NSG6005 Week 8 Study Guide Exam Questions With
100% Correct Answers
nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by - ANSWER: the state board
of nursing for each state
the benefits to the patient of having an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN)
prescriber include - ANSWER: nurses care for the patient from a holistic approach
and include the patient in decision making regarding their care
clinical judgment in prescribing includes - ANSWER: factoring in the cost to the
patient of the medication prescribed
criteria for choosing an effective drug for a disorder include - ANSWER: consulting
nationally recognized guidelines for disease management
nurse practitioner practice may thrive under health-care reform because of -
ANSWER: the demonstrated ability of nurse practitioners to control costs and
improve patient outcomes
cultural factors that must be taken into account when prescribing include - ANSWER:
all of the above
ethnic differences have been found in drug - ANSWER: hepatic metabolism
the national standards of culturally and linguistically appropriate services are
required to be implemented in all - ANSWER: organizations that receive federal
funds
according to the national standards of culturally and linguistically appropriate
services, an interpreter for health care - ANSWER: must be a professionally trained
medical interpreter
according to the U.S. office of minority health, poor health outcomes among African
Americans are attributed to - ANSWER: discrimination, cultural barriers, and lack of
access to health care
the racial differences in drug pharmacokinetics seen I American Indian or Alaskan
Natives are - ANSWER: largely unknown due to lack of studies of this population
pharmacokinetics among Asians are universal to all the Asian ethnic groups -
ANSWER: False
alterations in drug metabolism among Asians may lead to - ANSWER: slower
metabolism of antidepressants, requiring lower doses
, Asians from Eastern Asia are known to be fast acetylization. Fast acetylators -
ANSWER: require higher doses of drugs metabolized b acetylization to achieve
efficacy
Hispanic native healers (curanderas) - ANSWER: use herbs and teas in their
treatment of illness
pharmacoeconomics is - ANSWER: the analysis of the costs and consequences of any
health-care-related treatment or service
the direct costs of drug therapy include - ANSWER: pain and suffering due to
inadequate drug therapy
indirect costs associated with drug therapy include - ANSWER: loss of wages while
undergoing drug therapy
the intangible cost of drug therapy include - ANSWER: inconvenience, pain, and
suffering incurred with therapy
when a pharmacoeconomic analysis looks at two or more treatment alternatives
that are considered equal in efficacy and compares the costs of each it is referred to
as - ANSWER: cost-minimization analysis
cost-effectiveness analysis compares two or more treatments or programs that are -
ANSWER: not necessarily therapeutically equivalent
when the cost of a specific treatment or intervention are calculated and then
compared with the dollar value of the benefit received it is referred to as - ANSWER:
cost-benefit analysis
Mary has two tiered prescription benefit plan, which means - ANSWER: she pays a
higher copay for brand-name drugs than for generic drugs
prescribing less-expensive generic drugs or drugs off the $4 retail pharmacy list -
ANSWER: increases compliance by reducing the financial burden of drug cost to the
patient
James tells you that he is confused by his Medicare Part D coverage plan. An
appropriate intervention would be - ANSWER: refer him to the Medicare specialist in
his insurance plan to explain the benefit to him
the ''donut hole" in Medicare Part D - ANSWER: refers to the period between when
the annual individual drug costs are $2970 and $4750 and the patient pays 52.5% of
the costs of brand name drugs
100% Correct Answers
nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by - ANSWER: the state board
of nursing for each state
the benefits to the patient of having an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN)
prescriber include - ANSWER: nurses care for the patient from a holistic approach
and include the patient in decision making regarding their care
clinical judgment in prescribing includes - ANSWER: factoring in the cost to the
patient of the medication prescribed
criteria for choosing an effective drug for a disorder include - ANSWER: consulting
nationally recognized guidelines for disease management
nurse practitioner practice may thrive under health-care reform because of -
ANSWER: the demonstrated ability of nurse practitioners to control costs and
improve patient outcomes
cultural factors that must be taken into account when prescribing include - ANSWER:
all of the above
ethnic differences have been found in drug - ANSWER: hepatic metabolism
the national standards of culturally and linguistically appropriate services are
required to be implemented in all - ANSWER: organizations that receive federal
funds
according to the national standards of culturally and linguistically appropriate
services, an interpreter for health care - ANSWER: must be a professionally trained
medical interpreter
according to the U.S. office of minority health, poor health outcomes among African
Americans are attributed to - ANSWER: discrimination, cultural barriers, and lack of
access to health care
the racial differences in drug pharmacokinetics seen I American Indian or Alaskan
Natives are - ANSWER: largely unknown due to lack of studies of this population
pharmacokinetics among Asians are universal to all the Asian ethnic groups -
ANSWER: False
alterations in drug metabolism among Asians may lead to - ANSWER: slower
metabolism of antidepressants, requiring lower doses
, Asians from Eastern Asia are known to be fast acetylization. Fast acetylators -
ANSWER: require higher doses of drugs metabolized b acetylization to achieve
efficacy
Hispanic native healers (curanderas) - ANSWER: use herbs and teas in their
treatment of illness
pharmacoeconomics is - ANSWER: the analysis of the costs and consequences of any
health-care-related treatment or service
the direct costs of drug therapy include - ANSWER: pain and suffering due to
inadequate drug therapy
indirect costs associated with drug therapy include - ANSWER: loss of wages while
undergoing drug therapy
the intangible cost of drug therapy include - ANSWER: inconvenience, pain, and
suffering incurred with therapy
when a pharmacoeconomic analysis looks at two or more treatment alternatives
that are considered equal in efficacy and compares the costs of each it is referred to
as - ANSWER: cost-minimization analysis
cost-effectiveness analysis compares two or more treatments or programs that are -
ANSWER: not necessarily therapeutically equivalent
when the cost of a specific treatment or intervention are calculated and then
compared with the dollar value of the benefit received it is referred to as - ANSWER:
cost-benefit analysis
Mary has two tiered prescription benefit plan, which means - ANSWER: she pays a
higher copay for brand-name drugs than for generic drugs
prescribing less-expensive generic drugs or drugs off the $4 retail pharmacy list -
ANSWER: increases compliance by reducing the financial burden of drug cost to the
patient
James tells you that he is confused by his Medicare Part D coverage plan. An
appropriate intervention would be - ANSWER: refer him to the Medicare specialist in
his insurance plan to explain the benefit to him
the ''donut hole" in Medicare Part D - ANSWER: refers to the period between when
the annual individual drug costs are $2970 and $4750 and the patient pays 52.5% of
the costs of brand name drugs
