APPLIED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FOR THE
ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE 1ST
EDITION DLUGASCH COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ Measuring Adherence for Medications
Answer: - Patient reports are the easiest monitoring tool
- medication adherence scales
- Predictors of Adherence
◉ Improving Adherence for Medications
Answer: - Longer-Acting Drugs
- Use of Reinforcements
- Caregivers
- Simplifying the Regimen
- Cues as Reminders
- Scheduling Visits for Medication Follow-Up
◉ Barriers to Adherence
Answer: - Complexity of Drug Regimen and Polypharmacy
- Sensory or Mobility Challenges
, - The Pediatric Patient
- Financial Impacts
◉ What are two ways to improve adherence in Chronic Conditions
Answer: telephone or electronic follow-up by clinic staff.
◉ How Do Asymptomatic Conditions contribute to medication
adherence?
Answer: - may be difficult to convince a patient of the necessity
when there is no overt indication of the disorder except the
provider's word.
◉ What adverse reactions are more likely to produce
nonadherence than others.
Answer: "irritating" ones that interfere with the patient's ability
to carry out activities of daily living, including what he or she may
do for a living. These reactions include headache, dizziness,
anorexia, nausea and vomiting, constipation, sexual dysfunction,
and diarrhea.
◉ What are Adverse Drug Reactions?
Answer: Undesired response at therapeutic doses; predictable
(known toxicity, dose related) or idiopathi/idiosyncratic (Varient
enzyme activity)
◉ What is Intentional non-adherence?
ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE 1ST
EDITION DLUGASCH COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ Measuring Adherence for Medications
Answer: - Patient reports are the easiest monitoring tool
- medication adherence scales
- Predictors of Adherence
◉ Improving Adherence for Medications
Answer: - Longer-Acting Drugs
- Use of Reinforcements
- Caregivers
- Simplifying the Regimen
- Cues as Reminders
- Scheduling Visits for Medication Follow-Up
◉ Barriers to Adherence
Answer: - Complexity of Drug Regimen and Polypharmacy
- Sensory or Mobility Challenges
, - The Pediatric Patient
- Financial Impacts
◉ What are two ways to improve adherence in Chronic Conditions
Answer: telephone or electronic follow-up by clinic staff.
◉ How Do Asymptomatic Conditions contribute to medication
adherence?
Answer: - may be difficult to convince a patient of the necessity
when there is no overt indication of the disorder except the
provider's word.
◉ What adverse reactions are more likely to produce
nonadherence than others.
Answer: "irritating" ones that interfere with the patient's ability
to carry out activities of daily living, including what he or she may
do for a living. These reactions include headache, dizziness,
anorexia, nausea and vomiting, constipation, sexual dysfunction,
and diarrhea.
◉ What are Adverse Drug Reactions?
Answer: Undesired response at therapeutic doses; predictable
(known toxicity, dose related) or idiopathi/idiosyncratic (Varient
enzyme activity)
◉ What is Intentional non-adherence?
