Complete Test Bank
Lehne's Pharmacotherapeutics
for Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants
2nd Edition
2TH EDITION
,UNIT I: INTRODUCTION --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6
Chapter 1: Prescriptive Authority Test Bank --------------------------------------------------------------------- 6
Chapter 2: Rational Drug Selection And Prescription Writing ----------------------------------------------- 9
Chapter 3: Promoting Positive Outcomes Of Drug Therapy ------------------------------------------------ 12
UNIT II: BASIC PRINCIPLES OF PHARMACOLOGY ------------------------------------------------------ 16
Chapter 4: Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, And Drug Interactions ---------------------------- 16
Chapter 5: Adverse Drug Reactions And Medication Errors ------------------------------------------------ 23
Chapter 6: Individual Variation In Drug Responses ----------------------------------------------------------- 30
Chapter 7 Genetic And Genomic Considerations In Pharmacotherapeutics --------------------------- 35
UNIT III: DRUG THERAPY ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN ----------------------------------------------------- 42
Chapter 8: Drug Therapy During Pregnancy And Breast-Feeding ----------------------------------------- 42
Chapter 9: Drug Therapy In Pediatric Patients------------------------------------------------------------------ 47
Chapter 10: Drug Therapy In Geriatric Patients ---------------------------------------------------------------- 53
UNIT IV: PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DRUGS ----------------------------------------------------- 60
Chapter 11: Basic Principles Of Neuropharmacology --------------------------------------------------------- 60
Chapter 12: Physiology Of The Peripheral Nervous System ------------------------------------------------ 64
Chapter 13: Muscarinic Agonists ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 69
Chapter 14 Muscarinic Antagonists-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 74
Chapter 15: Adrenergic Agonists ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 78
Chapter 16: Adrenergic Antagonists------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 84
Chapter 17: Indirect-Acting Antiadrenergic Agents ----------------------------------------------------------- 93
UNIT V: CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DRUGS----------------------------------------------------------- 98
Chapter 18: Introduction To Central Nervous System Pharmacology ------------------------------------ 98
Chapter 19: Drugs For Parkinson's Disease -------------------------------------------------------------------- 103
Chapter 20: Drugs For Alzheimer's Disease-------------------------------------------------------------------- 108
Chapter 21: Drugs For Seizure ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 113
Chapter 22: Drugs For Muscle Spasm And Spasticity ------------------------------------------------------- 118
UNIT VI: DRUGS FOR PAIN -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 123
Chapter 23: Local Anesthetics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 123
Chapter 24: Opioid Analgesics, Opioid Antagonists, And Nonopioid Centrally Acting Analgesics
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 129
Chapter 25: Drugs For Headache --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 137
UNIT VII: PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC DRUGS --------------------------------------------------------------- 143
Chapter 26: Antipsychotic Agents And Their Use In Schizophrenia ------------------------------------- 143
, Chapter 27: Antidepressants Test Bank ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 151
Chapter 29: Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 163
Chapter 30: Management Of Anxiety Disorders ------------------------------------------------------------- 168
Chapter 31: Central Nervous System Stimulants And Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 173
UNIT VIII: SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS ---------------------------------------------------------------- 179
Chapter 32: Drug Abuse I: Basic Considerations ------------------------------------------------------------- 179
Chapter 33: Drug Abuse II: Alcohol ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 183
Chapter 34: Drug Abuse III: Nicotine And Smoking --------------------------------------------------------- 189
Chapter 35: Drug Abuse IV: Major Drugs Of Abuse Other Than Alcohol And Nicotine ------------ 195
UNIT IX: DRUGS THAT AFFECT THE HEART, BLOOD VESSELS, BLOOD, AND BLOOD VOLUME
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 205
Chapter 36: Review Of Hemodynamics ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 205
Chapter 37: Diuretics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 208
Chapter 38: Drugs Acting On The Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System -------------------------- 214
Chapter 39: Calcium Channel Blockers-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 220
Chapter 40: Vasodilators ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 223
Chapter 41: Drugs For Hypertension ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 229
Chapter 42: Drugs For Heart Failure ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 238
Chapter 43: Antidysrhythmic Drugs ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 249
Chapter 44: Prophylaxis Of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: Drugs That Help Normalize
Cholesterol And Triglyceride Levels ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 259
Chapter 45: Drugs For Angina Pectoris ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 268
Chapter 46: Anticoagulant, Antiplatelet, And Thrombolytic Drugs ------------------------------------- 277
Chapter 47: Drugs For Deficiency Anemias -------------------------------------------------------------------- 285
UNIT X: DRUGS FOR ENDOCRINE DISORDERS -------------------------------------------------------- 293
