Pharmacotherapeutics Afor AAdvanced APractice ANurse APrescribers A5th AEdition AWoo ARobinson
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Pharmacotherapeutics Afor AAdvanced APractice ANurse APrescribers A5th AEdition AWoo ARobinson ATest ABank
Chapter A1. AThe ARole Aof Athe ANurse
Practitioner AMultiple AChoice
A
Identify Athe Achoice Athat Abest Acompletes Athe Astatement Aor Aanswers Athe Aquestion.
A 1. ANurse Apractitioner Aprescriptive Aauthority Ais Aregulated A by:
1. The ANational ACouncil Aof AState ABoards Aof ANursing
2. The AU.S. ADrug AEnforcement AAdministration
3. The AState ABoard Aof ANursing Afor Aeach Astate
4. The AState ABoard Aof APharmacy
A 2. AThe Abenefits Ato Athe Apatient Aof Ahaving Aan AAdvanced APractice ARegistered ANurse A(APRN)
Aprescriber Ainclude:
1. Nurses Aknow Amore Aabout APharmacology Athan Aother Aprescribers Abecause Athey
Atake Ait Aboth Ain Atheir Abasic Anursing Aprogram Aand Ain Atheir AAPRN Aprogram.
2. Nurses Acare Afor Athe Apatient Afrom Aa Aholistic Aapproach Aand Ainclude Athe Apatient Ain
decision Amaking Aregarding Atheir Acare.
3. APRNs Aare Aless Alikely Ato Aprescribe Anarcotics Aand Aother Acontrolled Asubstances.
4. APRNs Aare Aable Ato Aprescribe Aindependently Ain Aall Astates, Awhereas Aa
Aphysician’s Aassistant Aneeds Ato Ahave Aa Aphysician Asupervising Atheir
Apractice.
A 3. AClinical Ajudgment Ain Aprescribing A includes:
1. Factoring Ain Athe Acost Ato Athe Apatient Aof Athe Amedication Aprescribed
2. Always Aprescribing Athe Anewest Amedication Aavailable Afor Athe Adisease Aprocess
3. Handing Aout Adrug Asamples Ato Apoor Apatients
4. Prescribing Aall Ageneric Amedications Ato Acut Acosts
A 4. ACriteria Afor Achoosing Aan Aeffective Adrug Afor Aa Adisorder A include:
1. Asking Athe Apatient Awhat Adrug Athey Athink Awould Awork Abest Afor Athem
2. Consulting Anationally Arecognized Aguidelines Afor Adisease Amanagement
3. Prescribing Amedications Athat Aare Aavailable Aas Asamples Abefore Awriting Aa Aprescription
4. Following AU.S. ADrug AEnforcement AAdministration Aguidelines Afor Aprescribing
A 5. ANurse Apractitioner Apractice Amay Athrive Aunder Ahealth-care Areform Abecause A of:
1. The Ademonstrated Aability Aof Anurse Apractitioners Ato Acontrol Acosts Aand Aimprove
Apatient Aoutcomes
2. The Afact Athat Anurse Apractitioners Awill Abe Aable Ato Apractice Aindependently
3. The Afact Athat Anurse Apractitioners Awill Ahave Afull Areimbursement Aunder
Ahealth-care Areform
4. The Aability Ato Ashift Aaccountability Afor AMedicaid Ato Athe Astate Alevel
,Pharmacotherapeutics Afor AAdvanced APractice ANurse APrescribers A5th AEdition AWoo ARobinson
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, Pharmacotherapeutics Afor AAdvanced APractice ANurse APrescribers A5th AEdition AWoo ARobinson
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Chapter A1. AThe ARole Aof Athe ANurse
APractitioner AAnswer ASection
MULTIPLE ACHOICE
1. ANS: A A3 PTS: A 1
2. ANS: A A2 PTS: A 1
3. ANS: A A1 PTS: A 1
4. ANS: A A2 PTS: A 1
5. ANS: A A1 PTS: A 1
Chapter A2. AReview Aof ABasic APrinciples Aof APharmacology
Multiple AChoice
A
Identify Athe Achoice Athat Abest Acompletes Athe Astatement Aor Aanswers Athe Aquestion.
