th Edition Woo Robinson Test Bank
Chapter 1. The Role of the Nurse
Practitioner Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by:
1. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing
2. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
3. The State Board of Nursing for each state
4. The State Board of Pharmacy
2. The benefits to the patient of having an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) prescriber include:
1. Nurses know more about Pharmacology than other prescribers because they take it both in their basic nursing
program and in their APRN program.
2. Nurses care for the patient from a holistic approach and include the patient in decision making regarding their
care.
3. APRNs are less likely to prescribe narcotics and other controlled substances.
4. APRNs are able to prescribe independently in all states, whereas a physician’s assistant needs to have a
physician supervising their practice.
3. Clinical judgment in prescribing includes:
1. Factoring in the cost to the patient of the medication prescribed
2. Always prescribing the newest medication available for the disease process
3. Handing out drug samples to poor patients
4. Prescribing all generic medications to cut costs
,4. Criteria for choosing an effective drug for a disorder include:
1. Asking the patient what drug they think would work best for them
2. Consulting nationally recognized guidelines for disease management
3. Prescribing medications that are available as samples before writing a prescription
4. Following U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration guidelines for prescribing
5. Nurse practitioner practice may thrive under health-care reform because of:
1. The demonstrated ability of nurse practitioners to control costs and improve patient outcomes
2. The fact that nurse practitioners will be able to practice independently
3. The fact that nurse practitioners will have full reimbursement under health-care reform
4. The ability to shift accountability for Medicaid to the state level
Chapter 1. The Role of the Nurse
Practitioner Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. ANS: 3 PTS: 1
2. ANS: 2 PTS: 1
3. ANS: 1 PTS: 1
4. ANS: 2 PTS: 1
5. ANS: 1 PTS: 1
Chapter 2. Review of Basic Principles of
Pharmacology Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. When a patient has low levels of albumin, it is important in prescribing because:
, 1. Affects how drugs are distributed to target tissues.
2. The drug's solubility may not match where it needs to be absorbed.
3. Less free drug is available to produce an effect.
4. Drugs bound to albumin are easily excreted by the kidneys.
2. Drugs with a significant first-pass effect:
1. Must only be given orally.
2. Bypass the liver's circulation.
3. Are quickly metabolized by the liver with little desired effect.
4. Are converted by the liver into more active and fat-soluble forms.
3. Volatile drugs are likely excreted via the:
1. Kidneys
2. Lungs
3. Bile and feces
4. Skin
4. Medroxyprogesterone (Depo Provera) is given intramuscularly to:
1. Ensure the drug reaches its target tissue.
2. Justify the use of loading doses.
3. Extend the drug's availability and activity.
4. Target collagen tissues.
5. The dosing interval of cephalexin every 8 hours is based on its:
1. Affinity to the target receptor.
2. Biological half-life.
3. Pharmacodynamics.
4. Safety profile and side effects.
for Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers 5th Edition Woo Robinson Test Bank
Chapter 1. The Role of the Nurse
Practitioner Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by:
1. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing
2. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
3. The State Board of Nursing for each state
4. The State Board of Pharmacy
2. The benefits to the patient of having an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) prescriber include:
1. Nurses know more about Pharmacology than other prescribers because they take it both in their basic nursing
program and in their APRN program.
2. Nurses care for the patient from a holistic approach and include the patient in decision making regarding their
care.
3. APRNs are less likely to prescribe narcotics and other controlled substances.
4. APRNs are able to prescribe independently in all states, whereas a physician’s assistant needs to have a
physician supervising their practice.
3. Clinical judgment in prescribing includes:
1. Factoring in the cost to the patient of the medication prescribed
2. Always prescribing the newest medication available for the disease process
3. Handing out drug samples to poor patients
4. Prescribing all generic medications to cut costs
,4. Criteria for choosing an effective drug for a disorder include:
1. Asking the patient what drug they think would work best for them
2. Consulting nationally recognized guidelines for disease management
3. Prescribing medications that are available as samples before writing a prescription
4. Following U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration guidelines for prescribing
5. Nurse practitioner practice may thrive under health-care reform because of:
1. The demonstrated ability of nurse practitioners to control costs and improve patient outcomes
2. The fact that nurse practitioners will be able to practice independently
3. The fact that nurse practitioners will have full reimbursement under health-care reform
4. The ability to shift accountability for Medicaid to the state level
Chapter 1. The Role of the Nurse
Practitioner Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. ANS: 3 PTS: 1
2. ANS: 2 PTS: 1
3. ANS: 1 PTS: 1
4. ANS: 2 PTS: 1
5. ANS: 1 PTS: 1
Chapter 2. Review of Basic Principles of
Pharmacology Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. When a patient has low levels of albumin, it is important in prescribing because:
, 1. Affects how drugs are distributed to target tissues.
2. The drug's solubility may not match where it needs to be absorbed.
3. Less free drug is available to produce an effect.
4. Drugs bound to albumin are easily excreted by the kidneys.
2. Drugs with a significant first-pass effect:
1. Must only be given orally.
2. Bypass the liver's circulation.
3. Are quickly metabolized by the liver with little desired effect.
4. Are converted by the liver into more active and fat-soluble forms.
3. Volatile drugs are likely excreted via the:
1. Kidneys
2. Lungs
3. Bile and feces
4. Skin
4. Medroxyprogesterone (Depo Provera) is given intramuscularly to:
1. Ensure the drug reaches its target tissue.
2. Justify the use of loading doses.
3. Extend the drug's availability and activity.
4. Target collagen tissues.
5. The dosing interval of cephalexin every 8 hours is based on its:
1. Affinity to the target receptor.
2. Biological half-life.
3. Pharmacodynamics.
4. Safety profile and side effects.