Chapter 48: Drugs For Diabetes Mellitus ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 293
Chapter 49: Drugs For Thyroid Disorders ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 301
UNIT XI: WOMEN'S HEALTH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 308
Chapter 50: Estrogens And Progestins: Basic Pharmacology And Noncontraceptive Applications
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 308
Chapter 51: Birth Control ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 312
UNIT XII: MEN'S HEALTH----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 320
Chapter 52: Androgens---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 320
Chapter 53: Drugs For Erectile Dysfunction And Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia --------------------- 326
,UNIT XIII: ANTI-INFLAMMATORY, ANTIALLERGIC, AND IMMUNOLOGIC DRUGS ----------- 329
Chapter 54: Review Of The Immune System ------------------------------------------------------------------ 329
Chapter 55: Childhood Immunization --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 334
Chapter 56: Antihistamines ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 342
Chapter 57: Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors: Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs And
Acetaminophen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 348
Chapter 58: Glucocorticoids In Nonendocrine Disorders -------------------------------------------------- 355
UNIT XIV: DRUGS FOR BONE AND JOINT DISORDERS ---------------------------------------------- 363
Chapter 59: Drug Therapy Of Rheumatoid Arthritis -------------------------------------------------------- 363
Chapter 60: Drug Therapy Of Gout ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 367
Chapter 61: Drugs Affecting Calcium Levels And Bone Mineralization -------------------------------- 371
UNIT XV: RESPIRATORY TRACT DRUGS ---------------------------------------------------------------- 379
Chapter 62: Drugs For Asthma And Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease------------------------ 379
Chapter 63: Drugs For Allergic Rhinitis, Cough, And Colds ------------------------------------------------ 388
UNIT XVI: GASTROINTESTINAL DRUGS ----------------------------------------------------------------- 396
Chapter 64: Drugs For Peptic Ulcer Disease ------------------------------------------------------------------- 396
Chapter 65: Laxatives ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 402
Chapter 66: Other Gastrointestinal Drugs --------------------------------------------------------------------- 409
UNIT XVII: NUTRITION AND COMPLIMENTARY THERAPIES -------------------------------------- 418
Chapter 67: Vitamins ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 418
Chapter 68: Drugs For Weight Loss ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 425
Chapter 69: Complementary And Alternative Therapies -------------------------------------------------- 431
UNIT XIII: THERAPY OF INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES ---------------------------------- 435
Chapter 70: Basic Principles Of Antimicrobial Therapy ---------------------------------------------------- 435
Chapter 71: Drugs That Weaken The Bacterial Cell Wall I: Penicillin’s --------------------------------- 441
Chapter 72: Drugs That Weaken The Bacterial Cell Wall II: Other Drugs ------------------------------ 447
Chapter 73: Bacteriostatic Inhibitors Of Protein Synthesis ----------------------------------------------- 453
Chapter 74: Aminoglycosides: Bactericidal Inhibitors Of Protein Synthesis -------------------------- 463
Chapter 75: Sulfonamides And Trimethoprim ---------------------------------------------------------------- 472
Chapter 76: Drug Therapy Of Urinary Tract Infections ----------------------------------------------------- 478
Chapter 77: Antimycobacterial Agents ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 484
Chapter 78: Miscellaneous Antibacterial Drugs -------------------------------------------------------------- 493
Chapter 79: Antifungal Agents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 497
Chapter 80: Antiviral Agents I: Drugs For Non-HIV Viral Infections ------------------------------------- 508
, Chapter 81: Antiviral Agents II: Drugs For HIV Infection And Related Opportunistic Infections 515
Chapter 82: Drug Therapy Of Sexually Transmitted Diseases -------------------------------------------- 521
Chapter 83: Anthelmintics, Antiprotozoal Drugs, And Ectoparasiticides ------------------------------ 526
UNIT XIX: CANCER THERAPY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 530
Chapter 84 Introduction To Immunomodulators ------------------------------------------------------------ 530
Chapter 85: Supportive Care Of Patients Receiving Anticancer Drugs --------------------------------- 536
Chapter 86: Drugs For Cancer Pain------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 543
UNIT XX: Drugs For Eyes, Ears, And Skin--------------------------------------------------------------- 552
Chapter 87: Drugs For The Eye ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 552
Chapter 88: Drugs For The Skin ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 558
Chapter 89: Drugs For The Ear ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 568
Chapter 90: Agents Affecting The Volume And Ion Content Of Body Fluids ------------------------- 574
Chapter 91: Management Of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction -------------------------------------- 579
Chapter 92: Additional Acute Care Drugs ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 586
, UNIT I: INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1: Prescriptive Authority Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. An APRN Works In A Urology Clinic Under The Supervision Of A Physician Who Does Not
Restrict The Types Of Medications The APRN Is Allowed To Prescribe. State Law Does Not Require
The APRN To Practice Under Physician Supervision. How Would The APRN’s Prescriptive Authority Be
Described?
