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Compliance
ANSWER:
implementation or fulfillment of a prescriber's or caregiver's
prescribed course of treatment or therapeutic plan by a patient.
medication error
ANSWER:
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
ANSWER:
an informed decision on the part of the patient not to adhere to or
follow a therapeutic plan or suggestion.
nursing process
ANSWER:
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),
and evaluation.
Outcomes
ANSWER:
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.
Prescriber
ANSWER:
any health care professional licensed by the appropriate regulatory
board to prescribe medications.
adverse effects
ANSWER:
a general term for any undesirable effects that are a direct response
to one or more drugs.
Agonist
ANSWER:
a drug that binds to and stimulates the activity of one or more
receptors in the body.
allergic reaction
ANSWER:
an immunologic hypersensitivity reaction resulting from the unusual
sensitivity of a patient to a particular medication; a type of adverse
drug event.
Antagonist
ANSWER:
,a drug that binds to and inhibits the activity of one or more receptors
in the body. Antagonists are also called inhibitors.
chemical name
ANSWER:
the name that describes the chemical composition and molecular
structure of a drug.
Contraindication
ANSWER:
any condition, especially one related to a disease state or patient
characteristic, including current or recent drug therapy, which
renders a particular form of treatment improper or undesirable.
Drug
ANSWER:
any chemical that affects the physiologic processes of a living
organism
Drug classification
ANSWER:
a method of grouping drugs; may be based on structure or
therapeutic use.
Generic
ANSWER:
the name given to a drug by the United States Adopted Names
Council. also called the nonproprietary name. the generic name is
much shorter and simpler than the chemical name and is not
protected by trademark.
half-life
ANSWER:
, in pharmacokinetics, the time required for half of an administered
dose of drug to be eliminated by the body, or the time it takes for the
blood level of a drug to be reduced by 50% (also called elimination
half-life)
peak level
ANSWER:
the maximum concentration of a drug in the body after
administration, usually measured in a blood sample for therapeutic
drug monitoring.
Pharmaceutics
ANSWER:
the science of preparing and dispensing drugs, including dosage
form design.
Pharmacodynamics
ANSWER:
the study of the biochemical and physiologic interactions of drugs at
their sites of activity. It examines the effect of the drug on the body.
Receptor
ANSWER:
a molecular structure within or on the outer surface of a cell.
Receptors bind specific substances (e.g., drug molecules), and one
or more corresponding cellular effects (drug actions) occur as a
result of this drug-receptor interaction.
Therapeutic drug monitoring
ANSWER:
the process of measuring drug levels to identify a patient's drug
exposure and to allow adjustment of dosages with the goals of
maximizing therapeutic effects and minimizing toxicity.
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Compliance
ANSWER:
implementation or fulfillment of a prescriber's or caregiver's
prescribed course of treatment or therapeutic plan by a patient.
medication error
ANSWER:
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
ANSWER:
an informed decision on the part of the patient not to adhere to or
follow a therapeutic plan or suggestion.
nursing process
ANSWER:
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),
and evaluation.
Outcomes
ANSWER:
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.
Prescriber
ANSWER:
any health care professional licensed by the appropriate regulatory
board to prescribe medications.
adverse effects
ANSWER:
a general term for any undesirable effects that are a direct response
to one or more drugs.
Agonist
ANSWER:
a drug that binds to and stimulates the activity of one or more
receptors in the body.
allergic reaction
ANSWER:
an immunologic hypersensitivity reaction resulting from the unusual
sensitivity of a patient to a particular medication; a type of adverse
drug event.
Antagonist
ANSWER:
,a drug that binds to and inhibits the activity of one or more receptors
in the body. Antagonists are also called inhibitors.
chemical name
ANSWER:
the name that describes the chemical composition and molecular
structure of a drug.
Contraindication
ANSWER:
any condition, especially one related to a disease state or patient
characteristic, including current or recent drug therapy, which
renders a particular form of treatment improper or undesirable.
Drug
ANSWER:
any chemical that affects the physiologic processes of a living
organism
Drug classification
ANSWER:
a method of grouping drugs; may be based on structure or
therapeutic use.
Generic
ANSWER:
the name given to a drug by the United States Adopted Names
Council. also called the nonproprietary name. the generic name is
much shorter and simpler than the chemical name and is not
protected by trademark.
half-life
ANSWER:
, in pharmacokinetics, the time required for half of an administered
dose of drug to be eliminated by the body, or the time it takes for the
blood level of a drug to be reduced by 50% (also called elimination
half-life)
peak level
ANSWER:
the maximum concentration of a drug in the body after
administration, usually measured in a blood sample for therapeutic
drug monitoring.
Pharmaceutics
ANSWER:
the science of preparing and dispensing drugs, including dosage
form design.
Pharmacodynamics
ANSWER:
the study of the biochemical and physiologic interactions of drugs at
their sites of activity. It examines the effect of the drug on the body.
Receptor
ANSWER:
a molecular structure within or on the outer surface of a cell.
Receptors bind specific substances (e.g., drug molecules), and one
or more corresponding cellular effects (drug actions) occur as a
result of this drug-receptor interaction.
Therapeutic drug monitoring
ANSWER:
the process of measuring drug levels to identify a patient's drug
exposure and to allow adjustment of dosages with the goals of
maximizing therapeutic effects and minimizing toxicity.
