Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by:
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. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing
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. The U.S. Drug Enforcement
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. The State Board of Nursing for each state
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. The State Board of Pharmacy
2. The benefits to the patient of having an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) prescriber include:
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. Nurses know more about Pharmacology than other prescribers because they take
it both in their basic nursing program and in their APRN program.
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. Nurses care for the patient from a holistic approach and include the patient in decision making regarding their care.
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. APRNs are less likely to prescribe narcotics and other controlled substances.
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. APRNs are able to prescribe independently in all states, whereas a physician’s assistant needs to have a physician supervising their practice.
3. Clinical judgment in prescribing includes:
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. Factoring in the cost to the patient of the medication prescribed
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. Always prescribing the newest medication available for the disease process
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. Handing out drug samples to poor patients
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. Prescribing all generic medications to cut costs
4. Criteria for choosing an effective drug for a disorder include:
1. Asking the patient what drug they think would work best for them
2. Consulting nationally recognized guidelines for disease management
3. Prescribing medications that are available as samples before writing a
prescription
4. Following U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration guidelines for prescribing
5. Nurse practitioner practice may thrive under health-care reform because of:
1 The demonstrated ability of nurse practitioners to control costs and improve patient outcomes
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. The fact that nurse practitioners will be able to practice independently
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. The fact that nurse practitioners will have full reimbursement under health-care reform
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. The ability to shift accountability for Medicaid to the state level
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