Pharmacology Chapter 1
compliance - ANSpatient follow's prescribed order
adherence - ANSmore collaboration and active role between patients and their
providers
medication error - ANSany preventable adverse drug event involving inappropriate
medication use by a patient or health care professional; it may or may not cause the
patient harm
noncompliance - ANSPatient refuses to follow prescribed orders
nursing process definition - ANSorganizational framework for practice of nursing.
encompasses all steps taken by the nurse
outcomes - ANSdescriptions of specific patient behaviors/responses that demonstrate
meeting of or achievement of behaviors related to each nursing diagnosis. measurable
prescriber - ANSany professional licensed to prescribe medications
The Nursing Process overview - ANS*Research based organizational framework for
professional nursing practice
*Ensures delivery of thorough, individualized, and quality nursing care to patients
*Requires critical thinking
*Ongoing and constantly evolving process
nursing process 5 steps - ANSassessment, nursing diagnosis, planning with outcome
criteria, implementation, evaluation ;
Formulating a nursing diagnosis focuses on how the data collected signifies a problem,
strength, or vulnerability.
Assessment - ANSdata are collected, reviewed and analyzed from patient, family, group
and/or community sources.
, objective data - ANSinformation that is seen, heard, felt, or smelled by an observer;
signs
lab tests, age, weight...
subjective data - ANSinfo shared through the spoken word by any reliable source, such
as patient, spouse, family member, significant other, and/or caregiver
Medication Profile - ANS*Any/all drug use
*Prescriptions
*OTC meds
*Vitamins, herbs, and supplements
*Compliance and Adherence
Prescription order checklist ( 7 things) - ANS1. Patient's name
2. date the drug order was written
3. name of drug(s)
4. drug dosage amount
5. drug dosage frequency
6. route of administration
7. prescriber's signature
clinical reasoning - ANSfoundation of analyzing data and applying that to the
development of nursing diagnoses
nursing diagnoses parts - ANS1. the human response of the patient to illness, injury, or
significant change
2. defining the characteristics and identifies the factors related to the response, with
more than one factor often named.
3. listing of clues, cues, evidence, signs, symptoms, or other data that support the
nurse's claim that this diagnosis is accurate.
EX: 'statement'..'related to'..'as evidenced by'
Common nursing diagnoses related to drug therapy - ANSDeficient knowledge
Risk for injury
Noncompliance
Considered to be the major contributor to the development of nursing knowledge and
the leading authority on nursing diagnoses - ANSNANDA-I
North American Nursing Diagnoses Association International
compliance - ANSpatient follow's prescribed order
adherence - ANSmore collaboration and active role between patients and their
providers
medication error - ANSany preventable adverse drug event involving inappropriate
medication use by a patient or health care professional; it may or may not cause the
patient harm
noncompliance - ANSPatient refuses to follow prescribed orders
nursing process definition - ANSorganizational framework for practice of nursing.
encompasses all steps taken by the nurse
outcomes - ANSdescriptions of specific patient behaviors/responses that demonstrate
meeting of or achievement of behaviors related to each nursing diagnosis. measurable
prescriber - ANSany professional licensed to prescribe medications
The Nursing Process overview - ANS*Research based organizational framework for
professional nursing practice
*Ensures delivery of thorough, individualized, and quality nursing care to patients
*Requires critical thinking
*Ongoing and constantly evolving process
nursing process 5 steps - ANSassessment, nursing diagnosis, planning with outcome
criteria, implementation, evaluation ;
Formulating a nursing diagnosis focuses on how the data collected signifies a problem,
strength, or vulnerability.
Assessment - ANSdata are collected, reviewed and analyzed from patient, family, group
and/or community sources.
, objective data - ANSinformation that is seen, heard, felt, or smelled by an observer;
signs
lab tests, age, weight...
subjective data - ANSinfo shared through the spoken word by any reliable source, such
as patient, spouse, family member, significant other, and/or caregiver
Medication Profile - ANS*Any/all drug use
*Prescriptions
*OTC meds
*Vitamins, herbs, and supplements
*Compliance and Adherence
Prescription order checklist ( 7 things) - ANS1. Patient's name
2. date the drug order was written
3. name of drug(s)
4. drug dosage amount
5. drug dosage frequency
6. route of administration
7. prescriber's signature
clinical reasoning - ANSfoundation of analyzing data and applying that to the
development of nursing diagnoses
nursing diagnoses parts - ANS1. the human response of the patient to illness, injury, or
significant change
2. defining the characteristics and identifies the factors related to the response, with
more than one factor often named.
3. listing of clues, cues, evidence, signs, symptoms, or other data that support the
nurse's claim that this diagnosis is accurate.
EX: 'statement'..'related to'..'as evidenced by'
Common nursing diagnoses related to drug therapy - ANSDeficient knowledge
Risk for injury
Noncompliance
Considered to be the major contributor to the development of nursing knowledge and
the leading authority on nursing diagnoses - ANSNANDA-I
North American Nursing Diagnoses Association International
