Deck 6: Advanced Practice Nurses and Prescriptive Authority

Question 1

Which of the following changed the ability of all advanced practice nurses (APNs) to prescribe medications?

A) Risk of harm to patients
B) Lack of a physician on-site
C) Nurse practitioner (NP) practice in primary care
D) Interruption of patient flow

Answer 1

Nurse practitioner (NP) practice in primary care

Question 2

Which of the following has been the main source of barriers limiting advanced practice registered nurses' (APRNs') prescriptive authority?

A) Limitations in state legislation and regulations
B) Concerns about patient safety and quality of care
C) Requirement for Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) number
D) Organized lobbying by medical organizations

Answer 2

Organized lobbying by medical organizations

Question 3

Which of the following was found to be the most practical formulary for regulating prescriptive authority?

A) Open
B) Exclusionary
C) Collaborative
D) Regulator established

Answer 3

Exclusionary

Question 4

Which of the following is a main reason a clinical nurse specialist (CNS) would refrain from obtaining prescriptive authority?

A) Lack of title recognition
B) Preservation of autonomy
C) Educational requirements
D) Required physician oversight

Question 5

Which of the following increased certified registered nurse anesthetists' (CRNAs') involvement with other advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) to obtain prescriptive authority?

A) Limited authority
B) Legislative restrictions
C) Role in pain management
D) Required physician supervision

Question 6

Which of the following describes the historical progression of advanced practice registered nurses' (APRNs') attainment of prescriptive authority? Select all that apply.

A) Standardization of educational programs
B) Lack of primary care in underserved areas
C) Complexity of the federal legislation process
D) Persuasion of legislators and state governors
E) Lack of title recognition in nurse practice acts

Question 7

Which of the following contributes to the increase in the likelihood of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) attaining nationwide prescriptive authority?

A) Quality of care
B) Cost-effectiveness
C) Uniform nurse practice acts
D) Designation as a midlevel practitioner
E) Endorsement of APRN Consensus Model

Question 8

The medications most frequently prescribed by nurse practitioners (NPs) in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) are _______________ and _______________.

Question 9

The primary document that supports advanced practice registered nurses' (APRNs') unrestricted prescriptive authority and provides recommendations for APRNs' education and certification is _______________.

Question 10

Reorder the steps for changing a state's nurse practice act (first to last).

A) Hearing to give testimony
B) Introduction of legislation
C) Sent to floor of both chambers
D) Referral to committee of jurisdiction
E) Passage through appropriate committees