Nur: 138 (Pharmacology ) Exam 1 :Chapters 1-5 Questions With Complete Solutions

Compliance correct answer: Implementation or fulfillment of a prescriber's or caregiver's prescribed course of treatment or therapeutic plan by a patient. Medication Error correct 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 correct answer: An informed decision on the part of the patient not to adhere to or follow a therapeutic plan or suggestion. Nursing Process correct answer: An organizational framework for the practice of nursing. It encompasses all steps taken by the nurse in caring for a patient: assessment, nursing diagnoses, planning (with goals and outcome criteria), implementation of the plan (with patient teaching), and evaluation. Outcomes correct answer: Descriptions of specific patient behaviors or responses that demonstrate meeting of or achievement of behaviors related to each patient's needs. These statements are specific while framed in behavioral terms and are measurable. Prescriber correct answer: Any health care professional licensed by the appropriate regulatory board to prescribe medications. Additive effects correct answer: Drug interactions in which the effect of a combination of two or more drugs with similar actions is equivalent to the sum of the