NCLEX RN /RN NCLEX COMPLETE 800 QUESTIONS AND Complete And Study material 6pages LEARNEXAMS

1. Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by: 1. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing 2. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration 3. The State Board of Nursing for each state 4. The State Board of Pharmacy: Answer 3.The State Board of Nursing for each state 2. The benefitsto the patient of having an Advanced PracticeRegistered Nurse(APRN) prescriber include: 1. Nurses know more about Pharmacology than other prescribers because they take it both in their basic nursing program and in their APRN program. 2. Nurses care for the patient from a holistic approach and include the patientin decision making regarding their care. 3. APRNs are less likely to prescribe narcotics and other controlled sub-stances. 4. APRNs are able to prescribe independently in all states, whereas a physician's assistant needsto have a physician supervising their practice.: Answer 2.Nurses care for the patient from a holistic approach and include the patient in decision making regarding their care. 3. Clinical judgment in prescribing includes: 1. Factoring in the cost to the patient of the medication prescribed 2. Always prescribing the newest medication available for the disease process 3. Handing out drug samples to poor patients 4. Prescribing all generic medicationsto cut costs: Answer 1.Factoring in the cost to thepatient of the medication prescribed 4. Criteria for choosing an effective drug for a disorder include: 1. Asking the patient what drug they think would work best for them 2. Consulting nationally recognized guidelines for disease management 3. Prescribing medications that are available as samples before writing aprescription