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Nurse jpractitioner jprescriptive jauthority jis jregulated jby:

1. The jNational jCouncil jof jState jBoards jof jNursing

2. The jU.S. jDrug jEnforcement jAdministration

3. The jState jBoard jof jNursing jfor jeach jstate

4. The jState jBoard jof jPharmacy j- jCorrect jAnswer j- j3. jThe jState jBoard jof jNursing jfor jeach jstate



The jbenefits jto jthe jpatient jof jhaving jan jAdvanced jPractice jRegistered jNurse j(APRN) jprescriber jinclude:



1. Nurses jknow jmore jabout jPharmacology jthan jother jprescribers jbecause jthey jtake jit jboth jin jtheir
jbasicjnursing jprogram jand jin jtheir jAPRN jprogram.

2. Nurses jcare jfor jthe jpatient jfrom ja jholistic japproach jand jinclude jthe jpatient jin jdecision
jmakingjregarding jtheir jcare.

3. APRNs jare jless jlikely jto jprescribe jnarcotics jand jother jcontrolled jsubstances.

4. APRNs jare jable jto jprescribe jindependently jin jall jstates, jwhereas ja jphysician's jassistant jneeds jto
jhaveja jphysician jsupervising jtheir jpractice. j- jCorrect jAnswer j- j2. jNurses jcare jfor jthe jpatient jfrom ja
jholistic japproach jand jinclude jthe jpatient jin jdecision jmaking jregarding jtheir jcare.




Clinical jjudgment jin jprescribing jincludes:

1. Factoring jin jthe jcost jto jthe jpatient jof jthe jmedication jprescribed

2. Always jprescribing jthe jnewest jmedication javailable jfor jthe jdisease jprocess

3. Handing jout jdrug jsamples jto jpoor jpatients

4. Prescribing jall jgeneric jmedications jto jcut jcosts j- jCorrect jAnswer j- j1. jFactoring jin jthe jcost jto
jthejpatient jof jthe jmedication jprescribed




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,Criteria jfor jchoosing jan jeffective jdrug jfor ja jdisorder jinclude:

1. Asking jthe jpatient jwhat jdrug jthey jthink jwould jwork jbest jfor jthem

2. Consulting jnationally jrecognized jguidelines jfor jdisease jmanagement

3. Prescribing jmedications jthat jare javailable jas jsamples jbefore jwriting ja jprescription

4. Following jU.S. jDrug jEnforcement jAdministration jguidelines jfor jprescribing j- jCorrect jAnswer j-
j2.jConsulting jnationally jrecognized jguidelines jfor jdisease jmanagement




Nurse jpractitioner jpractice jmay jthrive junder jhealth-care jreform jbecause jof:

1. The jdemonstrated jability jof jnurse jpractitioners jto jcontrol jcosts jand jimprove jpatient joutcomes

2. The jfact jthat jnurse jpractitioners jwill jbe jable jto jpractice jindependently

3. The jfact jthat jnurse jpractitioners jwill jhave jfull jreimbursement junder jhealth-care jreform

4. The jability jto jshift jaccountability jfor jMedicaid jto jthe jstate jlevel j- jCorrect jAnswer j- j1.
jThejdemonstrated jability jof jnurse jpractitioners jto jcontrol jcosts jand jimprove jpatient
joutcomes




A jpatient's jnutritional jintake jand jlaboratory jresults jreflect jhypoalbuminemia.

jThisjis jcritical jto jprescribing jbecause:

1. Distribution jof jdrugs jto jtarget jtissue jmay jbe jaffected.

2. The jsolubility jof jthe jdrug jwill jnot jmatch jthe jsite jof jabsorption.

3. There jwill jbe jless jfree jdrug javailable jto jgenerate jan jeffect.

4. Drugs jbound jto jalbumin jare jreadily jexcreted jby jthe jkidneys. j- jCorrect jAnswer j- j1. jDistribution jof
jdrugsjto jtarget jtissue jmay jbe jaffected.




Drugs jthat jhave ja jsignificant jfirst-pass jeffect:

1. Must jbe jgiven jby jthe jenteral j(oral) jroute jonly

2. Bypass jthe jhepatic jcirculation

3. Are jrapidly jmetabolized jby jthe jliver jand jmay jhave jlittle jif jany jdesired jaction




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, 4. Are jconverted jby jthe jliver jto jmore jactive jand jfat-soluble jforms j- jCorrect jAnswer j- j3. jAre
jrapidlyjmetabolized jby jthe jliver jand jmay jhave jlittle jif jany jdesired jaction




The jroute jof jexcretion jof ja jvolatile jdrug jwill jlikely jbe jthe:

1. Kidneys

2. Lungs

3. Bile jand jfeces

4. Skin j- jCorrect jAnswer j- j2. jLungs



Medroxyprogesterone j(Depo jProvera) jis jprescribed jintramuscularly j(IM) jto jcreate ja jstorage jreservoir
jofjthe jdrug. jStorage jreservoirs:

1. Assure jthat jthe jdrug jwill jreach jits jintended jtarget jtissue

2. Are jthe jreason jfor jgiving jloading jdoses

3. Increase jthe jlength jof jtime ja jdrug jis javailable jand jactive

4. Are jmost jcommon jin jcollagen jtissues j- jCorrect jAnswer j- j3. jIncrease jthe jlength jof jtime ja
jdrug jisjavailable jand jactive




The jNP jchooses jto jgive jcephalexin jevery j8 jhours jbased jon jknowledge jof jthe jdrug's:

1. Propensity jto jgo jto jthe jtarget jreceptor

2. Biological jhalf-life

3. Pharmacodynamics

4. Safety jand jside jeffects j- jCorrect jAnswer j- j2. jBiological jhalf-life



Azithromycin jdosing jrequires jthat jthe jfirst jday's jdosage jbe jtwice jthose jof jthe jother j4 jdays jof
jthejprescription. jThis jis jconsidered ja jloading jdose. jA jloading jdose:

1. Rapidly jachieves jdrug jlevels jin jthe jtherapeutic jrange

2. Requires jfour- jto jfive-half-lives jto jattain

3. Is jinfluenced jby jrenal jfunction

4. Is jdirectly jrelated jto jthe jdrug jcirculating jto jthe jtarget jtissues j- jCorrect jAnswer j- j1. jRapidly
jachievesjdrug jlevels jin jthe jtherapeutic jrange




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