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NR565 - Advanced Pharmacology Fundamentals Exam Study Guide - Midterm Exam

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NR565 – Advanced Pharmacology Fundamentals Exam Study Guide – Midterm Exam Exam Format: Non-Cumulative exam Question Type: Multiple Choice Number of Questions : 100 Time Allotted: 120 minutes (1.2 minutes per question) Testing Timeframe: The midterm exam will be available starting on Wednesday week #4 at 12:01 am MT until Saturday week #4 at 11:59 pm MT. 1. Exam Coverage Content Areas:  Week 1: Foundations in Pharmacology  Week 2: Pharmacotherapy for Cardiovascular Conditions  Week 3: Pharmacotherapy for Pain  Week 4: Pharmacotherapy for Musculoskeletal and Rheumatologic Conditions 2. Key Concepts to Study Week 1: Chapters 1–10 – Foundations in Pharmacology  Prescriptive authority  The legal right to prescribe drugs  1 – the right to prescribe independently  Physicians, some non-physicians  Not subject to requiring physician supervision or collaboration  2 – the right to prescribe without any limitation  Any drugs (except schedule 1)

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 PAs must have affiliation to physician  APRN are educated to prescribe independently, but depending on states may require physician affiliation  Determined by state law  State Board of Nursing, State Board of Medicine, or State Board of Pharmacy  Not federal government (they control drug regulation, not prescriptive authority)  Prescription writing  Necessities  Prescriber name, license number, contact information  DEA number if applicable  Patient name and DOB  Patient allergies  Name of medication  Indication  Dose and frequency  Number of tablets to dispense  Number of refills  Telephone  Written  E-prescribing  Refills  Prescribing considerations  Cost  Guidelines  Stay up to date on current guidelines, if deviating, document why

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 Availability  Formulary meds, substitutions  Interactions  Side effects  May be favorable  Allergies  Avoid anaphylaxis, but other milder allergies may not be avoidable  Hepatic and renal function  Hepatic and renal dosing  Need for monitoring  Warfarin, lithium, opioids, immunosuppressants  Special populations  Pregnant, breastfeeding, older adults  Medication education  Medication name  Generic and brand  Purpose  Dosing  Administration  With or without food  Special apparatus  Adverse effects  Common and rare  Signs and symptoms to report  Lab testing  Food or drug interactions

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