Compliance, Adherence, Noncompliance, Medication Error, Prescriber,
Therapeutic Plan, Implementation, Fulfillment, Outcomes, Nursing
Assessment, Human Needs Identification, Planning, Patient Teaching,
Evaluation, Adverse Drug Event, Adverse Drug Reaction, Adverse
Effects, Allergic Reaction, Agonist, Antagonist, Additive Effects,
Antagonistic Effects, Drug Interactions, Synergistic Effects,
Bioavailability, Pharmacokinetics, Receptor Activity, Drug Absorption,
Patient Safety, Risk Management, Clinical Monitoring, and Behavioral
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compliance
implementation or fulfillment of a prescriber's/caregiver's prescribed course of treatment or
therapeutic plan by a patient. use of compliance versus the term adherence acknowledges the
consideration/acceptance of patient/family/caregiver participation in the use of the nursing
process
medication error
any preventable adverse drug event involving inappropriate medication use by a patient or
health care professional; it may or may not cause the patient harm