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| any chemical that can affect living processes |
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| the study of drugs and their interactions with living systems |
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| the study of drugs in humans |
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| the use of drugs to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease or to prevent pregnancy |
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| The most important properties of an ideal drug |
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Effectiveness, safety, and selectivity. If a drug is not effective, it should not be used.
A safe drug is one that cannot produce harmful effects regardless of dosage.
There is no such thing as a safe drug. All drugs can cause harm.
There is no such thing as a selective drug. All drugs can cause side effects.
The objective of drug therapy is to provide maximum benefit with minimum harm.
Because all patients are unique, drug therapy must be tailored to each individual. |
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| the nurse must be diligent in assessing patients’ responses to pharmacologic intervention |
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| • Early identification of side effects allows for early intervention and aids in the prevention of adverse responses |
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| Correct administration is the key in prevent medication errors. |
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| Right Drug,right patient,right dose, right time,right route,documentation |
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| What is most important after meds taken by patient? |
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| events will take place after the “pill” is delivered, and the nurse must be able to respond to these. |
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| Who is the patients first and last line of defense |
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| Nurses should be able to? |
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| anticipate drug responses and not simply react to them after the fact. |
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| Steps to prevent medication error administration |
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Reading the order carefully
Verifying patient identity
Reading the medication label carefully
Verifying the correct dosage
Only administering drugs about which you know the action |
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| The Nurse knowledge has what what? |
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| A wide variety of practical applications in patient care and patient education |
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| extent to which the patient’s behavior coincides with medical advice |
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| The effect of nurses & knowledge in pharmacology |
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| make a large contribution to achieving the therapeutic objective of maximum benefit with minimum harm |
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| Adverse effects include gastric erosion and sedation |
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| to reduced drug effectiveness |
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| Minimizing effects & interactions |
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| Patients should be instructed about the name, dosage, route of administration, storage, and duration of treatment regarding each of their medications. |
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| Other minimizing effects & interactions |
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| Patients should also be instructed about nondrug measures to enhance therapeutic response |
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| Nursing Process Drug Therapy |
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| directed in individualizing treatment to achieve the therapeutic objective |
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| preadministration assessment |
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evaluation of therapeutic and adverse effects
identification of high-risk patients
assessment of the patient’s capacity for self-care. |
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| analysis and diagnosis phase of treatment |
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judging the appropriateness of the prescribed therapy
identifying potential health problems treatment might cause
characterizing the patient’s capacity for self-care |
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defining goals
eestablishing criteria for evaluating success establishing priorities |
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| Implementation of care plan in drug therapy |
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drug administration
pt education
interventions to promote therapeutic
interventions to minimize adverse resp |
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| The Evaluation Drug therapy |
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| therapeutic responses,adverse reactions and interactions, patient adherence, patient satisfaction |
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