COURSE
NR 566 Adv Pharm Care of the Family
Chapter 1: Prescriptive Authority Test Bank
Multiple Choice
- An APRN works in a urology clinic under the supervision of a physician who does not restrict the types of medications the APRN is allowed to prescribe. State law does not require the APRN to practice under physician supervision. How would the APRN’s prescriptive authority be described?
- Full authority
- Independent
- Without limitation
- Limited authority
ANS: B
The APRN has independent prescriptive authority because the regulating body does not require that the APRN work under physician supervision. Full prescriptive authority gives the provider
the right to prescribe independently and without limitation. Limited authority places restrictions on the types of drugs that can be prescribed. DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 1TOP: Nursing Process: I MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies
- Which factors increase the need for APRNs to have full prescriptive authority?
- More patients will have access to health
- Enrollment in medical schools is predicted to
- Physician’s assistants are being utilized less
- APRN education is more complex than education for
ANS: A
Implementation of the Affordable Care Act has increased the number of individuals with health care coverage, and thus the number who have access to health care services. The increase in the number of patients creates the need for more providers with prescriptive authority. APRNs can fill this practice gap. DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 2TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Physiologic Integrity: Pharmacologic and Parenteral Therapies
- Which factors could be attributed to limited prescriptive authority for APRNs? Select all that apply.
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