Clinical Pharmacology Study Questions and Answers A

A health-related reason for not giving a specific drug to a patient or a group of patients. Assessment The act of carrying out the planned interventions Implementation A drug effect that is more severe than expected and has the potential to damage tissue or cause serious health problems. It may also be called adverse effect, toxic effect, or toxicity and usually requires an intervention by the prescriber Adverse effect The intended action of the drug, also known as a drug's beneficial outcomes Therapeutic effect The process of determining the right response by looking at what happens to the patient when the nursing care plan is put into action. It is an appraisal of the treatment effectiveness Evaluation Information used to reliably prove an individual is the person for whom the drug treatment was intended. Identifiers may be person's full name, the medical record identification number, birthdate or even the telephone number. Identifiers A name (or label) for the patient's disease or condition. Diagnosis A system to guide the nurse's work in a logical way. Consists of five major steps: (1) assessment, (2) diagnosis, (3) planning, (4) implementation, and (5) evaluation Nursing process A collection of information typically stored in a computer or electronic medical record. Healthcare setting Reports of what the patient says he or she is feeling or thinking. Subjective data As part of the medical plan, you analyze goals and write nursing care plans Planning The healthcare team labels the patient's condition Diagnosis You gather complete information about the patient's history of illnesses and surgeries, including any drugs the patient is currently taking. Assessment