NRS 213 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3, 5, 10: Drug Diversion, Medical Error, Adverse Drug Reaction
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Drug reactions: discuss standards of care in the application of the nursing process. To be able to prevent and respond to adrs. Adverse drug reactions are all types of clinical problems these include medication errors (mes) and adverse drug reactions (adrs). Note that not all errors may cause the patient harm. Two major type of adr are allergic reaction (often predictable) and idiosyncratic reaction (usually unpredictable) Some therapeutic drug medications have similar names, right documentation such as labeling can prevent mes. Proper documentation helps to organize and increase efficiency in the work place. Proper documentation is need to assess prescription, dispensing and drug administration: explain the importance of documentation in the administration of medications. Dispensing-to select prepare and transfer stock medication for one or more prescribed medication doses to a client or the client representative for administration for at a later time: discuss factors contributing to medication incidents.
