Introduction to clinical pharmacology
Pharmacology - *answers * study of drugs and their effects on the body
The Right Patient - *answers * check ID band for name and date of birth (also check for what
their allergies)
The Right drug - *answers * Check label three times
1. before taking the drug from the med cart
2. before measuring it into the spill container
3. before giving it to my patient
The Right Dose - *answers * -Make sure the patient is receiving the right amount of a drug
before administering it
-Make proper calculations
When can a dosage require change - *answers * For a geriatric patient must have vomited,
nausea, diseases, poor liver, or kidney problem
I can never change a dosage; I must... - *answers * Document it and then send it to whoever
ordered it, such as a physician, osteopath, nurse practitioner, etc.
As a nurse I can never... - *answers * -write an order
-give up my order to a physician
The Right Route - *answers *
To change a route as a nurse I must... - *answers * Get a new order
Evodie is required too. - *answers * see the patient take the medication before leaving the
room, and then document it
The Right Time - *answers * -Make sure you are giving the patient the drug at the right time
(some hospitals agree with the 30 before, 30 after)
, Introduction to clinical pharmacology
-Document the time you gave it not when it was supposed to be given
The Right Documentation - *answers * -Don't forget to provide a signature
NEVER - *answers * give a medication prepared by another nurse
often a patient is said to be compliant... - *answers * When a plan of care if followed
Patient education has to involve both teacher and learner... - *answers * Don't force them
The identification of the patient's condition helps you identify how to teach the patient about
self-care - *answers * Planning
The health team labels the patient's condition - *answers * Diagnosis
Adverse reactions examples - *answers * CNS: confusion, sedation, Resp: respiratory
depression, GI: constipation GU: urinary retention Misc: physical/psychological dependence,
tolerance
If I check for a patient's therapeutic effects and adverse reactions, what nursing process stage
am I in? - *answers * Evaluation
side effects - *answers * effects of drugs other than the desired medical effects
Example: nausea. vomiting.
Federal laws created 3 drug categories in the United States - *answers * Controlled substances,
prescriptions, and OTC medications
Pharmacology - *answers * study of drugs and their effects on the body
The Right Patient - *answers * check ID band for name and date of birth (also check for what
their allergies)
The Right drug - *answers * Check label three times
1. before taking the drug from the med cart
2. before measuring it into the spill container
3. before giving it to my patient
The Right Dose - *answers * -Make sure the patient is receiving the right amount of a drug
before administering it
-Make proper calculations
When can a dosage require change - *answers * For a geriatric patient must have vomited,
nausea, diseases, poor liver, or kidney problem
I can never change a dosage; I must... - *answers * Document it and then send it to whoever
ordered it, such as a physician, osteopath, nurse practitioner, etc.
As a nurse I can never... - *answers * -write an order
-give up my order to a physician
The Right Route - *answers *
To change a route as a nurse I must... - *answers * Get a new order
Evodie is required too. - *answers * see the patient take the medication before leaving the
room, and then document it
The Right Time - *answers * -Make sure you are giving the patient the drug at the right time
(some hospitals agree with the 30 before, 30 after)
, Introduction to clinical pharmacology
-Document the time you gave it not when it was supposed to be given
The Right Documentation - *answers * -Don't forget to provide a signature
NEVER - *answers * give a medication prepared by another nurse
often a patient is said to be compliant... - *answers * When a plan of care if followed
Patient education has to involve both teacher and learner... - *answers * Don't force them
The identification of the patient's condition helps you identify how to teach the patient about
self-care - *answers * Planning
The health team labels the patient's condition - *answers * Diagnosis
Adverse reactions examples - *answers * CNS: confusion, sedation, Resp: respiratory
depression, GI: constipation GU: urinary retention Misc: physical/psychological dependence,
tolerance
If I check for a patient's therapeutic effects and adverse reactions, what nursing process stage
am I in? - *answers * Evaluation
side effects - *answers * effects of drugs other than the desired medical effects
Example: nausea. vomiting.
Federal laws created 3 drug categories in the United States - *answers * Controlled substances,
prescriptions, and OTC medications
