NR565 Advanced Pharmacology Fundamentals
Chamberlain University-Illinois (Latest 2026-2027 ):
Actual Questions with Verified Answers
Nurse practitioners are limited in at least one element of practice. The state
requires a formal collaborative agreement with an outside health discipline for
the nurse practitioner to provide patient care.
Reduced-practice scope
Nurse practitioners are limited in at least one element of practice by requiring
supervision, delegation, or team management by an outside health discipline for
the nurse practitioner to provide patient care.
Restricted practice scope
DEA Scheduled Drugs
Drugs that cannot be ordered via E-Script
Schedule II drugs
Drugs that cannot be prescribed or refilled via phone
,An occurrence of fewer than three months and is often precipitated by trauma
and acute medical conditions or treatment.
Acute Pain
Referred Pain
Acute Somatic Pain
Acute visceral pain
Types of Acute Pain
episode of pain that lasts for 6 months or longer; may be intermittent or
continuous
Chronic pain
pain that is felt in a location other than where the pain originates
Referred Pain
,-Arises from connective tissue, muscle, bone and skin.
-Sharp and localized or dull and non-localized
-Responds best to: acetaminophen, corticosteroids, NSAIDs, opiates, local
anesthetics, ice, massage
Acute Somatic Pain
Pain in the internal organs and abdomen
Poorly localized (C-fibers)
Radiates
Most responsive to opiates
May also use corticosteroids, NSAIDs
Acute Visceral Pain
any drug, natural or synthetic, that has actions similar to those of morphine
Opioids
Mu (μ)
Kappa (k)
Delta (δ)
Opioid Receptor Families
(1) pure opioid agonists, (2) agonist-antagonist opioids, (3) pure opioid
antagonists.
At each type of receptor, a drug can act in one of three ways:
, Opioid receptor most responsible for mediating analgesic properties
Mu (u) Receptor
activate µ receptors and κ receptors. produce analgesia, euphoria, sedation,
respiratory depression, physical dependence, constipation, and other effects
Prototype Drug: MORPHINE
Pure opioid agonists
Prototype drug of pure opioid agonist; Strong Opioid Agonist
Morphine
A strong opioid analgesic with a high milligram potency (about 100 times that of
morphine).
Fentanyl
strong opioid agonists; moderate to strong opioid agonists
Subcategory of Pure Opioid Agonist
Oxycodone (Roxicodone, Oxycontin); Hydrocodone (Vicodin)
Moderate to Strong Pure Opioid Agonists
Chamberlain University-Illinois (Latest 2026-2027 ):
Actual Questions with Verified Answers
Nurse practitioners are limited in at least one element of practice. The state
requires a formal collaborative agreement with an outside health discipline for
the nurse practitioner to provide patient care.
Reduced-practice scope
Nurse practitioners are limited in at least one element of practice by requiring
supervision, delegation, or team management by an outside health discipline for
the nurse practitioner to provide patient care.
Restricted practice scope
DEA Scheduled Drugs
Drugs that cannot be ordered via E-Script
Schedule II drugs
Drugs that cannot be prescribed or refilled via phone
,An occurrence of fewer than three months and is often precipitated by trauma
and acute medical conditions or treatment.
Acute Pain
Referred Pain
Acute Somatic Pain
Acute visceral pain
Types of Acute Pain
episode of pain that lasts for 6 months or longer; may be intermittent or
continuous
Chronic pain
pain that is felt in a location other than where the pain originates
Referred Pain
,-Arises from connective tissue, muscle, bone and skin.
-Sharp and localized or dull and non-localized
-Responds best to: acetaminophen, corticosteroids, NSAIDs, opiates, local
anesthetics, ice, massage
Acute Somatic Pain
Pain in the internal organs and abdomen
Poorly localized (C-fibers)
Radiates
Most responsive to opiates
May also use corticosteroids, NSAIDs
Acute Visceral Pain
any drug, natural or synthetic, that has actions similar to those of morphine
Opioids
Mu (μ)
Kappa (k)
Delta (δ)
Opioid Receptor Families
(1) pure opioid agonists, (2) agonist-antagonist opioids, (3) pure opioid
antagonists.
At each type of receptor, a drug can act in one of three ways:
, Opioid receptor most responsible for mediating analgesic properties
Mu (u) Receptor
activate µ receptors and κ receptors. produce analgesia, euphoria, sedation,
respiratory depression, physical dependence, constipation, and other effects
Prototype Drug: MORPHINE
Pure opioid agonists
Prototype drug of pure opioid agonist; Strong Opioid Agonist
Morphine
A strong opioid analgesic with a high milligram potency (about 100 times that of
morphine).
Fentanyl
strong opioid agonists; moderate to strong opioid agonists
Subcategory of Pure Opioid Agonist
Oxycodone (Roxicodone, Oxycontin); Hydrocodone (Vicodin)
Moderate to Strong Pure Opioid Agonists
