NR565 Pharmacology Midterm Exam With Answers (150 Solved Questions)
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Advance Pharmacy NR565 MIDTERM
1. ·· Which schedule drugs can APRNs prescribe?: Schedule II-V
2. · Who determines and regulates prescriptive authority?: Nurse practitioner
scope of practice is determined by state practice and licensure laws.
3. · How does limited prescriptive authority impact patients within the
healthcare system?: limited authority creates problems for the patient. The
patient is not able to get the care they need
4. · What are the key responsibilities of prescribing?: 1. Be prudent and
deliberate in your decision-making process
2. Have a documented provider-patient relationship with the person for whom you
are prescribing
3. Do not prescribe medications for family or friends or for yourself
4. Document a thorough history and physical examination in your records
5.Include any discussions you have with the patient regarding risk factors, side
effects, or therapy options
6. Have a documented plan regarding drug monitoring or titration, if applicable
5. · What should be used to make prescribing decisions?:
6. Pharmakinetiscs and Pharmodynamics of older adults: drug accumulation
secondary to reduced renal function
polypharmacy (the use of five or more medications daily)
greater severity of illness presence of comorbidities
use of drugs that have a low therapeutic index (e.g., digoxin)
increased individual variation secondary to altered pharmacokinetics
inadequate supervision of long-term therapy poor patient adherence
7. :
8. · Beer's Criteria: •potentially Inappropriate Medication (PIM) use in older
adults •PIM use in older adults due to medication-disease or medication-
syndrome interactions that may exacerbate the disease or syndrome
•medications to be used cautiously in older adults
•clinically significant drug interactions that should be avoided in older adults
•medications to be avoided or dosage decreased in the presence of impaired kidney
function in older adults (American Geriatric Society Beers Criteria Update Expert
Panel, 2019)
Advance Pharmacy NR565 MIDTERM
1. ·· Which schedule drugs can APRNs prescribe?: Schedule II-V
2. · Who determines and regulates prescriptive authority?: Nurse practitioner
scope of practice is determined by state practice and licensure laws.
3. · How does limited prescriptive authority impact patients within the
healthcare system?: limited authority creates problems for the patient. The
patient is not able to get the care they need
4. · What are the key responsibilities of prescribing?: 1. Be prudent and
deliberate in your decision-making process
2. Have a documented provider-patient relationship with the person for whom you
are prescribing
3. Do not prescribe medications for family or friends or for yourself
4. Document a thorough history and physical examination in your records
5.Include any discussions you have with the patient regarding risk factors, side
effects, or therapy options
6. Have a documented plan regarding drug monitoring or titration, if applicable
5. · What should be used to make prescribing decisions?:
6. Pharmakinetiscs and Pharmodynamics of older adults: drug accumulation
secondary to reduced renal function
polypharmacy (the use of five or more medications daily)
greater severity of illness presence of comorbidities
use of drugs that have a low therapeutic index (e.g., digoxin)
increased individual variation secondary to altered pharmacokinetics
inadequate supervision of long-term therapy poor patient adherence
7. :
8. · Beer's Criteria: •potentially Inappropriate Medication (PIM) use in older
adults •PIM use in older adults due to medication-disease or medication-
syndrome interactions that may exacerbate the disease or syndrome
•medications to be used cautiously in older adults
•clinically significant drug interactions that should be avoided in older adults
•medications to be avoided or dosage decreased in the presence of impaired kidney
function in older adults (American Geriatric Society Beers Criteria Update Expert
Panel, 2019)
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University
Chamberlain College of Nursing
Subject
Pharmacology