Unit 1: Chapters 1-9

Question 1

COMPLIANCE

Answer 1

Implementation or fulfillment of a prescriber’s or caregiver’s prescribed course of treatment or therapeutic plan by a patient
AKA the patient is following instructions and proactive in their treatment

Question 2

GOALS

Answer 2

Statements that are time specific and describe generally what is to be accomplished to address a specific nursing diagnosis

Question 3

MEDICATION ERROR

Answer 3

Any preventable adverse drug even involving inappropriate medication use by a patient or health care professional; it may or may not cause the patient harm

Question 4

NONCOMPLIANCE

Answer 4

An informed decision on the part of the patient not to adhere to or follow a therapeutic plan or suggestion

Question 5

NURISNG PROCESS

Answer 5

An organizational framework for the practice of nursing. It encompasses all steps taken by the nurse in caring fora patient; assessment nursing diagnoses, planning, implementation of the plan, and evaluation

Question 6

OUTCOME CRITERIA

Answer 6

Descriptions of specific patient behavior or responses that demonstrate meeting of or achievement of goals related to each nursing diagnosis. These statements, as with goals, are verifiable, framed in behavioral terms, measurable, and time specific. Outcome criteria are considered to be specific, whereas goals are broad.

Question 7

PRESCRIBER

Answer 7

Any health care professional licensed by the appropriate regulatory board to prescribe medications

Question 8

ADDITIVE EFFECTS

Answer 8

Drug interactions in which the 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 [ie 1 + 1 = 2]

Question 9

ADVERSE DRUG EFFECT

Answer 9

Any undesirable occurrence related to administering or failing to administer a prescribed medication

Question 10

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION

Answer 10

Any unexpected, unintended, undesired, or excessive response to a medication given at therapeutic dosages

Question 11

AGONIST

Answer 11

A drug that binds to and stimulates the activity of one or more receptors in the body

Question 12

ALLERGIC REACTIONS

Answer 12

An immunologic hypersensitivity reaction resulting from he unusual sensitivity of a patient to a particular medication; a type of adverse drug event

Question 13

ANTAGONIST

aka Inhibitors

Answer 13

A druge that binds to and inhibits the activity of one or more receptors in the body.

Question 14

ANTAGONISTIC EFFECTS

Answer 14

Drug 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
[ie 1+ 1 =

Question 15

BIOAVAILABILITY

Answer 15

A measure of the extent of drug absorption for a given drug and route

Question 16

BIOTRANSFORMATION

aka Metabolism

Answer 16

One or more biochemical reactions involving a parent drug. Biotransformation occurs mainly in the liver and produces a metabolite that is either inactive or active

Question 17

CONTRAINDICATION

Answer 17

Any condition related to a disease state or patient characteristic, including current or recent drug therapy, that renders a particular form of treatment improper or undesirable