A. Full Authority
B. Independent
C. Without Limitation
D. Limited Authority
ANS>> B
The APRN Has Independent Prescriptive Authority Because The Regulating Body Does Not Require
That The APRN Work Under Physician Supervision. Full Prescriptive Authority Gives The Provider The
Right To Prescribe Independently And Without Limitation. Limited Authority Places Restrictions On
The Types Of Drugs That Can Be Prescribed.DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehensionref: P. 1TOP:
Nursing Process: I MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic And
Parenteral Therapies
2. Which Factors Increase The Need For Aprns To Have Full Prescriptive Authority?
A. More Patients Will Have Access To Health Care.
B. Enrollment In Medical Schools Is Predicted To Decrease.
C. Physician’s Assistants Are Being Utilized Less Often.
D. APRN Education Is More Complex Than Education For Physicians.
ANS>> A
Implementation Of The Affordable Care Act Has Increased The Number Of Individuals With Health
Care Coverage, And Thus The Number Who Have Access To Health Care Services. The Increase In The
Number Of Patients Creates The Need For More Providers With Prescriptive Authority. Aprns Can Fill
This Practice Gap.DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehensionref: P. 2TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic And Parenteral Therapies
Lehne's Pharmacotherapeutics
for Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants
2nd Edition
2TH EDITION
,UNIT I: INTRODUCTION --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6
Chapter 1: Prescriptive Authority Test Bank --------------------------------------------------------------------- 6
Chapter 2: Rational Drug Selection And Prescription Writing ----------------------------------------------- 9
Chapter 3: Promoting Positive Outcomes Of Drug Therapy ------------------------------------------------ 12
UNIT II: BASIC PRINCIPLES OF PHARMACOLOGY ------------------------------------------------------ 16
Chapter 4: Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, And Drug Interactions ---------------------------- 16
Chapter 5: Adverse Drug Reactions And Medication Errors ------------------------------------------------ 23
Chapter 6: Individual Variation In Drug Responses ----------------------------------------------------------- 30
Chapter 7 Genetic And Genomic Considerations In Pharmacotherapeutics --------------------------- 35
UNIT III: DRUG THERAPY ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN ----------------------------------------------------- 42
Chapter 8: Drug Therapy During Pregnancy And Breast-Feeding ----------------------------------------- 42
Chapter 9: Drug Therapy In Pediatric Patients------------------------------------------------------------------ 47
Chapter 10: Drug Therapy In Geriatric Patients ---------------------------------------------------------------- 53
UNIT IV: PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DRUGS ----------------------------------------------------- 60
Chapter 11: Basic Principles Of Neuropharmacology --------------------------------------------------------- 60
Chapter 12: Physiology Of The Peripheral Nervous System ------------------------------------------------ 64
Chapter 13: Muscarinic Agonists ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 69
Chapter 14 Muscarinic Antagonists-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 74
Chapter 15: Adrenergic Agonists ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 78
Chapter 16: Adrenergic Antagonists------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 84
Chapter 17: Indirect-Acting Antiadrenergic Agents ----------------------------------------------------------- 93
UNIT V: CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DRUGS----------------------------------------------------------- 98
Chapter 18: Introduction To Central Nervous System Pharmacology ------------------------------------ 98
Chapter 19: Drugs For Parkinson's Disease -------------------------------------------------------------------- 103
Chapter 20: Drugs For Alzheimer's Disease-------------------------------------------------------------------- 108
Chapter 21: Drugs For Seizure ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 113
Chapter 22: Drugs For Muscle Spasm And Spasticity ------------------------------------------------------- 118
UNIT VI: DRUGS FOR PAIN -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 123
Chapter 23: Local Anesthetics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 123
Chapter 24: Opioid Analgesics, Opioid Antagonists, And Nonopioid Centrally Acting Analgesics
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 129
Chapter 25: Drugs For Headache --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 137
UNIT VII: PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC DRUGS --------------------------------------------------------------- 143
