Exam 1 Study Guide Pharmacology Rasmussen NUR2474 With Questions And
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i. Patient
ii. Drug
iii. Dose
6 rights of med administration
iv. Time
v. Route
vi. Documentation
i. Assessment
Extra rights to med admin ii. Evaluation
iii. Patient to education iv. Patient to refuse care
i. Do not assume if something is unclear about an order.
Biggest medication error is misinterpreting Clarify with prescriber.
prescriptions ii. TORB and VORB
(Telephone order read back) (Verbal order read back).
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, 1. If patient is complaining of pain 10/10, intervene (prn meds, standing orders, call physician for
new orders) then assess.
2. Collection of baseline data to evaluate therapeutic effects and adverse effects.
3. Identification of high-risk patients.
Pre- medication administration assessment and 4. Assessment of the patient's capacity for self-care.
interventions 5. Allergies?
a) Collect history. What happens during an allergic reaction?
b) If patient is having an allergic reaction: primary intervention is to STOP THE MEDICATION THAT
IS CAUSING THE REACTION.
6. If patient refuses drug, determine why. INVESTIGATE.
1. Therapeutic response 2. Adverse reaction and interaction
Post- medication administration assessment and
3. Adherence to treatment
interventions
4. Satisfaction with treatment
i. Safety
1. If medication causing certain side effects, consult physician.
Patient teaching for medication therapy in general
ii. Compliance
(safety, and compliance)
1. It is important not to stop or change a medication without consulting the physician.
2. Take medications as prescribed and for the reason they are prescribed.
a. Side effects.
i. Nausea, vomiting, expected and unavoidable reactions, drug effects produced at therapeutic
level.
b. Adverse effects.
Side effects vs adverse effects vs allergies i. Noxious, unintended, and undesired effect that occurs at normal drug doses, harmful at
therapeutic level.
c. Allergies.
i. Redness, itching, hives, swelling; A condition in which the immune system reacts abnormally to a
foreign substance.
i. Nausea, vomiting, expected and unavoidable reactions,
drug effects produced at therapeutic level.
a. Side effects.
i. Noxious, unintended, and undesired effect that occurs at normal drug doses, harmful at
b. Adverse effects.
therapeutic level.
i. Redness, itching, hives, swelling; A condition in which the
immune system reacts abnormally to a foreign substance.
c. Allergies.
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