A 1. AA Apatient’s Anutritional Aintake Aand Alaboratory Aresults Areflect Ahypoalbuminemia. AThis Ais
Acritical Ato Aprescribing Abecause:
1. Distribution Aof Adrugs Ato Atarget Atissue Amay Abe Aaffected.
2. The Asolubility Aof Athe Adrug Awill Anot Amatch Athe Asite Aof Aabsorption.
3. There Awill Abe Aless Afree Adrug Aavailable Ato Agenerate Aan Aeffect.
4. Drugs Abound Ato Aalbumin Aare Areadily Aexcreted Aby Athe Akidneys.
A 2. ADrugs Athat Ahave Aa Asignificant Afirst-pass A effect:
1. Must Abe Agiven Aby Athe Aenteral A(oral) Aroute Aonly
2. Bypass Athe Ahepatic Acirculation
3. Are Arapidly Ametabolized Aby Athe Aliver Aand Amay Ahave Alittle Aif Aany Adesired Aaction
4. Are Aconverted Aby Athe Aliver Ato Amore Aactive Aand Afat-soluble Aforms
A 3. AThe Aroute Aof Aexcretion Aof Aa Avolatile Adrug Awill Alikely Abe A the:
1. Kidneys
2. Lungs
3. Bile Aand Afeces
4. Skin
A 4. AMedroxyprogesterone A(Depo AProvera) Ais Aprescribed Aintramuscularly A(IM) Ato Acreate Aa
Astorage Areservoir Aof Athe Adrug. AStorage Areservoirs:
1. Assure Athat Athe Adrug Awill Areach Aits Aintended Atarget Atissue
2. Are Athe Areason Afor Agiving Aloading Adoses
3. Increase Athe Alength Aof Atime Aa Adrug Ais Aavailable Aand Aactive
4. Are Amost Acommon Ain Acollagen Atissues
A 5. AThe ANP Achooses Ato Agive Acephalexin Aevery A8 Ahours Abased Aon Aknowledge Aof Athe A drug’s:
1. Propensity Ato Ago Ato Athe Atarget Areceptor
2. Biological Ahalf-life
3. Pharmacodynamics
4. Safety Aand Aside Aeffects
, Pharmacotherapeutics Afor AAdvanced APractice ANurse APrescribers A5th AEdition AWoo ARobinson
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A 6. AAzithromycin Adosing Arequires Athat Athe Afirst Aday’s Adosage Abe Atwice Athose Aof Athe Aother A4
Adays Aof Athe Aprescription. AThis Ais Aconsidered Aa Aloading Adose. AA Aloading Adose:
1. Rapidly Aachieves Adrug Alevels Ain Athe Atherapeutic Arange
2. Requires Afour- Ato Afive-half-lives Ato Aattain
3. Is Ainfluenced Aby Arenal Afunction
4. Is Adirectly Arelated Ato Athe Adrug Acirculating Ato Athe Atarget Atissues
A 7. AThe Apoint Ain Atime Aon Athe Adrug Aconcentration Acurve Athat Aindicates Athe Afirst Asign Aof Aa
Atherapeutic Aeffect Ais Athe:
1. Minimum Aadverse Aeffect Alevel
2. Peak Aof Aaction
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Pharmacotherapeutics Afor AAdvanced APractice ANurse APrescribers A5th AEdition AWoo ARobinson ATest ABank
Chapter A1. AThe ARole Aof Athe ANurse
Practitioner AMultiple AChoice
A
Identify Athe Achoice Athat Abest Acompletes Athe Astatement Aor Aanswers Athe Aquestion.
A 1. ANurse Apractitioner Aprescriptive Aauthority Ais Aregulated A by:
1. The ANational ACouncil Aof AState ABoards Aof ANursing
2. The AU.S. ADrug AEnforcement AAdministration
3. The AState ABoard Aof ANursing Afor Aeach Astate
4. The AState ABoard Aof APharmacy
A 2. AThe Abenefits Ato Athe Apatient Aof Ahaving Aan AAdvanced APractice ARegistered ANurse A(APRN)
Aprescriber Ainclude:
1. Nurses Aknow Amore Aabout APharmacology Athan Aother Aprescribers Abecause Athey
Atake Ait Aboth Ain Atheir Abasic Anursing Aprogram Aand Ain Atheir AAPRN Aprogram.
2. Nurses Acare Afor Athe Apatient Afrom Aa Aholistic Aapproach Aand Ainclude Athe Apatient Ain
decision Amaking Aregarding Atheir Acare.
3. APRNs Aare Aless Alikely Ato Aprescribe Anarcotics Aand Aother Acontrolled Asubstances.
4. APRNs Aare Aable Ato Aprescribe Aindependently Ain Aall Astates, Awhereas Aa
Aphysician’s Aassistant Aneeds Ato Ahave Aa Aphysician Asupervising Atheir
Apractice.
