COMPLETE TEST BANK:
Edmunds' Pharmacology for the Primary Care
Provider 5th Edition
by Constance G Visovsky PhD
Latest Update.
,Chapter 01: Prescriptive Authority And Role Implementation: Tradition Vs.
ChangeTest Bank
Multiple Choice
1. Which Of The Following Has Influenced An Emphasis On Primary Care Education In
MedicalSchools?
A. Changes In Medicare
ReimbursementMethods
Recommended In 1992
B. Competition From Nonphysicians
DesiringTo Meet Primary Care
Shortages
C. The Need For Monopolistic Control In
TheMarketplace Of Primary Outpatient
Care
D. The Recognition That Nonphysicians
HaveVariable Success Providing
Primary Care
Ans: A
The Physician Payment Review Commission In 1992 Directly Increased Financial
Reimbursement To Clinicians Who Provide Primary Care. Coupled With A Shortage Of
Primary Care Providers, This Incentive Led Medical Schools To Place Greater Emphasis
OnPreparing Primary Care Physicians. Competition From Nonphysicians Increased
Coincidentally As Professionals From Other Disciplines Stepped Up To Meet The Needs.
Nonphysicians Have Had Increasing Success At Providing Primary Care And Have Been
Shown To Be Safe And Effective.
2. Which Of The Following Statements Is True About The Prescribing Practices Of Physicians?
A. Older Physicians Tend To Prescribe
MoreAppropriate Medications Than
Younger
Physicians.
B. Antibiotic Medications Remain In The Top
Five Classifications Of
MedicationsPrescribed.
C. Most Physicians Rely On A “Therapeutic
Armamentarium” That Consists Of Less
Than100 Drug Preparations Per
Physician.
,D. The Dominant Form Of Drug Information
Used By Primary Care Physicians
ContinuesTo Be That Provided By
Pharmaceutical Companies.
Ans: D
Even Though Most Physicians Claim To Place Little Weight On Drug Advertisements,
, Pharmaceutical Representatives, And Patient Preference And State That They Rely On
Academic Sources For Drug Information, A Study Showed That Commercial Rather
Than Scientific Sources Of Drug Information Dominated Their Drug Information
Materials. Younger Physicians Tend To Prescribe Fewer And More Appropriate Drugs.
Antibiotics HaveDropped Out Of The Top Five Classifications Of Drugs Prescribed.
Most Physicians Have A Therapeutic Armamentarium Of About 144 Drugs.
3. As Primary Care Nurse Practitioners (Nps) Continue To Develop Their Role As
Prescribers OfMedications, It Will Be Important To:
A. Attain The Same Level Of
Expertise As Physicians Who
Currently PrescribeMedications.
B. Learn From The Experiences Of
Physicians And Develop Expertise Based
On Evidence-Based Practice.
C. Maintain Collaborative And
SupervisorialRelationships With
Physicians Who Will Oversee
Prescribing Practices.
D. Develop Relationships With
PharmaceuticalRepresentatives To Learn
About New
Medications As They Are Developed.
Ans: B
As Nonphysicians Develop The Roles Associated With Prescriptive Authority, It Will Be
Important To Learn From The Past Experiences Of Physicians And To Develop
Prescribing Practices Based On Evidence-Based Medicine. It Is Hoped That All
Prescribers, Including Physicians And Nurse Practitioners, Will Strive To Do Better Than
In The Past. Nps Should Work Toward Prescriptive Authority And For Practice That Is
Not Supervised By Another Professional. Pharmaceutical Representatives Provide
Information That Carries Some Bias.Academic Sources Are Better.
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