Pharm Quiz 1: Chap 1. 5. 6

what does compliance mean?

Implementation or fulfillment of a prescriber’s/caregiver’s prescribed course of treatment or therapeutic plan by a patient.

Use of compliance versus the term adherence acknowledges the consideration/acceptance of patient/family/caregiver participation in the use of the nursing process.

what is a medication error?

Any preventable adverse drug event involving inappropriate medication use by a patient or health care professional; it may or may not cause the patient harm.

what does noncompliance mean?

An informed decision on the part of the patient not to adhere to or follow a therapeutic plan or suggestion.

what is the nursing process?

An organizational framework for the practice of nursing. It encompasses all steps taken by the nurse in caring for a patient:

assessment, identification of human needs

planning (with goals and outcome criteria)

implementation of the plan (with patient teaching)

evaluation.

what are outcomes?

Descriptions of specific patient behaviors or responses that demonstrate meeting of or achievement of behaviors related to each patient’s human needs.

These statements are specific while framed in behavioral terms and are measurable.

what is a prescriber?

Any health care professional licensed by the appropriate regulatory board to prescribe medications.

what are the 9 rights?

Right drug

Right dose

Right time

Right route and form

Right patient

Right documentation

Right reason or indication

Right response

Right to refuse

what is an adverse drug event?

Any undesirable occurrence related to administration of or failure to administer a prescribed medication.

what is an adverse drug reaction?

Unexpected, unintended, or excessive responses to medications given at therapeutic dosages (as opposed to overdose); one type of adverse drug event.

what is an allergic reaction?

An immunologic reaction resulting from an unusual sensitivity of a patient to a certain medication; a type of adverse drug event and a subtype of adverse drug reactions.

what is an idiosyncratic reaction?

Any abnormal and unexpected response to a medication, other than an allergic reaction, that is peculiar to an individual patient.

what is a medical error?

Any abnormal and unexpected response to a medication, other than an allergic reaction, that is peculiar to an individual patient.

what does medication reconciliation mean?

A procedure to maintain an accurate and up-to-date list of medications for all patients between all phases of health care delivery.

what is an affective domain?

The most intangible domain of the learning process. It involves affective behavior, which is conduct that expresses feelings, needs, beliefs, values, and opinions; the feeling domain.

what is a cognitive domain?

The domain involved in the learning and storage of basic knowledge.

It is the thinking portion of the learning process and incorporates an individual’s previous experiences and perceptions; the learning/thinking domain.

what does health literacy mean?

The degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain and then process and understand basic health information as well as basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions.

what is the psychomotor domain?

The domain involved in the learning of a new procedure or skill; often called the doing domain.