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Why should APRNs have full prescriptive authority? Who would benefit from this? -
Answer✓✓
To inc pt care, accessibility, quality, and affordability.
Pts benefit, especially underprivileged, rural communities. Could also improve wait times and
lower hc costs for pts and hc systems by reducing reliance on more expensive providers.
APRNs could benefit because they could practice to the full extent of their abilities
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Schedule I Drugs -
Answer✓✓
No medical use in the US
Heroin
Marijuana
LSD
MDMA
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Schedule II Drugs -
Answer✓✓
High abuse potential w/ psych/physical dependence
Stimulants and depressants
Opium
Morphine
Codeine
Dilaudid
Methadone
Demerol
Hydrocodone
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Schedule III Drugs -
Answer✓✓
High abuse potential but less than I and II
Contains compounds w/ limited amounts of certain drugs
Products containing no more than 90mg of Codeine per dosage unit
Tylenol w/ codeine
Buprenorphine (Suboxone)
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Schedule IV Drugs -
Answer✓✓
Abuse potential less than I, II, and III
Barbital
Phenobarbital
Chloral Hydrate
Dorazepate (Tranxene)
Alprazolam (Xanax)
Quazepam (Dormalin)
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Schedule V Drugs -
Answer✓✓
Abuse potential less than I-IV
Preparations w/ limitis amounts of certain narcs/stims used for diarrhea, cough, and pain
Buprenorphine
Propylhexedrine
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What components are necessary when writing a prescription? -
Answer✓✓
Prescriber name, license #, contact info
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, Prescriber DEA # (if applicable)
NPI #
Pt name/ DOB
Name of med
Indication for med
Med concentration if liquid prep
Dose, route, freq
# of tab/cap to dispense
# of refills
If ok to use generic
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What factors should the APRN consider when prescribing medications? -
Answer✓✓
Cost
Drug interactions
Liver/ Renal function
Guidelines
SEs
Monitoring Parameters (Coumadin, thyroid, lithium)
Availability
Allergies
Special populations (OB, BF, PED, GERI)
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