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NR565 Midterm Study Guide
Week 1
•Drug Schedules
- Descriptions of each schedule
• Examples of drugs in each
schedule:
- Schedule I: high potential for abuse: heroin, lysergic acid
diethylamide (LSD), marijuana (cannabis), 3,4-
methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ectstasy), methaqualone, and
peyote.
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- Schedule II: high potential for abuse, potentially leading to severe
psychological or physical dependence. These drugs are also
considered dangerous; combination products with less than 15
milligrams of hydrocodone per dosage unit (Vicodin), cocaine,
methamphetamine, methadone, hydromorphone (Dilaudid),
meperidine (Demerol), oxycodone (OxyContin), fentanyl, Dexedrine,
Adderall, and Ritalin
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- Schedule III: Moderate to low potential for physical psychological
dependence; producets containing less than 90 milligrams of
codeine per dosage unit (Tylenol with codeine), ketamine, anabolic
steroids, testosterone
Shedule IV: Low potential for abuse and low risk of dependence;
Xanax, Soma, Darvan, Darocet, Valium, Ativan, Talwin, Ambien,
Tramadol
Schedule V: low potential for abuse and contain limited quantities of
certain narcotics; antidiarrheal, antitussive, and analgesic purposes.
(focus on schedule 2,3, and 4 per tutor)
• Which ones can and cannot be prescribed by nurse practitioners?
- Prescriptive Authority
Understand what prescriptive authority is and who mandates it. :Practice
authority and prescriptive authority together are described as practice “enviornments”
according to state laws and regulations.
oFull-practice scope: Nurse practitioners have the autonomy to evaluate patients,
diagnose, order and interpret tests, initiate and manage treatments and
prescribe medications, including controlled substances without physician
oversight.
oReduced-Practice scope: Nurse practitioners are limited in at least one
element of practice. The state requires a formal collaborative
agreement with an outside health discipline for the nurse practitioner