Chapter 26: Antipsychotic Agents And Their Use In Schizophrenia ------------------------------------- 143
, Chapter 27: Antidepressants Test Bank ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 151
Chapter 29: Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 163
Chapter 30: Management Of Anxiety Disorders ------------------------------------------------------------- 168
Chapter 31: Central Nervous System Stimulants And Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 173
UNIT VIII: SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS ---------------------------------------------------------------- 179
Chapter 32: Drug Abuse I: Basic Considerations ------------------------------------------------------------- 179
Chapter 33: Drug Abuse II: Alcohol ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 183
Chapter 34: Drug Abuse III: Nicotine And Smoking --------------------------------------------------------- 189
Chapter 35: Drug Abuse IV: Major Drugs Of Abuse Other Than Alcohol And Nicotine ------------ 195
UNIT IX: DRUGS THAT AFFECT THE HEART, BLOOD VESSELS, BLOOD, AND BLOOD VOLUME
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 205
Chapter 36: Review Of Hemodynamics ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 205
Chapter 37: Diuretics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 208
Chapter 38: Drugs Acting On The Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System -------------------------- 214
Chapter 39: Calcium Channel Blockers-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 220
Chapter 40: Vasodilators ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 223
Chapter 41: Drugs For Hypertension ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 229
Chapter 42: Drugs For Heart Failure ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 238
Chapter 43: Antidysrhythmic Drugs ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 249
Chapter 44: Prophylaxis Of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: Drugs That Help Normalize
Cholesterol And Triglyceride Levels ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 259
Chapter 45: Drugs For Angina Pectoris ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 268
Chapter 46: Anticoagulant, Antiplatelet, And Thrombolytic Drugs ------------------------------------- 277
Chapter 47: Drugs For Deficiency Anemias -------------------------------------------------------------------- 285
UNIT X: DRUGS FOR ENDOCRINE DISORDERS -------------------------------------------------------- 293
Chapter 48: Drugs For Diabetes Mellitus ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 293
Chapter 49: Drugs For Thyroid Disorders ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 301
UNIT XI: WOMEN'S HEALTH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 308
Chapter 50: Estrogens And Progestins: Basic Pharmacology And Noncontraceptive Applications
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 308
Chapter 51: Birth Control ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 312
UNIT XII: MEN'S HEALTH----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 320
Chapter 52: Androgens---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 320
Chapter 53: Drugs For Erectile Dysfunction And Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia --------------------- 326
,UNIT XIII: ANTI-INFLAMMATORY, ANTIALLERGIC, AND IMMUNOLOGIC DRUGS ----------- 329
Chapter 54: Review Of The Immune System ------------------------------------------------------------------ 329
Chapter 55: Childhood Immunization --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 334
Chapter 56: Antihistamines ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 342
Chapter 57: Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors: Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs And
Acetaminophen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 348
Chapter 58: Glucocorticoids In Nonendocrine Disorders -------------------------------------------------- 355
UNIT XIV: DRUGS FOR BONE AND JOINT DISORDERS ---------------------------------------------- 363
Chapter 59: Drug Therapy Of Rheumatoid Arthritis -------------------------------------------------------- 363
Chapter 60: Drug Therapy Of Gout ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 367
Chapter 61: Drugs Affecting Calcium Levels And Bone Mineralization -------------------------------- 371
UNIT XV: RESPIRATORY TRACT DRUGS ---------------------------------------------------------------- 379
Chapter 62: Drugs For Asthma And Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease------------------------ 379
Chapter 63: Drugs For Allergic Rhinitis, Cough, And Colds ------------------------------------------------ 388
UNIT XVI: GASTROINTESTINAL DRUGS ----------------------------------------------------------------- 396
Chapter 64: Drugs For Peptic Ulcer Disease ------------------------------------------------------------------- 396
Chapter 65: Laxatives ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 402
