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NR 661- PROFESSIONAL ISSUES EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
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A liability policy that pays claims even after tail coverage
the policy is no longer active is termed
-claims made policy'
-tail coverage
-liability protection
-"all protect"
A nurse practitioner's scope of practice court of law
in influenced by a number of factors.
Which one does not influence scope of
practice?
-code of ethics
-state and federal laws governing practice
-court of law
-educational preparation
A patient you are examining in the only hospital visits are covered
clinic states that he has medicare part
A only. What does this mean?
-your visit will be reimbursed by the federal
government
-your visit will be reimbursed if you bill
incident to a physician
-only hospital visits are covered
-he desires a cost-effective medication
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A nurse practitioner is taking care of a only prescribe the medication if the patient promises to use it
patient who has chronic perennial allergic
rhinitis. The patient has health insurance.
The NP has become aware that the
patient is not using her prescribed
allergy
medications. Instead, the patient is giving
the medication to her husband because he
does not have insurance. What should the
NP do?
-prescribe the medication only once more
-only prescribe the medication if the
patient promises to use it
-stop prescribing the medication to the
patient
-continue to prescribe the medication
Prescriptive authority varies from state to state
-is a right of every practicing
nurse practitioner
-varies from state to state
-is not part of the consensus model
-is dependent on certification
Standards of practice are established to: regulate and control nurse practitioner practice
-regulate and control nurse practitioner
practice
-limit liability of nurse practitioners
-protect nurse practitioners from frivolous
law suits
-promote autonomous practice
An octogenarian asks the nurse yes, but not more then 1-2 drinks per day
practitioner if its OK for him to have an
alcoholic beverage in the evenings. There
is no obvious contraindication. How
should the nurse practitioner respond?
-yes, but not more than 4 days/week
-yes, but not more then 1-2 drinks per day
-no, you will increase your risk of falling
and injury
-it depends of the type of alcohol you
would like to consume
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