NR565 / NR 565 Midterm Exam: Advanced
Pharmacology Fundamentals Exam|Questions and Verified Answers|Latest 2024 / 2025 Update - Chamberlain
Once you graduate from an NP program, in order to prescribe you'll need: -
ANSWER -Advanced nurse prescriber license
-DEA #
What is the purpose of a DEA #? - ANSWER Needed to prescribed scheduled drugs Rules for prescribing Schedule II drugs: - ANSWER - Written script needed -1 month supply only -No refills 1 / 3
What is the PDMP? - ANSWER Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Used to effectively track patient's controlled substance uses across different health facilities (in the same state) What are clinical practice guidelines? - ANSWER Recommendations that are intended to optimize patient care that are informed by a systematic review of the evidence and an assessment of the benefits/harms of alternative care practices
Ex: sepsis, CAP
Common causes of medication errors: - ANSWER - Illegible writing -Drug names that sound alike -Medications that look alike -Administering a drug with the wrong route 2 / 3
What is pharmacokinetics? What are its 4 categories? - ANSWER What the body does to the drug
- Absorption
- Metabolism
- Distribution
- Excretion
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Quickest route of absorption? Slowest? - ANSWER IV = quickest IM = slowest What is the most common way drugs pass through cell membranes? - ANSWER Passive diffusion What characteristics of a drug allow it to pass most quickly through cell membranes (usually through passive diffusion)? - ANSWER Small, uncharged (unionized), lipid soluble--pass through membrane without any energy