Test Bank for Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice, 25th Edition by Virginia Poole Arcangelo, 9781975160593, Covering Chapters 1-56 Includes Rationales

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,Chapter 1. The Role of the Nurse Practitioner as PrescriberM
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k 1. Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by:
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1. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing
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2. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
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3. The State Board of Nursing for each state
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4. The State Board of Pharmacy
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k 2. The benefits to the patient of having an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (
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APRN) prescriberinclude: k

1. Nurses know more about Pharmacology than other prescribers because t
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hey take itboth in their basic nursing program and in their APRN progra
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2. Nurses care for the patient from a holistic approach and include t
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he patient indecision making regarding their care.
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3. APRNs are less likely to prescribe narcotics and other controlled substances.
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4. APRNs are able to prescribe independently in all states, whereas a p
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,k 3. Clinical judgment in prescribing includes:
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1. Factoring in the cost to the patient of the medication prescribed
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2. Always prescribing the newest medication available for the disease process
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3. Handing out drug samples to poor patients
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4. Prescribing all generic medications to cut costs
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k 4. Criteria for choosing an effective drug for a disorder include:
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1. Asking the patient what drug they think would work best for them
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2. Consulting nationally recognized guidelines for disease management
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3. Prescribing medications that are available as samples before writing a prescription
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4. Following U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration guidelines for prescribing
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k 5. Nurse practitioner practice may thrive under health-care reform because of:
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1. The demonstrated ability of nurse practitioners to control costs and i
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mprove patientoutcomes
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2. The fact that nurse practitioners will be able to practice independently
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3. The fact that nurse practitioners will have full reimbursement u
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nder health-care reform
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4. The ability to shift accountability for Medicaid to the state level
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