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NR 508 /NR508 MIDTERM EXAM 2025 NEWEST! 2
VERSIONS WITH OVER 200 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS AND RATIONALES BRAND NEW!!
/A+ GRADE ASSURED
Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by:
1. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing
2. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
3. The State Board of Nursing for each state
4. The State Board of Pharmacy
.....ANSWER.....3. The State Board of Nursing for each state
The benefits to the patient of having an APRN prescriber include:
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1. Nurses know more about Pharmacology than other prescribers
because they take it both in their basic nursing program and in
their APRN program
2. Nurses care for the patient from a holistic approach and
include the patient in decision making regarding their care
3. APRNs are less likely to prescribe narcotics and other
controlled substances
4. APRNs are able to prescribe independently in all states,
whereas a PA needs to have a physician supervising their
practice.
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.....ANSWER.....2. Nurse care for the patient from a holistic
approach and include the patient in decision making regarding
their care
Clinical judgement in prescribing includes:
1. Factoring in the cost to the patient of the medication
prescribed.
2. Always prescribing the newest medication available for the
disease process
3. Handing out drug samples to poor patients
4. Prescribing all generic medications to cut cost
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.....ANSWER.....1. Factoring in the cost to the patient of the
medication prescribed
Criteria for choosing an effective drug for a disorder include:
1. Asking the patient what drug they think would work best for
them.
2. Consulting nationally recognized guidelines for disease
management
3. Prescribing medications that are available as samples before
writing a prescription
NR 508 /NR508 MIDTERM EXAM 2025 NEWEST! 2
VERSIONS WITH OVER 200 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS AND RATIONALES BRAND NEW!!
/A+ GRADE ASSURED
Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by:
1. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing
2. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
3. The State Board of Nursing for each state
4. The State Board of Pharmacy
.....ANSWER.....3. The State Board of Nursing for each state
The benefits to the patient of having an APRN prescriber include:
,Page 2 of 387
1. Nurses know more about Pharmacology than other prescribers
because they take it both in their basic nursing program and in
their APRN program
2. Nurses care for the patient from a holistic approach and
include the patient in decision making regarding their care
3. APRNs are less likely to prescribe narcotics and other
controlled substances
4. APRNs are able to prescribe independently in all states,
whereas a PA needs to have a physician supervising their
practice.
,Page 3 of 387
.....ANSWER.....2. Nurse care for the patient from a holistic
approach and include the patient in decision making regarding
their care
Clinical judgement in prescribing includes:
1. Factoring in the cost to the patient of the medication
prescribed.
2. Always prescribing the newest medication available for the
disease process
3. Handing out drug samples to poor patients
4. Prescribing all generic medications to cut cost
, Page 4 of 387
.....ANSWER.....1. Factoring in the cost to the patient of the
medication prescribed
Criteria for choosing an effective drug for a disorder include:
1. Asking the patient what drug they think would work best for
them.
2. Consulting nationally recognized guidelines for disease
management
3. Prescribing medications that are available as samples before
writing a prescription
