RN ATI Capstone Pharmacology study guide 2021(100% latest)

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RN ATI Capstone Pharmacology 1- Focused Review
Thalia Vazquez
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Management of Care
Safe Medication Administration and Error Reduction: Actions to Take for a Client’s Refusal of
Medication
RM Pharm RN 8.0 Chp 2
RN QSEN- Patient-Centered Care
● Provides for the client's physiological and psychological needs
● Provide education and evaluate their responses
● Support client rights
● Care for older adults and the very young
● Assess preferences, values and needs
○ Use the data collected to help develop a more individualized plan of care.
● Used to ultimately develop a therapeutic relationship
RN Thinking Skills- Clinical Judgement
● Applying knowledge to help analyze, evaluate and create.
● Being able to apply knowledge means being able to use information in new situations
● Being able to analyze means to be organized, compare and contrast and draw
conclusions.
● Being able to evaluate means judge support and be able to critique information
● Being able to create means being able to plan, develop and implement original work.
RN Nursing Process- Implementation
● It's the fourth step of the nursing process.
● Critical thinking skills and clinical reasoning to make clinical judgements on being able
to select what interventions to complete.
● This will promote, maintain and restore client health.
● Supports self-care, basic needs, manage changes in status and minimize risk of injury.
● Always use EBP to make clinical judgments.
RN Management of Care 2019
● 17-23% will be tested on and based on being able to manage care.
● It based on being able to make judgements in being able to provide and direct nursing
care
● Management of Care Topics
○ Advanced directives, self-determination, life planning
○ Advocacy
○ Assignment, delegation, supervision
○ Case management
○ Client rights
○ Collaboration with interdisciplinary team
○ Concepts of Management
■ Confidentiality, information security

,RN ATI Capstone Pharmacology 1- Focused Review
Thalia Vazquez
D41033079
■ Continuity of care
■ Establishing priorities
■ Ethical Practice
■ Informed consent
■ Information technology
■ Legal rights/ responsibilities
■ Performance and quality development
■ Referrals
Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
Airflow Disorders:Identifying Medications that Have an Adverse Effect of Chest Pain
RM Pharm RN 8.0 Chp 17
RN QSEN Evidence Based Practice
● This relates to the assimilation of current knowledge to make clinical judgement to
provide care.
● Comes from research and credible sources, client preferences and experience.
● As a nurse implementing EBP will:
○ Demonstrate effective results and positive outcome
○ Validate effectiveness of the selected interventions
○ Use of a systematic approach to find relevant evidence
○ Considers clients preferences
○ Enables own clinical expertise
RN Thinking Skills- Clinical Judgement
● Applying knowledge to help analyze, evaluate and create.
● Being able to apply knowledge means being able to use information in new situations
● Being able to analyze means to be organized, compare and contrast and draw
conclusions.
● Being able to evaluate means judge support and be able to critique information
● Being able to create means being able to plan, develop and implement original work.
RN Nursing Process- Analysis and Diagnosis
● Second step of the Nursing Process
● Its being able to collect data
● Interpret the data
● Make clinical judgements
RN Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies 2019
● 12-18% of items on NCLEX come from pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
● This sub category falls under Physiological Integrity
● This category determines knowledge of being able to administer and know medications
● Topics Include:
○ Adverse effects/contraindications/ side effects/ interactions
○ Blood and blood products

, RN ATI Capstone Pharmacology 1- Focused Review
Thalia Vazquez
D41033079
○ Central venous access devices
○ Dosage calculation
○ Expected actions/outcomes
○ Medication administration
○ Parenteral / intravenous therapies
○ Pharmacological pain management
○ Total parenteral nutrition
Airflow Disorders: Evaluating Client Understanding of Montelukast
RM Pharm RN 8.0 Chp 17
RN QSEN Patient Centered Care
● Provides for the client's physiological and psychological needs
● Provide education and evaluate their responses
● Support client rights
● Care for older adults and the very young
● Assess preferences, values and needs
○ Use the data collected to help develop a more individualized plan of care.
● Used to ultimately develop a therapeutic relationship
RN Thinking Skills- Clinical Judgement
● Applying knowledge to help analyze, evaluate and create.
● Being able to apply knowledge means being able to use information in new situations
● Being able to analyze means to be organized, compare and contrast and draw
conclusions.
● Being able to evaluate means judge support and be able to critique information
● Being able to create means being able to plan, develop and implement original work.
RN Nursing Process- Evaluation
● The final phase of the nursing process is the evaluation phase.
● It takes place following the interventions to see if the goals have been met. The usual
method employed is to complete an evaluation form that the nurse fills in for each
intervention or treatment.
● Nurse must be able to:
○ Identify if goals are met
○ If teaching is understood
○ Evaluation of the outcome if a delegated task was given
○ Determine if interventions should be terminated, continued or modified when
providing care.
RN Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies 2019
● 12-18% of items on NCLEX come from pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
● This sub category falls under Physiological Integrity
● This category determines knowledge of being able to administer and know medications
● Topics Include: