WEEK 1 STUDY GUIDE
Chapter 1: The Role of the Nurse Practitioner as Prescriber
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by:
A. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing
B. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
C. The State Board of Nursing for each state
D. The State Board of Pharmacy
c
____ 2. Physician Assistant (PA) prescriptive authority is regulated by:
A. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing
B. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
C. The State Board of Nursing
D. The State Board of Medical Examiners
d
____ 3. Clinical judgment in prescribing includes:
A. Factoring in the cost to the patient of the medication prescribed
B. Always prescribing the newest medication available for the disease process
C. Handing out drug samples to poor patients
D. Prescribing all generic medications to cut costs
a
____ 4. Criteria for choosing an effective drug for a disorder include:
A. Asking the patient what drug they think would work best for them
B. Consulting nationally recognized guidelines for disease management
C. Prescribing medications that are available as samples before writing a prescription
D. Following U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) guidelines for
, prescribing
b
____ 5. Nurse practitioner practice may thrive under health-care reform due to:
A. The demonstrated ability of nurse practitioners to control costs and improve patient
outcomes
B. The fact that nurse practitioners will be able to practice independently
C. The fact that nurse practitioners will have full reimbursement under health-care
reform
D. The ability to shift accountability for Medicaid to the state level
a
Chapter 7: Cultural and Ethnic Influences in Pharmacotherapeutics
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. Cultural factors that must be taken into account when prescribing include(s):
A. Who is the decision maker in the family regarding health-care decisions
B. The patient’s view of health and illness
C. Attitudes regarding the use of drugs to treat illness
D. All of the above
D
____ 2. Ethnic differences have been found in drug:
A. Absorption
B. Hepatic metabolism
C. Filtration at the glomerulus
D. Passive tubular reabsorption
B
____ 3. The National Standards of Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) are
required to be implemented in all:
A. Hospitals
B. Clinics that serve the poor
C. Organizations that receive federal funds
D. Clinics that serve ethnic minorities
Chapter 1: The Role of the Nurse Practitioner as Prescriber
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by:
A. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing
B. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
C. The State Board of Nursing for each state
D. The State Board of Pharmacy
c
____ 2. Physician Assistant (PA) prescriptive authority is regulated by:
A. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing
B. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
C. The State Board of Nursing
D. The State Board of Medical Examiners
d
____ 3. Clinical judgment in prescribing includes:
A. Factoring in the cost to the patient of the medication prescribed
B. Always prescribing the newest medication available for the disease process
C. Handing out drug samples to poor patients
D. Prescribing all generic medications to cut costs
a
____ 4. Criteria for choosing an effective drug for a disorder include:
A. Asking the patient what drug they think would work best for them
B. Consulting nationally recognized guidelines for disease management
C. Prescribing medications that are available as samples before writing a prescription
D. Following U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) guidelines for
, prescribing
b
____ 5. Nurse practitioner practice may thrive under health-care reform due to:
A. The demonstrated ability of nurse practitioners to control costs and improve patient
outcomes
B. The fact that nurse practitioners will be able to practice independently
C. The fact that nurse practitioners will have full reimbursement under health-care
reform
D. The ability to shift accountability for Medicaid to the state level
a
Chapter 7: Cultural and Ethnic Influences in Pharmacotherapeutics
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. Cultural factors that must be taken into account when prescribing include(s):
A. Who is the decision maker in the family regarding health-care decisions
B. The patient’s view of health and illness
C. Attitudes regarding the use of drugs to treat illness
D. All of the above
D
____ 2. Ethnic differences have been found in drug:
A. Absorption
B. Hepatic metabolism
C. Filtration at the glomerulus
D. Passive tubular reabsorption
B
____ 3. The National Standards of Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) are
required to be implemented in all:
A. Hospitals
B. Clinics that serve the poor
C. Organizations that receive federal funds
D. Clinics that serve ethnic minorities
