Pharmacology and the Nursing Process Exam 1 With Questions
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Terms in this set (196)
Implementation or fulfillment of a prescribers treatment plan
compliance
or therapeutic plan by patient.
Any preventable adverse drug event involving inappropriate
medication error
medication use by a patient or health care professional; it may
or may not cause the patient harm.
An informed decision on the part of the patient not to adhere
Noncompliance
to or follow a therapeutic plan or suggestion.
Assessment
Diagnosis
Nursing Process Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Descriptions of specific patient behaviors or responses that
Outcomes demonstrate meeting of or achievement of behaviors related to
each nursing diagnosis. These statements are specific while
framed in behavioral terms and are measurable.
Any health care professional licensed by the appropriate
Prescriber
regulatory board to prescribe medications.
QSEN Quality and Safety Education for Nurses
knowledge, skills, attitudes needed to to continually improve
KSA
the quality and safety of a patient within a healthcare system
Patient-centered care
Teamwork and
collaboration
6 major initiatives of QSEN
Evidence-based practice
(EBP) Quality
improvement (QI)
Safety
Informatics
, 1) Right drug
2) Right dose
3) Right time
4) Right route/form
5) Right patient
Nine Rights of Medication
Administration 6) Right documentation
7) Right reason
8) Right response
9) Right of patient to refuse
Right drug Must be checked against the medication label or profile 3x b4 giving
always check the dose and confirm that is appropriate for
Right Dose patient's age and size check prescribed dose against available
drug stock and against normal drug range
recheck all math calculations
REMEMBER NO LEADING ZERO's 0.2 is allowed, but NEVER 2.0
Include in your 3 check the frequency of the ordered medication,
the time administered and the last time the med was given.
Right Time
***For routine med orders the standard of care is within the
half hour it was prescribed.
PNR as needed
analgesic pain reliever
It is crucial to patient safety to never use any abbreviations for
Never use abbreviations
any component of the drug order
Right Route and Form Never assume the route of admission
requires confirmation of a patient's identity with two forms of
Right Patient
identification before drug administration
requires the nurse to record immediately the appropriate
information about the drug administered
Right Documentation
** DOCUMENT ONLY AFTER med was given
Right Reason Is it appropriate to give the med
refers to the drug and it's desired response
Right response
continually assess and evaluate the achievement of the desired
And Answers 100% verified, latest Edition 2025/2026
Terms in this set (196)
Implementation or fulfillment of a prescribers treatment plan
compliance
or therapeutic plan by patient.
Any preventable adverse drug event involving inappropriate
medication error
medication use by a patient or health care professional; it may
or may not cause the patient harm.
An informed decision on the part of the patient not to adhere
Noncompliance
to or follow a therapeutic plan or suggestion.
Assessment
Diagnosis
Nursing Process Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Descriptions of specific patient behaviors or responses that
Outcomes demonstrate meeting of or achievement of behaviors related to
each nursing diagnosis. These statements are specific while
framed in behavioral terms and are measurable.
Any health care professional licensed by the appropriate
Prescriber
regulatory board to prescribe medications.
QSEN Quality and Safety Education for Nurses
knowledge, skills, attitudes needed to to continually improve
KSA
the quality and safety of a patient within a healthcare system
Patient-centered care
Teamwork and
collaboration
6 major initiatives of QSEN
Evidence-based practice
(EBP) Quality
improvement (QI)
Safety
Informatics
, 1) Right drug
2) Right dose
3) Right time
4) Right route/form
5) Right patient
Nine Rights of Medication
Administration 6) Right documentation
7) Right reason
8) Right response
9) Right of patient to refuse
Right drug Must be checked against the medication label or profile 3x b4 giving
always check the dose and confirm that is appropriate for
Right Dose patient's age and size check prescribed dose against available
drug stock and against normal drug range
recheck all math calculations
REMEMBER NO LEADING ZERO's 0.2 is allowed, but NEVER 2.0
Include in your 3 check the frequency of the ordered medication,
the time administered and the last time the med was given.
Right Time
***For routine med orders the standard of care is within the
half hour it was prescribed.
PNR as needed
analgesic pain reliever
It is crucial to patient safety to never use any abbreviations for
Never use abbreviations
any component of the drug order
Right Route and Form Never assume the route of admission
requires confirmation of a patient's identity with two forms of
Right Patient
identification before drug administration
requires the nurse to record immediately the appropriate
information about the drug administered
Right Documentation
** DOCUMENT ONLY AFTER med was given
Right Reason Is it appropriate to give the med
refers to the drug and it's desired response
Right response
continually assess and evaluate the achievement of the desired
