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b 1.bNursebpractitionerbprescriptivebauthoritybisbregulatedb by:
1. ThebNationalbCouncilbofbStatebBoardsbofbNursing
2. ThebU.S.bDrugbEnforcementbAdministration
3. ThebStatebBoardbofbNursingbforbeachbstate
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iberbinclude:
1. NursesbknowbmorebaboutbPharmacologybthanbotherbprescribersbbecausebtheybtakebitbb
othbinbtheirbbasicbnursingbprogrambandbinbtheirbAPRNbprogram.
2. Nursesbcarebforbthebpatientbfrombabholisticbapproachbandbincludebthebpatientbinbd
ecisionbmakingbregardingbtheirbcare.
3. APRNsbareblessblikelybtobprescribebnarcoticsbandbotherbcontrolledbsubstances.
4. APRNsbarebablebtobprescribebindependentlybinballbstates,bwhereasbabphysician’s
assistantbneedsbtobhavebabphysicianbsupervisingbtheirbpractice.
b 3.bClinicalbjudgmentbinbprescribingb includes:
1. Factoringbinbthebcostbtobthebpatientbofbthebmedicationbprescribed
2. Alwaysbprescribingbthebnewestbmedicationbavailablebforbthebdiseasebprocess
3. Handingboutbdrugbsamplesbtobpoorbpatients
4. Prescribingballbgenericbmedicationsbtobcutbcosts
b 4.bCriteriabforbchoosingbanbeffectivebdrugbforbabdisorderb include:
1. Askingbthebpatientbwhatbdrugbtheybthinkbwouldbworkbbestbforbthem
2. Consultingbnationallybrecognizedbguidelinesbforbdiseasebmanagement
3. Prescribingbmedicationsbthatbarebavailablebasbsamplesbbeforebwritingbabprescription
4. FollowingbU.S.bDrugbEnforcementbAdministrationbguidelinesbforbprescribing
b 5.bNursebpractitionerbpracticebmaybthrivebunderbhealth-carebreformbbecauseb of:
1. Thebdemonstratedbabilitybofbnursebpractitionersbtobcontrolbcostsbandbimprovebpatientbo
utcomes
2. Thebfactbthatbnursebpractitionersbwillbbebablebtobpracticebindependently
3. Thebfactbthatbnursebpractitionersbwillbhavebfullbreimbursementbunderbhealth-
carebreform
4. ThebabilitybtobshiftbaccountabilitybforbMedicaidbtobthebstateblevel
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b 1.bAbpatient’sbnutritionalbintakebandblaboratorybresultsbreflectbhypoalbuminemia.bThisbisbcriticalbto
prescribingbbecause:
1. Distributionbofbdrugsbtobtargetbtissuebmaybbebaffected.
2. Thebsolubilitybofbthebdrugbwillbnotbmatchbthebsitebofbabsorption.
3. Therebwillbbeblessbfreebdrugbavailablebtobgeneratebanbeffect.
4. Drugsbboundbtobalbuminbarebreadilybexcretedbbybthebkidneys.
b 2.bDrugsbthatbhavebabsignificantbfirst-passb effect:
1. Mustbbebgivenbbybthebenteralb(oral)broutebonly
2. Bypassbthebhepaticbcirculation
3. Arebrapidlybmetabolizedbbybthebliverbandbmaybhaveblittlebifbanybdesiredbaction
4. Arebconvertedbbybthebliverbtobmorebactivebandbfat-solublebforms
b 3.bThebroutebofbexcretionbofbabvolatilebdrugbwillblikelybbeb the:
1. Kidneys
2. Lungs
3. Bilebandbfeces
4. Skin
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4.bMedroxyprogesteroneb(DepobProvera)bisbprescribedbintramuscularlyb(IM)btobcreatebabsto
ragebreservoirbofbthebdrug.bStoragebreservoirs:
1. Assurebthatbthebdrugbwillbreachbitsbintendedbtargetbtissue
2. Arebthebreasonbforbgivingbloadingbdoses
3. Increasebtheblengthbofbtimebabdrugbisbavailablebandbactive
4. Arebmostbcommonbinbcollagenbtissues
b 5.bThebNPbchoosesbtobgivebcephalexinbeveryb8bhoursbbasedbonbknowledgebofbthebdrug’s:
1. Propensitybtobgobtobthebtargetbreceptor
2. Biologicalbhalf-life
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