NR508 Final Questions Chapter 1

 

1. Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by:

 	
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
 	
The State Board of Nursing for each state
 	
The National Council of State Boards of Nursing
 	
The State Board of Pharmacy

2. The benefits to the patient of having an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) prescriber include:

 	
Improved access to care
 	
Enhanced patient education
 	
Personalized care plans
 	
Better continuity of care

Chapter 2. Review of Basic Principles of Pharmacology
1. A patient’s nutritional intake and laboratory results reflect hypoalbuminemia. This is critical to prescribing because:

 	
There will be more free drug available to generate an effect.
 	
There will be less free drug available to generate an effect.
 	
Drugs bound to albumin are not readily excreted by the kidneys.
 	
Drugs bound to albumin are readily excreted by the kidneys.

2. Drugs that have a significant first-pass effect:

 	
Are extensively metabolized in the liver before reaching systemic circulation.
 	
Have reduced bioavailability.
 	
Require higher oral doses compared to intravenous doses.
 	
Are less likely to cause systemic side effects.

3. The route of excretion of a volatile drug will likely be the:

 	
Lungs
 	
Kidneys
 	
Liver
 	
Gastrointestinal tract