Pharmacology and the Nursing Process
9th edition
Compliance - ANSImplementation or fulfillment of a prescriber's or caregiver's prescribed course of
treatment or therapeutic plan by a patient.
medication error - ANSAny 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 - ANSAn informed decision on the part of the patient not to adhere to or follow a
therapeutic plan or suggestion.
Nursing Process - ANSfive-step systematic method for giving patient care; involves assessing, diagnosing,
planning, implementing, and evaluating
Outcomes - ANSMeasurable statements of specific patient behaviors or responses that demonstrate
meeting of or achievement of behaviors related to each patient's human needs
Prescriber - ANSAny health care professional licensed by the appropriate regulatory board to prescribe
medications.
Additive effects - ANSThe effect of a combination of two or more drugs with similar actions is equivalent
to the sum of the individual effects of the same drugs given alone
Adverse drug event - ANSany undesirable occurrence related to administering or failing to administer a
prescribed medication
Adverse drug reaction - ANSany unexpected, unintended, undesired, or excessive response to a
medication given at therapeutic dosages (as opposed to overdose)
, Adverse effects - ANSA general term for any undesirable effects that are a direct response to one or
more drugs.
Agonist - ANSA drug that binds to and stimulates the activity of one or more receptors in the body.
Allergic reaction - ANSAn immunologic hypersensitivity reaction resulting from the unusual sensitivity of
a patient to a particular medication; a type of adverse drug event.
Antagonist - ANSA drug that binds to and inhibits the activity of one or more receptors in the body.
Antagonists are also called inhibitors.
Antagonistic effects - ANSDrug interactions in which the effect of a combination of two or more drugs is
less than the sum of the individual effects of the same drugs given alone (1 + 1 equals less than 2); it is
usually caused by an antagonizing (blocking or reducing) effect of one drug on another.
Bioavailability - ANSA measure of the extent of drug absorption for a given drug and route (from 0% to
100%).
Biotransformation - ANSOne or more biochemical reactions involving a parent drug; occurs mainly in the
liver and produces a metabolite that is either inactive or active. Also known as metabolism.
Blood-brain barrier - ANSThe barrier system that restricts the passage of various chemicals and
microscopic entities (e.g., bacteria, viruses) between the bloodstream and the central nervous system. It
still allows for the passage of essential substances such as oxygen.
Chemical name - ANSThe name that describes the chemical composition and molecular structure of a
drug.
Contraindication - ANSa factor in the patient's condition that makes the use of a medication or specific
treatment dangerous or ill advised
Cytochrome p-450 - ANSThe general name for a large class of enzymes that play a significant role in drug
metabolism and drug interactions.
9th edition
Compliance - ANSImplementation or fulfillment of a prescriber's or caregiver's prescribed course of
treatment or therapeutic plan by a patient.
medication error - ANSAny 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 - ANSAn informed decision on the part of the patient not to adhere to or follow a
therapeutic plan or suggestion.
Nursing Process - ANSfive-step systematic method for giving patient care; involves assessing, diagnosing,
planning, implementing, and evaluating
Outcomes - ANSMeasurable statements of specific patient behaviors or responses that demonstrate
meeting of or achievement of behaviors related to each patient's human needs
Prescriber - ANSAny health care professional licensed by the appropriate regulatory board to prescribe
medications.
Additive effects - ANSThe effect of a combination of two or more drugs with similar actions is equivalent
to the sum of the individual effects of the same drugs given alone
Adverse drug event - ANSany undesirable occurrence related to administering or failing to administer a
prescribed medication
Adverse drug reaction - ANSany unexpected, unintended, undesired, or excessive response to a
medication given at therapeutic dosages (as opposed to overdose)
, Adverse effects - ANSA general term for any undesirable effects that are a direct response to one or
more drugs.
Agonist - ANSA drug that binds to and stimulates the activity of one or more receptors in the body.
Allergic reaction - ANSAn immunologic hypersensitivity reaction resulting from the unusual sensitivity of
a patient to a particular medication; a type of adverse drug event.
Antagonist - ANSA drug that binds to and inhibits the activity of one or more receptors in the body.
Antagonists are also called inhibitors.
Antagonistic effects - ANSDrug interactions in which the effect of a combination of two or more drugs is
less than the sum of the individual effects of the same drugs given alone (1 + 1 equals less than 2); it is
usually caused by an antagonizing (blocking or reducing) effect of one drug on another.
Bioavailability - ANSA measure of the extent of drug absorption for a given drug and route (from 0% to
100%).
Biotransformation - ANSOne or more biochemical reactions involving a parent drug; occurs mainly in the
liver and produces a metabolite that is either inactive or active. Also known as metabolism.
Blood-brain barrier - ANSThe barrier system that restricts the passage of various chemicals and
microscopic entities (e.g., bacteria, viruses) between the bloodstream and the central nervous system. It
still allows for the passage of essential substances such as oxygen.
Chemical name - ANSThe name that describes the chemical composition and molecular structure of a
drug.
Contraindication - ANSa factor in the patient's condition that makes the use of a medication or specific
treatment dangerous or ill advised
Cytochrome p-450 - ANSThe general name for a large class of enzymes that play a significant role in drug
metabolism and drug interactions.
