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| Nurse is legally responsible for these rights: |
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| right drug, right dose, right patient, right route, right time, right documentation, right approach, right technique |
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| undesirable occurance related to administration of medication or failure to administer an intended medication. May or may not harm patient |
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allergic reaction
idiosyncratic reaction
unexpected, unintended, or undesired response to a medication at normal doses. May or may not be preventable and may or may not result in patient harm |
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| preventable ADE. May or may not result in patient harm; "sentinel event" causes damage to patient has to be reported to Joint Commission on Healthcare Agencies; most are "systems" problems- workload errors in communication |
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| Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation |
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| Nursing process- Assessment |
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| Health history, status, drug history, socioeconomic/ cultural factors, self- assessment |
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| Nursing process- Diagnosis and analysis |
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| disease-related, adverse effects related, review meds for side effects, patient educated and self care related diagnosis; determine causative factors and appropriate intervention |
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| Nursing process- Planning |
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| implies advance preparation; review medication order, consider patient specific factors, drug specific factors, establish goals and outcomes |
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| Nursing process- Implementation |
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| Medication order, verify it is correct, preparation, administration, documentation |
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| Nursing Process- Evaluation |
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| Effect of medication, assess for side effects, patient compliance |
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