c c
R ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES AND PHY
c c c c c
SICIAN ASSISTANTS 2ND EDITION ROSEN
c c c c
THAL TEST BANK.
c c
LEHNE’ScPHARMACOTHERAPEUTICScFORcADVANCEDcPRACTICEcNURSEScAND
PHYSICIANcASSISTANTSc2NDcEDITIONcROSENTHALcTESTcBANK
Chapterc1:cPrescriptivecAuthorityc
TestcBank
MultiplecChoice
1. AncAPRNcworkscincacurologyccliniccundercthecsupervisioncofcacphysiciancwhocdoescnotcrestrictcth
ectypescofcmedicationscthecAPRNciscallowedctocprescribe.cStateclawcdoescnotcrequirecthecAPRNct
ocpracticecundercphysiciancsupervision.cHowcwouldcthecAPRN’scprescriptivecauthoritycbecdescri
bed?
a. Fullcauthority
b. Independent
c. Withoutclimitation
d. Limitedcauthority
ANS:cB
ThecAPRNchascindependentcprescriptivecauthoritycbecausecthecregulatingcbodycdoescnotcrequirecthat
cthecAPRNcworkcundercphysician csupervision.cFullcprescriptivecauthoritycgivescthecprovidercthecrigh
tctocprescribecindependentlycandcwithoutclimitation.cLimitedcauthoritycplacescrestrictionsconcthectype
scofcdrugscthatccancbecprescribed.DIF:cCognitivecLevel:cComprehensionREF:cp.c1TOP:cNursingcProc
ess:cIcMSC:cNCLEXcClientcNeedscCategory:cPhysiologiccIntegrity:cPharmacologiccandcParenteralc
Therapies
2. WhichcfactorscincreasecthecneedcforcAPRNsctochavecfullcprescriptivec authority?
a. Morecpatientscwillchavecaccessctochealthccare.
b. Enrollmentcincmedicalcschoolsciscpredictedctoc decrease.
c. Physician’scassistantscarecbeingcutilizedclessc often.
d. APRNceducationciscmoreccomplexcthanceducationcforcphysicians.
ANS:cA
ImplementationcofcthecAffordablecCarecActchascincreasedcthecnumbercofcindividualscwithchealthccar
eccoverage,candcthuscthecnumbercwhochavecaccessctochealthccarecservices.cThecincreasecincthecnumbe
rcofcpatientsccreatescthecneedcforcmorecproviderscwithcprescriptivecauthority.c APRNsccancfillcthiscpract
icecgap.DIF:cCognitivecLevel:cComprehensionREF:cp.c2TOP:cNursingcProcess:cImplementationcM
SC:cNCLEXcClientcNeedscCategory:cPhysiologiccIntegrity:cPharmacologiccandcParenteralcTherapies
,LEHNE’S PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS FO
c c
R ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES AND PHY
c c c c c
SICIAN ASSISTANTS 2ND EDITION ROSEN
c c c c
THAL TEST BANK.
c c
3. WhichcfactorsccouldcbecattributedctoclimitedcprescriptivecauthoritycforcAPRNs?cS
electcallcthatc apply.
,LEHNE’S PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS FO
c c
R ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES AND PHY
c c c c c
SICIAN ASSISTANTS 2ND EDITION ROSEN
c c c c
THAL TEST BANK.
c c
a. Inaccessibilitycofc patientccare
b. Higherchealthccareccosts
c. Highercqualitycmedicalctreatment
d. Improvedccollaborativeccare
e. Enhancedchealthc literacy
ANS:cAc,cB
LimitingcprescriptivecauthoritycforcAPRNsccanccreatecbarriersctocquality,caffordable,candcaccessiblecp
atientccare.cItcmaycalsocleadctocpoorccollaborationcamongcproviderscandchigherchealthccareccosts.cItcw
ouldcnotcdirectlycimpactcpatient’schealthcliteracy.DIF:cCognitivecLevel:cComprehensionREF:
p.c2TOP:cNursingcProcess:cImplementationcMSC:cNCLEXcClientcNeedscCategory:cPhysiologiccInt
egrity:cPharmacologiccandcParenteralcTherapies
4. WhichcaspectscsupportcthecAPRN’scprovisioncforcfullcprescriptivecauthority?cS
electcallcthatc apply.
a. Clinicalceducationcincludescprescriptioncofc medicationscandcdiseasecprocesses.
b. FederalcregulationscsupportcthecprovisioncofcfullcauthoritycforcAPRNs.
c. NationalcexaminationscprovidecvalidationcofcthecAPRN’scabilityctocprovidecsafecare.
d. Licensurecensuresccompliancecwithchealthccarecandc safetycstandards.
e. Limitingcprovisionccancdecreasechealthccarecaffordability.
ANS:cAc,cCc,cD
APRNscareceducatedctocpracticecandcprescribecindependentlycwithoutcsupervision.cNationalcexamin
ationscvalidatecthecabilityctocprovidecsafecandccompetentccare.cLicensurecensuresccompliancecwithcst
andardsctocpromotecpublicchealthcandcsafety.cLimitedcprescriptivecauthorityccreatescnumerouscbarrie
rsctocquality,caffordable,candcaccessiblecpatientccare.DIF:cCognitivecLevel:cComprehensionREF:cpp.c
1-
2TOP:cNursingcProcess:cImplementationcMSC:cNCLEXcClientcNeedscCategory:cPhysiologiccIntegr
ity:cPharmacologiccandcParenteralcTherapies
5. WhichcaspectscsupportcthecAPRN’scprovisioncforcfullcprescriptivecauthority?cS
electcallcthatc apply.
a. Clinicalceducationcincludescprescriptioncofc medicationscandcdiseasecprocesses.
b. FederalcregulationscsupportcthecprovisioncofcfullcauthoritycforcAPRNs.
c. NationalcexaminationscprovidecvalidationcofcthecAPRN’scabilityctocprovidecsafecare.
d. Licensurecensuresccompliancecwithchealthccarecandcsafetycstandards.
ANS:cAc,cCc,cD
, LEHNE’S PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS FO
c c
R ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES AND PHY
c c c c c
SICIAN ASSISTANTS 2ND EDITION ROSEN
c c c c
THAL TEST BANK.
c c
APRNscareceducatedctocpracticecandcprescribecindependentlycwithoutcsupervision.cNationalcexamin
ationscvalidatecthecabilityctocprovidecsafecandccompetentccare.cLicensurecensuresccompliancecwithcst
andardsctocpromotecpublicchealthcandcsafety.cLimitedcprescriptivecauthorityccreatescnumerouscbarrie
rsctocquality,caffordable,candcaccessiblecpatientccare.DIF:cCognitivecLevel: