Question 1. Question : What impact does developmental variation in renal function has on prescribing for infants and children?
Student Answer:
Lower doses of renally excreted drugs may be prescribe
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Question 1. Question : What impact does developmental variation in renal function has on prescribing for infants and children?
Student Answer:
Lower doses of renally excreted drugs may be prescribed to
infants younger than six months
Higher doses of water-soluble drugs may need to be prescribed due
to increased renal excretion
Renal excretion rates have no impact on prescribing
Parents need to be instructed on whether drugs are renally
excreted or not
Question 2. Question : Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by:
Student Answer:
The National Council of State Boards of Nursing
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
The State Board of Nursing for each state
The State Board of Pharmacy
Question 3. Question : Dysmenorrhea is one of the most common gynecological complaints in young women. The first line of drug treatment for this disorder is:
Student Answer:
Oral contraceptive pills
Caffeine
Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
Aspirin
Question 4. Question : Gender differences between men and women in pharmacokinetics include:
Student Answer:
More rapid gastric emptying so that drugs absorbed in the stomach
have less exposure to absorption sites
Higher proportion of body fat so that lipophilic drugs have
relatively greater volumes of distribution
Increased levels of bile acids so that drugs metabolized in the
intestine have higher concentrations
Slower organ blood flow rates so that drugs tend to take longer
to be excreted
Question 5. Question : Incorporating IT into a patient encounter takes skill and tact. During the encounter, the provider can make the patient more comfortable with the IT the provider is using by:
Student Answer:
Turning the screen around so the patient can see material being
recorded
Not placing the computer screen between the provider and the
patient
Both A and B
Neither A nor B
Question 6. Question : Alterations in drug metabolism among Asians may lead to:
Student Answer:
Slower metabolism of antidepressants, requiring lower doses
Faster metabolism of neuroleptics, requiring higher doses
Altered metabolism of omeprazole, requiring higher doses
Slower metabolism of alcohol, requiring higher doses
Question 7. Question : Precautions that should be taken when prescribing controlled substances include:
Student Answer:
Faxing the prescription for a Schedule II drug directly to the
pharmacy
Using tamper-proof papers for all prescriptions written for
controlled drugs
Keeping any presigned prescription pads in a locked drawer in the
clinic
Using only numbers to indicate the amount of drug to be
prescribed
Question 8. Question : Drugs that are designated Schedule II by the DEA:
Student Answer:
Are the known teratogens during pregnancy
May not be refilled; a new prescription must be written
Have a low abuse potential
May be dispensed without a prescription unless regulated by the
state
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