Pharmacology for Advanced Practice
Nurses exams with answers
Can a geriatric nurse practitioner take a position as a pediatric nurse practitioner when
she has years of pediatric experience as an RN - CORRECT ANSWERS-No.
Experience as an RN is not sufficient to be licensed as a nurse practitioner as the scope
of practice of an NP is distinctly different from that of an RN.
Must the collaborating physician co-sign the NP's orders and charts? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-No. NPs do not function under the supervision of physicians-they function in
collaboration with physicians. Nurse practitioners are independently responsible for the
diagnosis and treatment of the patients they serve.
National Provider Identifier (NPI) - CORRECT ANSWERS-All health care providers
must apply for the NPI to use in all electronic health care transactions.
DEA Number - CORRECT ANSWERS-Federal Drug Enforcement Administration
Number is required to prescribe and dispense narcotic and controlled substances.
What 3 requirements do NPs need to prescribe medications. - CORRECT ANSWERS-
1. NPI (National Provider Identifier)-used in all electronic health care transactions.
2. DEA number (Federal Drug Enforcement Number) required to prescribe or dispense
narcotic and controlled substances.
3.New York State Official Prescription Forms
What is the knowledge required to be a safe prescriber? - CORRECT ANSWERS-1.
Pathophysiology and disease process
2. Pharmacology
3. Rational drug selection
How can the NP improve drug adherence? - CORRECT ANSWERS-1. prescribe
longer-acting drugs
, 2. Use of reinforcements
3. Caregiver roles
4.Simplifying regimen
5. Cues as reminders
6. Follow-up visits.
Federal Food and Drug Act of 1906 - CORRECT ANSWERS-Enacted due to children
dying from tainted food products.
1938 Amendment to the Federal Food and Drug Act - CORRECT ANSWERS-Made
after more than 100 children died after taking sulfanilamide
sulfanilamide - CORRECT ANSWERS-Sulfa drugs were used to treat infections before
penicillin and other antibiotics were discovered. Most sulfa drugs are antibiotics but
some are prescribed for treating ulcerative colitis.
1962 Harris Kefauver Amendment - CORRECT ANSWERS-Mandated preclinical
animal trials before testing drugs in children.
Orphan Drug Act of 1983 - CORRECT ANSWERS-Fosters drug development for rare
diseases
Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984 - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Expanded the number of geriatric drugs suitable for an abbreviated new
drug application (ANDA)
Pediatric Research Equity Act of 2003 - CORRECT ANSWERS-required pediatric
studies of safety and efficacy
Drug Quality & Safety Act, 2013 - CORRECT ANSWERS-1. Enhanced security
provisions within the drug supply chain.
2. Increased ability to trace drug distribution and recall in the event of a harmful product.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - CORRECT ANSWERS--The agency in the
U.S. federal government that has the power to approve and disapprove new drugs.
-Official labeling
-Surveillance of adverse drug effects
-Methods of manufacture and distribution
-Medical devices
-Advertising of prescription drugs
New Drug Approval Process - CORRECT ANSWERS-1. Preclinical research
2. Phase of drug testing before approval (Phase I, Phase II, Phase III)
3. New drug application
4. Post-marketing research
Nurses exams with answers
Can a geriatric nurse practitioner take a position as a pediatric nurse practitioner when
she has years of pediatric experience as an RN - CORRECT ANSWERS-No.
Experience as an RN is not sufficient to be licensed as a nurse practitioner as the scope
of practice of an NP is distinctly different from that of an RN.
Must the collaborating physician co-sign the NP's orders and charts? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-No. NPs do not function under the supervision of physicians-they function in
collaboration with physicians. Nurse practitioners are independently responsible for the
diagnosis and treatment of the patients they serve.
National Provider Identifier (NPI) - CORRECT ANSWERS-All health care providers
must apply for the NPI to use in all electronic health care transactions.
DEA Number - CORRECT ANSWERS-Federal Drug Enforcement Administration
Number is required to prescribe and dispense narcotic and controlled substances.
What 3 requirements do NPs need to prescribe medications. - CORRECT ANSWERS-
1. NPI (National Provider Identifier)-used in all electronic health care transactions.
2. DEA number (Federal Drug Enforcement Number) required to prescribe or dispense
narcotic and controlled substances.
3.New York State Official Prescription Forms
What is the knowledge required to be a safe prescriber? - CORRECT ANSWERS-1.
Pathophysiology and disease process
2. Pharmacology
3. Rational drug selection
How can the NP improve drug adherence? - CORRECT ANSWERS-1. prescribe
longer-acting drugs
, 2. Use of reinforcements
3. Caregiver roles
4.Simplifying regimen
5. Cues as reminders
6. Follow-up visits.
Federal Food and Drug Act of 1906 - CORRECT ANSWERS-Enacted due to children
dying from tainted food products.
1938 Amendment to the Federal Food and Drug Act - CORRECT ANSWERS-Made
after more than 100 children died after taking sulfanilamide
sulfanilamide - CORRECT ANSWERS-Sulfa drugs were used to treat infections before
penicillin and other antibiotics were discovered. Most sulfa drugs are antibiotics but
some are prescribed for treating ulcerative colitis.
1962 Harris Kefauver Amendment - CORRECT ANSWERS-Mandated preclinical
animal trials before testing drugs in children.
Orphan Drug Act of 1983 - CORRECT ANSWERS-Fosters drug development for rare
diseases
Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984 - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Expanded the number of geriatric drugs suitable for an abbreviated new
drug application (ANDA)
Pediatric Research Equity Act of 2003 - CORRECT ANSWERS-required pediatric
studies of safety and efficacy
Drug Quality & Safety Act, 2013 - CORRECT ANSWERS-1. Enhanced security
provisions within the drug supply chain.
2. Increased ability to trace drug distribution and recall in the event of a harmful product.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - CORRECT ANSWERS--The agency in the
U.S. federal government that has the power to approve and disapprove new drugs.
-Official labeling
-Surveillance of adverse drug effects
-Methods of manufacture and distribution
-Medical devices
-Advertising of prescription drugs
New Drug Approval Process - CORRECT ANSWERS-1. Preclinical research
2. Phase of drug testing before approval (Phase I, Phase II, Phase III)
3. New drug application
4. Post-marketing research
