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V@ndy87

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A primary care nurse practitioner (NP) prescribes a drug to an 80-year-old African-American woman.
 
  When selecting a drug and determining the correct dose, the NP should understand that the knowledge of how age, race, and gender may affect drug excretion is based on an understanding of: a. bioavailability.
  b. pharmacokinetics.
  c. pharmacodynamics.
  d. anatomy and physiology.

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An important difference between physician assistants (PAs) and NPs is PAs:
 
  a. always work under physician supervision.
  b. are not required to follow drug treatment protocols.
  c. may write for all drug categories with physician co-signatures.
  d. have both inpatient and outpatient independent prescriptive authority.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 24, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Pharmacokinetics is the study of the action of drugs in the body and may be thought of as what the body does to the drug. Factors such as age, race, and gender may change the way the body acts to metabolize and excrete a drug. Bioavailability refers to the amount of drug available at the site of action. Pharmacodynamics is the study of the effects of drugs on the body. Anatomy and physiology is a basic understanding of how the body functions.

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PAs commonly have co-signature requirements and work under physician supervision.


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Wow, this really help

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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