Chapter 66: Other Gastrointestinal Drugs --------------------------------------------------------------------- 409
UNIT XVII: NUTRITION AND COMPLIMENTARY THERAPIES -------------------------------------- 418
Chapter 67: Vitamins ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 418
Chapter 68: Drugs For Weight Loss ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 425
Chapter 69: Complementary And Alternative Therapies -------------------------------------------------- 431
UNIT XIII: THERAPY OF INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES ---------------------------------- 435
Chapter 70: Basic Principles Of Antimicrobial Therapy ---------------------------------------------------- 435
Chapter 71: Drugs That Weaken The Bacterial Cell Wall I: Penicillin’s --------------------------------- 441
Chapter 72: Drugs That Weaken The Bacterial Cell Wall II: Other Drugs ------------------------------ 447
Chapter 73: Bacteriostatic Inhibitors Of Protein Synthesis ----------------------------------------------- 453
Chapter 74: Aminoglycosides: Bactericidal Inhibitors Of Protein Synthesis -------------------------- 463
Chapter 75: Sulfonamides And Trimethoprim ---------------------------------------------------------------- 472
Chapter 76: Drug Therapy Of Urinary Tract Infections ----------------------------------------------------- 478
Chapter 77: Antimycobacterial Agents ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 484
Chapter 78: Miscellaneous Antibacterial Drugs -------------------------------------------------------------- 493
Chapter 79: Antifungal Agents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 497
Chapter 80: Antiviral Agents I: Drugs For Non-HIV Viral Infections ------------------------------------- 508
, Chapter 81: Antiviral Agents II: Drugs For HIV Infection And Related Opportunistic Infections 515
Chapter 82: Drug Therapy Of Sexually Transmitted Diseases -------------------------------------------- 521
Chapter 83: Anthelmintics, Antiprotozoal Drugs, And Ectoparasiticides ------------------------------ 526
UNIT XIX: CANCER THERAPY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 530
Chapter 84 Introduction To Immunomodulators ------------------------------------------------------------ 530
Chapter 85: Supportive Care Of Patients Receiving Anticancer Drugs --------------------------------- 536
Chapter 86: Drugs For Cancer Pain------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 543
UNIT XX: Drugs For Eyes, Ears, And Skin--------------------------------------------------------------- 552
Chapter 87: Drugs For The Eye ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 552
Chapter 88: Drugs For The Skin ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 558
Chapter 89: Drugs For The Ear ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 568
Chapter 90: Agents Affecting The Volume And Ion Content Of Body Fluids ------------------------- 574
Chapter 91: Management Of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction -------------------------------------- 579
Chapter 92: Additional Acute Care Drugs ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 586
, UNIT I: INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1: Prescriptive Authority Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. An APRN Works In A Urology Clinic Under The Supervision Of A Physician Who Does Not
Restrict The Types Of Medications The APRN Is Allowed To Prescribe. State Law Does Not Require
The APRN To Practice Under Physician Supervision. How Would The APRN’s Prescriptive Authority Be
Described?
A. Full Authority
B. Independent
C. Without Limitation
D. Limited Authority
ANS>> B
The APRN Has Independent Prescriptive Authority Because The Regulating Body Does Not Require
That The APRN Work Under Physician Supervision. Full Prescriptive Authority Gives The Provider The
Right To Prescribe Independently And Without Limitation. Limited Authority Places Restrictions On
The Types Of Drugs That Can Be Prescribed.DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehensionref: P. 1TOP:
Nursing Process: I MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic And
Parenteral Therapies
2. Which Factors Increase The Need For Aprns To Have Full Prescriptive Authority?
A. More Patients Will Have Access To Health Care.
B. Enrollment In Medical Schools Is Predicted To Decrease.
C. Physician’s Assistants Are Being Utilized Less Often.
D. APRN Education Is More Complex Than Education For Physicians.
ANS>> A
Implementation Of The Affordable Care Act Has Increased The Number Of Individuals With Health
Care Coverage, And Thus The Number Who Have Access To Health Care Services. The Increase In The
Number Of Patients Creates The Need For More Providers With Prescriptive Authority. Aprns Can Fill
This Practice Gap.DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehensionref: P. 2TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic And Parenteral Therapies
