NSG6005 Week 1 Quiz Latest Updated

nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by - Answer- the state board of nursing for each state the benefits to the patient of having an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) prescriber include - Answer- nurses care for the patient from a holistic approach and include the patient in decision making regarding their care clinical judgment in prescribing includes - Answer- factoring in the cost to the patient of the medication prescribed criteria for choosing an effective drug for a disorder include - Answer- consulting nationally recognized guidelines for disease management nurse practitioner practice may thrive under health-care reform because of - Answer- the demonstrated ability of nurse practitioners to control costs and improve patient outcomes cultural factors that must be taken into account when prescribing include - Answer- all of the above ethnic differences have been found in drug - Answer- hepatic metabolism the national standards of culturally and linguistically appropriate services are required to be implemented in all - Answer- organizations that receive federal funds according to the national standards of culturally and linguistically appropriate services, an interpreter for health care - Answer- must be a professionally trained medical interpreter according to the U.S. office of minority health, poor health outcomes among African Americans are attributed to - Answer- discrimination, cultural barriers, and lack of access to health care the racial differences in drug pharmacokinetics seen I American Indian or Alaskan Natives are - Answer- largely unknown due to lack of studies of this population pharmacokinetics among Asians are universal to all the Asian ethnic groups - Answer- False alterations in drug metabolism among Asians may lead to - Answer- slower metabolism of antidepressants, requiring lower doses