Adverse Drug Effects
Nursing Process and Patient Safety
Challenges to Effective Drug Therapy
100

Undesired effects that may be unpleasant or even dangerous.

What are adverse effects?

100

Keep an updated list of all medications, understand what medication is for, and follow directions on taking medications.

What is the role of the patient?

100

Medications purchased without a prescription.

What are Over-the-Counter (OTC) drugs?

200

Common symptoms include rashes and hives. 

What are drug-induced dermatological reactions?

200

Right patient, Right drug, Right storage, Right route, Right dose, and Right time.

What are the six rights of medication administration?

200

Therapies or medications not strictly regulated by the FDA.

What are alternative therapies or herbal medicines?
300

Fever, malaise, nausea, jaundice, changes in the color of urine or stool, and elevated liver enzymes.

What is hepatoxicity?

300

Ensures proper drug management, avoid harmful drug interactions, and help healthcare providers assess overall treatment plan.

What is the importance of keeping a list of all medications?

300

Nurses are most often responsible to help patients understand how to take their medications.

What is patient teaching?

400

Occurs when the drug's effect is an extension of its desired therapeutic effect.

What is an overdose?

400

Double-checking medication orders before administration and educating patients about their medications.

What are ways to help prevent medication errors?

400

Decision to "treat or eat".

What are cost considerations?

500

Drug causes harm to a developing fetus or embryo.

What is teratogenicity?

500

Assess patient, Notify provider immediately, Document error, Report per institution's policy.

What are steps to take if a medication error occurs?

500

Issue that has led to increased rates of addition, overdose deaths, and a strain on healthcare resources.

What is the opioid crisis?