FINAL NURS 530 / NURS 530 (LATEST
UPDATE 2025/2026) ADVANCED
PHARMACOLOGY (KEY
PHARMACODYNAMICS AND KINETICS
ALL DRUG CLASSES) ACTUAL
QUESTIONS & CERTIFIED SOLUTIONS /
FULL STUDY GUIDE (WILKES)
Terms in this set (523)
_____________Quiz____________?
Who grants the authority for Np's to apply for and receive a DEA number? -
Answer✓✓
The state that the Np is working in
_____________Quiz____________?
Who ultimately has control over prescriptive privileges? -
Answer✓✓
The state.
_____________Quiz____________?
1
,What federal agency registers individuals who may prescribe narcotics and other controlled
substances? -
Answer✓✓
DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency)
_____________Quiz____________?
The federal government has broad control over __________ _________, but it has no
control over who may ______, _____,or ______ drugs. -
Answer✓✓
1. drug regulation
2. prescribe, dispense, or administer
_____________Quiz____________?
What are the 2 types of prescriptive authority permitted in nursing legislation? -
Answer✓✓
1. Dependent authority
2. Independent authority
_____________Quiz____________?
Describe dependent authority? -
Answer✓✓
2
,Requires that the physician has ultimate authority through counter-signature of scripts or a
written agreement between the NP and the physician that outlines the need for chart review,
discussion, and oversight with the physician collaborator.
_____________Quiz____________?
Describe independent authority? -
Answer✓✓
It allows the NP to prescribe alone. It could still be restricted,for example by excluding the
prescribing of controlled substances or limiting the scripts to a certain drug formulary.
_____________Quiz____________?
How do you apply for prescriptive authority in the state of Indiana? -
Answer✓✓
Master's prepared: Apply to the ISBN with proof of completion of graduation from an
accredited program, licenses, and collaborative agreements.
Bachelor's prepared: If you received a bachelor's degree rather than a graduate degree, you
must submit proof of current national certification,licenses, and collaborative agreements.
_____________Quiz____________?
How do you apply for DEA license in the state of Indiana? -
Answer✓✓
Must apply for a CSR (Controlled Substance Registration) through the ISBN and once that is
obtained then you can apply to the DEA for the DEA license.
3
, _____________Quiz____________?
Does an APN have to be nationally certified to practice in the state of Indiana? -
Answer✓✓
No, unless you only have a BSN, then you must be certified nationally in the category that you
intend to practice in.
_____________Quiz____________?
Pharmacokinetics -
Answer✓✓
The movement of the drug through the body or
what the body does to the drug.
Includes: absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination.
_____________Quiz____________?
Pharmacodynamics -
Answer✓✓
What the drug does to the body.
_____________Quiz____________?
Absorption -
Answer✓✓
Describes how the drug leaves its site of administration.
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UPDATE 2025/2026) ADVANCED
PHARMACOLOGY (KEY
PHARMACODYNAMICS AND KINETICS
ALL DRUG CLASSES) ACTUAL
QUESTIONS & CERTIFIED SOLUTIONS /
FULL STUDY GUIDE (WILKES)
Terms in this set (523)
_____________Quiz____________?
Who grants the authority for Np's to apply for and receive a DEA number? -
Answer✓✓
The state that the Np is working in
_____________Quiz____________?
Who ultimately has control over prescriptive privileges? -
Answer✓✓
The state.
_____________Quiz____________?
1
,What federal agency registers individuals who may prescribe narcotics and other controlled
substances? -
Answer✓✓
DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency)
_____________Quiz____________?
The federal government has broad control over __________ _________, but it has no
control over who may ______, _____,or ______ drugs. -
Answer✓✓
1. drug regulation
2. prescribe, dispense, or administer
_____________Quiz____________?
What are the 2 types of prescriptive authority permitted in nursing legislation? -
Answer✓✓
1. Dependent authority
2. Independent authority
_____________Quiz____________?
Describe dependent authority? -
Answer✓✓
2
,Requires that the physician has ultimate authority through counter-signature of scripts or a
written agreement between the NP and the physician that outlines the need for chart review,
discussion, and oversight with the physician collaborator.
_____________Quiz____________?
Describe independent authority? -
Answer✓✓
It allows the NP to prescribe alone. It could still be restricted,for example by excluding the
prescribing of controlled substances or limiting the scripts to a certain drug formulary.
_____________Quiz____________?
How do you apply for prescriptive authority in the state of Indiana? -
Answer✓✓
Master's prepared: Apply to the ISBN with proof of completion of graduation from an
accredited program, licenses, and collaborative agreements.
Bachelor's prepared: If you received a bachelor's degree rather than a graduate degree, you
must submit proof of current national certification,licenses, and collaborative agreements.
_____________Quiz____________?
How do you apply for DEA license in the state of Indiana? -
Answer✓✓
Must apply for a CSR (Controlled Substance Registration) through the ISBN and once that is
obtained then you can apply to the DEA for the DEA license.
3
, _____________Quiz____________?
Does an APN have to be nationally certified to practice in the state of Indiana? -
Answer✓✓
No, unless you only have a BSN, then you must be certified nationally in the category that you
intend to practice in.
_____________Quiz____________?
Pharmacokinetics -
Answer✓✓
The movement of the drug through the body or
what the body does to the drug.
Includes: absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination.
_____________Quiz____________?
Pharmacodynamics -
Answer✓✓
What the drug does to the body.
_____________Quiz____________?
Absorption -
Answer✓✓
Describes how the drug leaves its site of administration.
4
