NSG 6005 Week 1 Assignment 3 Quiz Answers

Question 1 .

The U .S .Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates:

Prescribing of drugs by MDs and NPs
The official labeling for all prescriptions and over-the-counter drugs
Off-label recommendations for prescribing
Pharmaceutical educational offerings

Question 2 .

The U .S .Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA):

Registers the manufacturers of, and those who are prescribers of controlled substances .
Regulates NP prescribing at the state level
Sanctions providers who prescribe drugs off-label
Provides prescribers with a number they can use for insurance billing

Question 3 .

Precautions that should be taken when prescribing controlled substances include:

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 4 .

Alterations in drug metabolism among Asians may lead to:

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

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Question 5 .

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:

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