A 3. AClinical Ajudgment Ain Aprescribing A includes:
1. Factoring Ain Athe Acost Ato Athe Apatient Aof Athe Amedication Aprescribed
2. Always Aprescribing Athe Anewest Amedication Aavailable Afor Athe Adisease Aprocess
3. Handing Aout Adrug Asamples Ato Apoor Apatients
4. Prescribing Aall Ageneric Amedications Ato Acut Acosts
A 4. ACriteria Afor Achoosing Aan Aeffective Adrug Afor Aa Adisorder A include:
1. Asking Athe Apatient Awhat Adrug Athey Athink Awould Awork Abest Afor Athem
2. Consulting Anationally Arecognized Aguidelines Afor Adisease Amanagement
3. Prescribing Amedications Athat Aare Aavailable Aas Asamples Abefore Awriting Aa Aprescription
4. Following AU.S. ADrug AEnforcement AAdministration Aguidelines Afor Aprescribing
A 5. ANurse Apractitioner Apractice Amay Athrive Aunder Ahealth-care Areform Abecause A of:
1. The Ademonstrated Aability Aof Anurse Apractitioners Ato Acontrol Acosts Aand Aimprove
Apatient Aoutcomes
2. The Afact Athat Anurse Apractitioners Awill Abe Aable Ato Apractice Aindependently
3. The Afact Athat Anurse Apractitioners Awill Ahave Afull Areimbursement Aunder
Ahealth-care Areform
4. The Aability Ato Ashift Aaccountability Afor AMedicaid Ato Athe Astate Alevel
,Pharmacotherapeutics Afor AAdvanced APractice ANurse APrescribers A5th AEdition AWoo ARobinson
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, Pharmacotherapeutics Afor AAdvanced APractice ANurse APrescribers A5th AEdition AWoo ARobinson
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Chapter A1. AThe ARole Aof Athe ANurse
APractitioner AAnswer ASection
MULTIPLE ACHOICE
1. ANS: A A3 PTS: A 1
2. ANS: A A2 PTS: A 1
3. ANS: A A1 PTS: A 1
4. ANS: A A2 PTS: A 1
5. ANS: A A1 PTS: A 1
Chapter A2. AReview Aof ABasic APrinciples Aof APharmacology
Multiple AChoice
A
Identify Athe Achoice Athat Abest Acompletes Athe Astatement Aor Aanswers Athe Aquestion.
A 1. AA Apatient’s Anutritional Aintake Aand Alaboratory Aresults Areflect Ahypoalbuminemia. AThis Ais
Acritical Ato Aprescribing Abecause:
1. Distribution Aof Adrugs Ato Atarget Atissue Amay Abe Aaffected.
2. The Asolubility Aof Athe Adrug Awill Anot Amatch Athe Asite Aof Aabsorption.
3. There Awill Abe Aless Afree Adrug Aavailable Ato Agenerate Aan Aeffect.
4. Drugs Abound Ato Aalbumin Aare Areadily Aexcreted Aby Athe Akidneys.
A 2. ADrugs Athat Ahave Aa Asignificant Afirst-pass A effect:
1. Must Abe Agiven Aby Athe Aenteral A(oral) Aroute Aonly
2. Bypass Athe Ahepatic Acirculation
3. Are Arapidly Ametabolized Aby Athe Aliver Aand Amay Ahave Alittle Aif Aany Adesired Aaction
4. Are Aconverted Aby Athe Aliver Ato Amore Aactive Aand Afat-soluble Aforms
A 3. AThe Aroute Aof Aexcretion Aof Aa Avolatile Adrug Awill Alikely Abe A the:
1. Kidneys
2. Lungs
3. Bile Aand Afeces
4. Skin
A 4. AMedroxyprogesterone A(Depo AProvera) Ais Aprescribed Aintramuscularly A(IM) Ato Acreate Aa
Astorage Areservoir Aof Athe Adrug. AStorage Areservoirs:
1. Assure Athat Athe Adrug Awill Areach Aits Aintended Atarget Atissue
2. Are Athe Areason Afor Agiving Aloading Adoses
3. Increase Athe Alength Aof Atime Aa Adrug Ais Aavailable Aand Aactive
4. Are Amost Acommon Ain Acollagen Atissues
A 5. AThe ANP Achooses Ato Agive Acephalexin Aevery A8 Ahours Abased Aon Aknowledge Aof Athe A drug’s:
1. Propensity Ato Ago Ato Athe Atarget Areceptor
2. Biological Ahalf-life
3. Pharmacodynamics
4. Safety Aand Aside Aeffects
, Pharmacotherapeutics Afor AAdvanced APractice ANurse APrescribers A5th AEdition AWoo ARobinson
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A 6. AAzithromycin Adosing Arequires Athat Athe Afirst Aday’s Adosage Abe Atwice Athose Aof Athe Aother A4
Adays Aof Athe Aprescription. AThis Ais Aconsidered Aa Aloading Adose. AA Aloading Adose:
1. Rapidly Aachieves Adrug Alevels Ain Athe Atherapeutic Arange
2. Requires Afour- Ato Afive-half-lives Ato Aattain
3. Is Ainfluenced Aby Arenal Afunction
4. Is Adirectly Arelated Ato Athe Adrug Acirculating Ato Athe Atarget Atissues
A 7. AThe Apoint Ain Atime Aon Athe Adrug Aconcentration Acurve Athat Aindicates Athe Afirst Asign Aof Aa
Atherapeutic Aeffect Ais Athe:
1. Minimum Aadverse Aeffect Alevel
2. Peak Aof Aaction
