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Chapter 1: The Role of the Advanced Practice Nurse as Prescriber

Drugs that are prone to cause adverse drug effects include:

• Diuretics
• Inhaled anticholinergics
• Insulins
• Stimulants - Correct Answer - C

A comprehensive assessment of a patient should be holistic when trying to determine competence in drug administration. Which of the following factors would the NP omit from this type of assessment?

• Financial status
• Mobility
• Social support
• Sexual practices - Correct Answer - C

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pg. 2 While patient education about their drugs is important, information alone does not necessarily lead to adherence to a drug regimen. Patients

report greater adherence when:

• The provider spent a lot of time discussing the drugs with them
• Their concerns and specific area of knowledge deficit were

addressed

• They were given written material, such as pamphlets, about the

drugs

• The provider used appropriate medical and pharmacological

terms - Correct Answer - B

Patients with psychiatric illnesses have adherence rates to their drug regimen between 35% and 60%. To improve adherence in this

population, prescribe drugs:

• With a longer half-life so that missed doses produce a longer

taper on the drug curve

• In oral formulations that are more easily taken
• That do not require frequent monitoring
• Combined with patient education about the need to adhere even

when symptoms are absent - Correct Answer - A

Many disorders require multiple drugs to treat them. The more complex the drug regimen, the less likely the patient will adhere to it. Which of the following interventions will NOT improve adherence?

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• Have the patient purchase a pill container with compartments for

daily or multiple times-per-day dosing.

• Match the clinic appointment to the next time the drug is to be

refilled.

• Write prescriptions for new drugs with shorter times between

refills.

• Give the patient a clear drug schedule that the provider devises to

fit the characteristic of the drug. - Correct Answer - D

Pharmacologic interventions are costly. Patients for whom the

cost/benefit variable is especially important include:

• Older adults and those on fixed incomes
• Patients with chronic illnesses
• Patients with copayments for drugs on their insurance
• Patients on public assistance - Correct Answer - A

Providers have a responsibility for determining the best plan of care, but patients also have responsibilities. Patients the provider can be assured

will carry through on these responsibilities include those who:

• Are well-educated and affluent
• Have chronic conditions
• Self-monitor drug effects on their symptoms
• None of the above guarantee adherence - Correct Answer – D

Ethnic differences have been found in drug:

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• Hepatic metabolism
• Filtration at the glomerulus
• Passive tubular reabsorption - Correct Answer - B

The National Standards of Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate

Services are required to be implemented in all:

• Hospitals
• Clinics that serve the poor
• Organizations that receive federal funds
• Clinics that serve ethnic minorities - Correct Answer - C

According to the National Standards of Culturally and Linguistically

Appropriate Services, an interpreter for health care:

• May be a bilingual family member
• May be a bilingual nurse or other health-care provider
• Must be a professionally trained medical interpreter
• Must be an employee of the organization - Correct Answer - C

According to the U.S. Office of Minority Health, poor health outcomes

among African Americans are attributed to:

• The belief among African Americans that prayer is more

powerful than drugs

• Poor compliance on the part of the African American patient
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