NR565 / NR 565 Midterm Exam: Advanced
Pharmacology Fundamentals Exam|Questions and
Verified Answers|Latest Update -
Chamberlain
Once you graduate from an NP program, in order to prescribe you'll need: -
ANSWER -Advanced nurse prescriber license
-DEA #
What is the purpose of a DEA #? - ANSWER Needed
to prescribed scheduled drugs
Rules for prescribing Schedule II drugs: - ANSWER -
Written script needed
-1 month supply only
-No refills
,What is the PDMP? - ANSWER Prescription Drug
Monitoring Program
Used to effectively track patient's controlled substance uses across different
health facilities (in the same state)
What are clinical practice guidelines? - ANSWER
Recommendations that are intended to optimize patient care that are informed by
a systematic review of the evidence and an assessment of the benefits/harms of
alternative care practices
Ex: sepsis, CAP
Common causes of medication errors: - ANSWER -
Illegible writing
-Drug names that sound alike
-Medications that look alike
-Administering a drug with the wrong route
, What is pharmacokinetics? What are its 4 categories? - ANSWER
What the body does to the drug
1. Absorption
2. Metabolism
3. Distribution
4. Excretion
Quickest route of absorption? Slowest? - ANSWER
IV = quickest
IM = slowest
What is the most common way drugs pass through cell membranes? - ANSWER
Passive diffusion
What characteristics of a drug allow it to pass most quickly through cell
membranes (usually through passive diffusion)? - ANSWER
Small, uncharged (unionized), lipid soluble--pass through membrane without any
energy
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