Pharmacology and the Nursing
Process Exam 1
compliance - ---correct answers ---Implementation or fulfillment of
a prescribers treatment plan or therapeutic plan by patient.
medication error - ---correct answers ---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.
Noncompliance - ---correct answers ---An informed decision on the
part of the patient not to adhere to or follow a therapeutic plan or
suggestion.
Nursing Process - ---correct answers ---Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Outcomes - ---correct answers ---Descriptions of specific patient
behaviors or responses that demonstrate meeting of or achievement of
behaviors related to each nursing diagnosis. These statements are
specific while framed in behavioral terms and are measurable.
,Prescriber - ---correct answers ---Any health care professional
licensed by the appropriate regulatory board to prescribe medications.
QSEN - ---correct answers ---Quality and Safety Education for
Nurses
KSA - ---correct answers ---knowledge, skills, attitudes needed to
to continually improve the quality and safety of a patient within a
healthcare system
6 major initiatives of QSEN - ---correct answers ---Patient-centered
care
Teamwork and collaboration
Evidence-based practice (EBP)
Quality improvement (QI)
Safety
Informatics
Nine Rights of Medication Administration - ---correct answers ---
1) Right drug
2) Right dose
3) Right time
4) Right route/form
,5) Right patient
6) Right documentation
7) Right reason
8) Right response
9) Right of patient to refuse
Right drug - ---correct answers ---Must be checked against the
medication label or profile 3x b4 giving
Right Dose - ---correct answers ---always check the dose and
confirm that is appropriate for 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 - ---correct answers ---0.2 is
allowed, but NEVER 2.0
Right Time - ---correct answers ---Include in your 3 check the
frequency of the ordered medication, the time administered and the last
time the med was given.
, ***For routine med orders the standard of care is within the half hour it
was prescribed.
PNR - ---correct answers ---as needed
analgesic - ---correct answers ---pain reliever
Never use abbreviations - ---correct answers ---It is crucial to
patient safety to never use any abbreviations for any component of the
drug order
Right Route and Form - ---correct answers ---Never assume the
route of admission
Right Patient - ---correct answers ---requires confirmation of a
patient's identity with two forms of identification before drug
administration
Right Documentation - ---correct answers ---requires the nurse to
record immediately the appropriate information about the drug
administered
** DOCUMENT ONLY AFTER med was given
Process Exam 1
compliance - ---correct answers ---Implementation or fulfillment of
a prescribers treatment plan or therapeutic plan by patient.
medication error - ---correct answers ---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.
Noncompliance - ---correct answers ---An informed decision on the
part of the patient not to adhere to or follow a therapeutic plan or
suggestion.
Nursing Process - ---correct answers ---Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Outcomes - ---correct answers ---Descriptions of specific patient
behaviors or responses that demonstrate meeting of or achievement of
behaviors related to each nursing diagnosis. These statements are
specific while framed in behavioral terms and are measurable.
,Prescriber - ---correct answers ---Any health care professional
licensed by the appropriate regulatory board to prescribe medications.
QSEN - ---correct answers ---Quality and Safety Education for
Nurses
KSA - ---correct answers ---knowledge, skills, attitudes needed to
to continually improve the quality and safety of a patient within a
healthcare system
6 major initiatives of QSEN - ---correct answers ---Patient-centered
care
Teamwork and collaboration
Evidence-based practice (EBP)
Quality improvement (QI)
Safety
Informatics
Nine Rights of Medication Administration - ---correct answers ---
1) Right drug
2) Right dose
3) Right time
4) Right route/form
,5) Right patient
6) Right documentation
7) Right reason
8) Right response
9) Right of patient to refuse
Right drug - ---correct answers ---Must be checked against the
medication label or profile 3x b4 giving
Right Dose - ---correct answers ---always check the dose and
confirm that is appropriate for 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 - ---correct answers ---0.2 is
allowed, but NEVER 2.0
Right Time - ---correct answers ---Include in your 3 check the
frequency of the ordered medication, the time administered and the last
time the med was given.
, ***For routine med orders the standard of care is within the half hour it
was prescribed.
PNR - ---correct answers ---as needed
analgesic - ---correct answers ---pain reliever
Never use abbreviations - ---correct answers ---It is crucial to
patient safety to never use any abbreviations for any component of the
drug order
Right Route and Form - ---correct answers ---Never assume the
route of admission
Right Patient - ---correct answers ---requires confirmation of a
patient's identity with two forms of identification before drug
administration
Right Documentation - ---correct answers ---requires the nurse to
record immediately the appropriate information about the drug
administered
** DOCUMENT ONLY AFTER med was given
