Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated byThe benefits to the patient of having an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) prescriber
... [Show More] include. Clinical judgment in prescribing includesWhich of the following statements about bioavailability is true?Which of the following patients would be at higher risk of experiencing adverse drug reactions (ADRs):James tells you that he is confused by his Medicare Part D coverage plan. An appropriate intervention would be:Prescribing less-expensive generic drugs or drugs off the $4 retail pharmacy listsThe “donut hole” in Medicare Part D: 1. Will be totally eliminated with the federal health-care reform enacted in 2010 2. Refers to the period of time when annual individual drug costs are between $250 and $2,250 per year and drug costs are covered 75% 3. Refers to the period between when the annual individual drug costs are $2,970 and $4,750 and the patient pays 52.5% of the costs of brand name drugs (2013) 4. Has no effect on whether patients continue to fill their prescriptions during the coverage gap 12. Research has shown that when patients who are covered by Medicare Part D reach the “donut hole” in coverage they: 1. Ask for extra refills of medication to get them through the months of no coverage 2. Fill their prescriptions less frequently, including critical medications such as warfarin or a statin 3. Fill their critical medications, but hold off on filling less-critical medications 4. Demonstrate no change in their prescription filling pattern www.tesThere is sufficient evidence to support the use of omega-3 fatty acids to treat the following disease(sUpregulation or hypersensitization may lead toTherapeutic drug levels are drawn when a drug reaches steady state. Drugs reach steady stateDrugs that use CYP 3A4 isoenzymes for metabolism may:An advantage of prescribing a sublingual medication is that the medication is:Which of the following variables is a factor in drug absorption?Patient education regarding prescribed medication includes. Precautions that should be taken when prescribing controlled substances includeThe U.S. Drug Enforcement AdministrationOff-label prescribing is. Anaphylactic shock is aJames has hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis suppression from chronic prednisone (a corticosteroid) use. He is at risk for what type of adverse drug reaction?Jaheem is a 10-year-old low-risk patient with sinusitis. Treatment for a child with sinusitis is:Patients who should be cautious about using decongestants for an upper respiratory infection (URI)Rose is a 3-year-old patient with an upper respiratory infection (URI). Treatment for her URI wouldThe most common adverse effect of the transdermal nicotine replacement patch isIf a patient is exhibiting signs of nicotine toxicity when using transdermal nicotine, they should remove the patch and:When a patient is prescribed nicotine nasal spray for tobacco cessation, instructions include:If prescribing bupropion (Zyban) for tobacco cessation, the instructions to the patient include. Laboratory values are actually different for TSH when screening for thyroid issues and when used for medication management. Which of the follow holds true?What is the desired mixed of T3 to T4 drug levels in newly diagnosed endocrine patients?Why are “natural” thyroid products not readily prescribed for most patients? [Show Less]