1. Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by:
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. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing
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. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
3 The State Board of Nursing for each state
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4
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1. Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by:
1
. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing
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. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
3 The State Board of Nursing for each state
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. The State Board of Pharmacy
2. The benefits to the patient of having an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) prescriber include:
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. Nurses know more about Pharmacology than other prescribers because they take it both in their basic nursing program & in their APRN program.
2 Nurses care for the patient from a holistic approach & include the patient in decision making regarding their care.
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. APRNs are less likely to prescribe narcotics & other controlled substances.
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. APRNs are able to prescribe independently in all states, whereas a physician’s assistant needs to have a physician supervising their practice.
3. Clinical judgment in prescribing includes:
1 Factoring in the cost to the patient of the medication prescribed
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. Always prescribing the newest medication available for the disease process
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. H&ing out drug samples to poor patients
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. Prescribing all generic medications to cut costs
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5. Nurse practitioner practice may thrive under health-care reform because of:
1 The demonstrated ability of nurse practitioners to control costs & improve patient outcomes
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. The fact that nurse practitioners will be able to practice independently
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. The fact that nurse practitioners will have full reimbursement under health-care reform
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. The ability to shift accountability for Medicaid to the state level
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