1. Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by:
1 The National Council of State Boards of Nursing
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2 The U.S. Drug Enforcement
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3 The State Board of Nursing for each state
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4 The State Board of Pharmacy
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2. The benefits to the patient of having an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) prescriber include: 1 Nurses know more about Pharmacology than other prescribers because they take it both in their basic nursing . program & in their APRN program.
Nurses care for the patient from a holistic approach & include the patient in decision making regarding their care .
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3 APRNs are less likely to prescribe narcotics & other controlled substances.
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4 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:
1 Factoring in the cost to the patient of the medication prescribed
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2 Always prescribing the newest medication available for the disease process
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3 H&ing out drug samples to poor patients
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4 Prescribing all generic medications to cut costs
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4. Criteria for choosing an effective drug for a disorder include:
2. Consulting nationally recognized guidelines for disease management
1. Asking the patient what drug they think would work best for them
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 & improve patient outcomes
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2 The fact that nurse practitioners will be able to practice independently
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3 The fact that nurse practitioners will have full reimbursement under health-care reform
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4 The ability to shift accountability for Medicaid to the state level
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Chapter 2. Review of Basic Principles of Pharmacology [Show Less]