The Nursing Process Part 1

The Nursing Process Part 2
Roles of the Nurse Related to Medication Administration
Drug Legislation
Legal Issues/Resources
100

This type of data is spoken information that is given by the patient. In some instances, it is the patient and family's ability and willingness to take medications appropriately. 

What is Subjective Data

100
During this stage of nursing diagnosis, the nurse will determine the therapeutic response, side effects, and possible allergic reactions.

What is evaluation

100

This role involves having a clear and active license.

What is provider of care

100

This the primary regulatory agency for drugs in the US. They also regulates agents that are classified as drugs.

Who is the Food and Drug Administration or FDA

100

This Act is determined by the state. This document protects the term Nurse and the scope of practice. Its requirements also protect public health.

What is the Nursing Practice Act
200

This type of data involves the patients past medical history (PMH). It includes their medication history such as prescription and OTCs, herbal, illict drug use and allergies to medication. 

What is Objective Data?

200

Under this circumstance, the nurse should take cognitive ability, communication, health benefits and learning style into consideration.

What is educating a patient with a knowledge deficit

200

This role involves recognizing problems, time management and even becoming a team leader

What is a manager of care

200

This agency regulates OTC, biological therapeutics and generic medications. 

What is the Centers for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER)

200

This area of resources involves the the medication administration record (MAR), pain level and medication errors

What is Documentation?

300
This association applies to pharmacology because the nurse is able to diagnose the client's response to illness and is used to develop a plan of care and goals.

What is the North American Diagnosis Association

300

This instance involves having another licensed personal within the same scope of practice verify specific drugs such as insulin, drug calculations and drug strength and lethality. 

What are special circumstances

300

This role involves staying current with ones understanding of their resources.

What is a member of the profession?

300

This center regulates biologic drugs such as vaccines

What is the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER)

300

These standards are set by the American Nurses Association and establishes clinical practices.

What are the standards of care?

400
This planning aspect of the nursing diagnosis involves the understanding of what the patient knows and should be able to do.

What is to identify and prioritize goals

400

These checks are done on the 1st contact with the medication, prior to opening the medication, and prior to administering the medication.

What are the three medication checks

400

Asking what went wrong and how to be proactive and preventing this mistake in the future can be applied to this.

What are medication errors

400

This center regulates safety for food and cosmetic regulations.

What is the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

400
The CDC, National Academy of Medicine and QSEN are considered this
What are resources?
500

This involves medication administration, combining, the patient's list of current medications and how to instruct the patient through utilization of materials and techniques

What is areas applicable to knowledge deficit

500

These rights include the patient identification, drug name, correct dose, correct route, time/frequency and proper documentation. 

What are the 6 rights of medication administration

500

This patient right goes into effect when a patient makes the informed decision (after the provider has explained the consequences) to not take the medication.

What is the right to refuse
500

This Act states that this area is not evaluated by the FDA. It requires the manufacturer to ensure consumer safety and prohibits them from making false or crazy claims. Hint: think supplements

Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (1994)


500

This resources is provided by the department of health and human services and oversee health care programs such as these.

What is the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services?

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