Rosenthal Lehne’s Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Providers 2nd Edition (TestBank)

Rosenthal Lehne’s Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Providers 2nd Edition (TestBank)LEHNE’S PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES AND
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS 2ND EDITION ROSENTHAL TEST BANK
Chapter 1: Prescriptive Authority
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1.
An APRN works in a urology clinic under the supervision of a physician who does not restrict
the types of medications the APRN is allowed to prescribe. State law does not require the
APRN to practice under physician supervision. How would the APRN‘s prescriptive authority
be described?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Full authority
Independent
Without limitation
Limited authority
ANS: B
The APRN has independent prescriptive authority because the regulating body does not require
that the APRN work under physician supervision. Full prescriptive authority gives the provider
the right to prescribe independently and without limitation. Limited authority places restrictions
on the types of drugs that can be prescribed.DIF: Cognitive Level: ComprehensionREF: p. 1TOP:
Nursing Process: I MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic
and Parenteral Therapies
2.
Which factors increase the need for APRNs to have full prescriptive authority?
a.
b.
c.
d.
More patients will have access to health care.
Enrollment in medical schools is predicted to decrease.
Physician‘s assistants are being utilized less often.
APRN education is more complex than education for physicians.
ANS: A
Implementation of the Affordable Care Act has increased the number of individuals with health
care coverage, and thus the number who have access to health care services. The increase in the
number of patients creates the need for more providers with prescriptive authority. APRNs can fill
this practice gap.DIF: Cognitive Level: ComprehensionREF: p. 2TOP: Nursing Process:
Implementation MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and
Parenteral Therapies
3.
Which factors could be attributed to limited prescriptive authority for APRNs?
Select all that apply.
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Rosenthal Lehne’s Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Providers: 2nd
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a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Inaccessibility of patient care
Higher health care costs
Higher quality medical treatment
Improved collaborative care
Enhanced health literacy
ANS: A , B
Limiting prescriptive authority for APRNs can create barriers to quality, affordable, and accessible
patient care. It may also lead to poor collaboration among providers and higher health care costs.
It would not directly impact patient‘s health literacy.DIF: Cognitive Level: ComprehensionREF:
p. 2TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic
Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies