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Chapter 1: Prescriptive Authority Test Bank Multiple Choice 1. An APRN works in a urology clinic under the supervision of a physician who does not restrict the types of medications the APRN is allowed to prescribe. State law does not require the APRN to practice under physician supervision. How...

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,Chapter 1: Prescriptive Authority Test Bank

Multiple Choice




1. An APRN works in a urology clinic under the supervision of a physician who does not restrict the
types of medications the APRN is allowed to prescribe. State law does not require the APRN to practice
under physician supervision. How would the APRN’s prescriptive authority be described?




a. . Full authority
b. Independent
c. Without limitation
d. Limited authority



DETAILED ANSWERS:b.;Independent

The APRN has independent prescriptive authority because the regulating body does not require that the
APRN work under physician supervision. Full prescriptive authority gives the provider the right to
prescribe independently and without limitation. Limited authority places restrictions on the types of drugs
that can be prescribed.DIF: cognitive level: comprehension REF: p. 1 TOP: Nursing Process: I MSC:
NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies




Which factors increase the need for APRNs to have full prescriptive authority?

More patients will have access to health care.

,Predictions indicate a decline in medical school enrollment.

The use of physician's assistants is declining.

APRN education is more complex than education for physicians.



DETAILED ANSWERS:A ;. More patients will have access to health care.

Implementation of the Affordable Care Act has increased the number of individuals with health care
coverage, and thus the number who have access to health care services. The increase in the number of
patients creates the need for more providers with prescriptive authority. APRNs can fill this practice gap.
DIF: cognitive level: comprehension REF: p. 2 TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX
Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies




Which factors could contribute to the limited prescriptive authority for APRNs? Select all that apply.




Inaccessibility of patient care

Higher health care costs

Higher quality medical treatment

Improved collaborative care

Enhanced health literacy




DETAILED ANSWERS:

Limiting prescriptive authority for APRNs can create barriers to quality, affordable, and accessible patient
care. It may also lead to poor collaboration among providers and higher health care costs. It would not
directly impact patients’s health literacy. DIF: cognitive level: comprehension REF:



2TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity:
Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies

, Which aspects support the APRN’s provision for full prescriptive authority? Select all that apply.

Clinical education includes prescription of medications and disease processes.

Federal regulations support the provision of full authority for APRNs.

National examinations provide validation of the APRN’s ability to provide safecare.

Licensure ensures compliance with healthcare and safety standards.

Limiting provision can decrease health care affordability.

DETAILED ANSWERS:A , C , D

APRNs are educated to practice and prescribe independently without supervision. National examinations
validate the ability to provide safe and competent care. Licensure ensures compliance with standards to
promote public health and safety. Limited prescriptive authority creates numerous barriers to quality,
affordable, and accessible patient care.DIF: Cognitive Level: ComprehensionREF: pp. 1-2TOP: Nursing
Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and
Parenteral Therapies




5. Which aspects support the APRN’s provision for full prescriptive authority? Select all that apply.

a. Clinical education includes prescription of medications and disease processes.

b. Federal regulations support the provision of full authority for APRNs.

c. National examinations provide validation of the APRN’s ability to provide safecare.

d. Licensure ensures compliance with health care and safety standards.



DETAILED ANSWERS:A , C , D

APRNs are educated to practice and prescribe independently without supervision. National examinations
validate the ability to provide safe and competent care. Licensure ensures compliance with standards to
promote public health and safety. Limited prescriptive authority creates numerous barriers to quality,
affordable, and accessible patient care.DIF: Cognitive Level:



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