100% satisfaction guarantee Immediately available after payment Both online and in PDF No strings attached
logo-home
Test Bank For Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice A Practical Approach 5th Edition by( Virginia Poole Arcangelo, Andrew Peterson,) ||Chapter 1-56 Complete $12.49   Add to cart

Exam (elaborations)

Test Bank For Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice A Practical Approach 5th Edition by( Virginia Poole Arcangelo, Andrew Peterson,) ||Chapter 1-56 Complete

 6 views  0 purchase
  • Course
  • Institution
  • Book

Test Bank For Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice A Practical Approach 5th Edition by( Virginia Poole Arcangelo, Andrew Peterson,) ||Chapter 1-56 Complete

Preview 4 out of 242  pages

  • November 11, 2024
  • 242
  • 2024/2025
  • Exam (elaborations)
  • Questions & answers
avatar-seller
Test Bank For Pharmacotherapeutics For Advanced
Practice; A Practical Approach 5th Edition Arcangelo
Test Bank

Chapter 1 Issues for the Professional in Drug Therapy

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Nurse professional prescriptive authority is regulated by:
A. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing
B. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
C. The State Board of Nursing for each state
D. The State Board of Pharmacy


ANSWER: C PTS: 1

2. Physician Assistant (PA) prescriptive authority is regulated by:
A. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing
B. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
C. The State Board of Nursing
D. The State Board of Medical Examiners


ANSWER: D PTS: 1

3. Clinical judgment in prescribing includes:
A. Factoring in the cost to the patient of the medication prescribed
B. Always prescribing the newest medication available for the disease process
C. Handing out drug samples to poor patients
D. Prescribing all generic medications to cut costs


ANSWER: A PTS: 1

4. Criteria for choosing an effective drug for a disorder include:
A. Asking the patient what drug they think would work best for them
B. Consulting nationally recognized guidelines for disease management
C. Prescribing medications that are available as samples before writing a prescription
D. Following U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) guidelines
for prescribing

ANSWER: B PTS: 1

5. Nurse professional practice may thrive under health-care reform due to:
A. The demonstrated ability of nurse professionals to control costs and improve
patient outcomes
B. The fact that nurse professionals will be able to practice independently
C. The fact that nurse professionals will have full reimbursement under
health-care reform
D. The ability to shift accountability for Medicaid to the state level


ANSWER: A PTS: 1

,Chapter 2.Pharmacokinetic Basis of Therapeutics and Pharmacodynamic


MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. A patient’s nutritional intake and lab work reflects hypoalbuminemia. This is
critical to prescribing because:
A. Distribution of Medicinesto target tissue may be affected
B. The solubility of the drug will not match the site of absorption
C. There will be less free drug available to generate an effect
D. Medicinesbound to albumin are readily excreted by the kidney


ANSWER: A PTS: 1

2. Medicines that have a significant first-pass effect:
A. Must be given by the enteral (oral) route only
B. Bypass the hepatic circulation
C. Are rapidly metabolized by the liver and may have little if any desired action
D. Are converted by the liver to more active and fat-soluble forms


ANSWER: C PTS: 1

3. The route of excretion of a volatile drug will likely be:
A. The kidneys
B. The lungs
C. The bile and feces
D. The skin


ANSWER: B PTS: 1

4. Medroxyprogesterone (Depo Provera) is prescribed IM to create a storage reservoir
of the drug. Storage reservoirs:
A. Assure that the drug will reach its intended target tissue
B. Are the reason for giving loading doses
C. Increase the length of time a drug is available and active
D. Are most common in collagen tissues


ANSWER: C PTS: 1

5. The NP chooses to give cephalexin every 8 hours based on knowledge of the drug’s:
A. Propensity to go to the target receptor
B. Biological half-life
C. Pharmacodynamics
D. Safety and side effects


ANSWER: B PTS: 1

6. Azithromycin dosing requires the first day’s dose be twice those of the other 4 days
of the prescription. This is considered a loading dose. A loading dose:
A. Rapidly achieves drug levels in the therapeutic range
B. Requires four to five half-lives to attain

,C. Is influenced by renal function

, D. Is directly related to the drug circulating to the target tissues


ANSWER: A PTS: 1

7. The point in time on the drug concentration curve that indicates the first sign of a
therapeutic effect is the:
A. Minimum adverse effect level
B. Peak of action
C. Onset of action
D. Therapeutic range


ANSWER: C PTS: 1

8. Phenytoin requires a trough level be drawn. Peak and trough levels are done:
A. When the drug has a wide therapeutic range
B. When the drug will be administered for a short time only
C. When there is a high correlation between the dose and saturation of receptor sites
D. To determine if a drug is in the therapeutic range


ANSWER: D PTS: 1

9. A laboratory result indicates the peak level for a drug is above the minimum
toxic concentration. This meANSWER that the:
A. Concentration will produce therapeutic effects
B. Concentration will produce an adverse response
C. Time between doses must be shortened
D. Duration of action of the drug is too long


ANSWER: B PTS: 1

10. Medicinesthat are receptor agonists may demonstrate what property?
A. Irreversible binding to the drug receptor site
B. Up-regulation with chronic use
C. Desensitization or down-regulation with continuous use
D. Inverse relationship between drug concentration and drug action


ANSWER: C PTS: 1

11. Medicinesthat are receptor antagonists, such as beta blockers, may cause:
A. Down-regulation of the drug receptor
B. An exaggerated response if abruptly discontinued
C. Partial blockade of the effects of agonist drugs
D. An exaggerated response to competitive drug agonists


ANSWER: B PTS: 1

12. Factors that affect gastric drug absorption include:
A. Liver enzyme activity
B. Protein-binding properties of the drug molecule
C. Lipid solubility of the drug
D. Ability to chew and swallow

The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:

Guaranteed quality through customer reviews

Guaranteed quality through customer reviews

Stuvia customers have reviewed more than 700,000 summaries. This how you know that you are buying the best documents.

Quick and easy check-out

Quick and easy check-out

You can quickly pay through credit card or Stuvia-credit for the summaries. There is no membership needed.

Focus on what matters

Focus on what matters

Your fellow students write the study notes themselves, which is why the documents are always reliable and up-to-date. This ensures you quickly get to the core!

Frequently asked questions

What do I get when I buy this document?

You get a PDF, available immediately after your purchase. The purchased document is accessible anytime, anywhere and indefinitely through your profile.

Satisfaction guarantee: how does it work?

Our satisfaction guarantee ensures that you always find a study document that suits you well. You fill out a form, and our customer service team takes care of the rest.

Who am I buying these notes from?

Stuvia is a marketplace, so you are not buying this document from us, but from seller Academianexus. Stuvia facilitates payment to the seller.

Will I be stuck with a subscription?

No, you only buy these notes for $12.49. You're not tied to anything after your purchase.

Can Stuvia be trusted?

4.6 stars on Google & Trustpilot (+1000 reviews)

80364 documents were sold in the last 30 days

Founded in 2010, the go-to place to buy study notes for 14 years now

Start selling
$12.49
  • (0)
  Add to cart