Module 1 Discussion
Roles & Responsibilities of the Advanced Nurse Practitioner When Prescribing Medication
Based on
Module 1: Lecture Materials & Resources
and experience, please answer the following questions.
1. Describe the roles and responsibilities of the APRN when prescribing medication.
2. Describe the method used to determine what drug therapy to prescribe?
3. Discuss responsibilities for patient education and teaching based on the prescribed therapy.
4. Discuss Schedule drugs and prescribing restrictions for each scheduled drug.
Submission Instructions:
· Your initial post must be at least 500 words, formatted, and cited in current APA style with support from at least two academic sources.
Each question must be answered individually as in bullet points. Not in an essay format. Example: Question 1, followed by the answer to question 1; Question 2, followed by the answer to question 2; and so forth.
· Quotes “……” cannot be used at a higher learning level for your assignments, so sentences need to be paraphrased and referenced.
· Acceptable references include scholarly journal articles or primary legal sources (statutes, court opinions), journal articles, and books published in the last five years-no websites to be referenced without prior approval.