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NURS 5334 MODULE 1 PRACTICE EXAM
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NURS 5334 MODULE 1 PRACTICEEXAM
Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority - ANSWER The State Board of Nursing
grants nurse practitioners the ability to prescribe drugs in each state.
Physician Assistant (PA) Prescriptive Authority - ANSWER The State Board of
Medical Examiners allowed physician assistants the power to prescribe drugs.
Clinical judgment in prescribing - ANSWER The process of making
drug-prescription decisions, which includes taking into account the cost of the
medication to the patient.
Criteria for selecting an effective medicine - ANSWER Factors to consider while
selecting a drug, including consulting nationally accepted disease management
recommendations.
ANSWER: Nurse practitioner practice under healthcare reform. Nurse practitioners
have the potential to prosper in today's changing healthcare landscape because of
their demonstrated ability to decrease costs and enhance patient outcomes.
The patient's dietary intake and test results indicate hypoalbuminemia - ANSWER
Low albumin levels in the blood can impact medication delivery to target organs.
Drugs having a significant first-pass effect - ANSWER Medications that are rapidly
digested by the liver and may produce little or no desired effect.
Route of excretion of a volatile medication - answer The most common route for a
volatile medicine to exit the body is through the lungs.
, Medroxyprogesterone (Depo Provera) is administered intramuscularly.
Medroxyprogesterone (Depo Provera) is administered intramuscularly to form a
storage reservoir for the drug, extending its availability and activity.
Cephalexin dosage per 8 hours: ANSWER Cephalexin dose schedules are
determined based on the drug's biological half-life.
Azithromycin dosing with a loading dose: ANSWER An initial greater dose of
azithromycin is administered to quickly achieve drug levels within the therapeutic
range.
The first indication of a therapeutic impact on the medication concentration curve -
ANSWER The commencement of an action is the first beneficial ANSWER to a
drug.
Phenytoin requires a trough level to be drawn. The requirement to test the
concentration of phenytoin in the blood at its lowest point (trough) to assess
whether the medicine is therapeutic.
ANSWER: A drug's peak level exceeds its minimum hazardous concentration.
When a drug's concentration in the blood exceeds the minimal hazardous
concentration, an unpleasant reaction may occur.
Drugs that are receptor agonists - ANSWER: Medications that activate specific
receptors in the body and may cause desensitization or down-regulation with
repeated use.
Drugs that are receptor antagonists - ANSWER Medications that block or inhibit
certain receptors in the body and may induce an excessive reaction if abruptly
withdrawn.
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