nical Pharmacology Chapter 1 exam latest
update 2025
A health-related reason for not giving a specific drug to a patient
or a group of
patients. - Ans Assessment
The act of carrying out the planned interventions - Ans
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 - Ans Adverse effect
The intended action of the drug, also known as a drug's beneficial
outcomes - Ans 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 - Ans 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. -
Ans Identifiers
A name (or label) for the patient's disease or condition. - Ans
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 - Ans Nursing process
A collection of information typically stored in a computer or
electronic medical
record. - Ans Healthcare setting
Reports of what the patient says he or she is feeling or thinking. -
Ans Subjective data
As part of the medical plan, you analyze goals and write nursing
care plans - Ans Planning