Pharmacology test review chapter 1

the process that helps you gather information about the patient. involves looking and listening carefully ---  9begin from moment you walk into the room)

listening with the stethoscope

Record from which all other nursing prosesses grow (begins to build during the Assesment process)

• information given by patients or family, includes the concerns or symptoms felt by the patient
• EX. chief problem (in pt.'s words

Provided when the health care provider given the patient a physical examination. - also comes from documents

Close observation

feeling

deteceing differences in in vibrations through skin

the well known plan that helps guide the nurses work 

• 1 - Assessment
• 2 - Diagnosis
• 3 - Planning
• 4 - implamentation
• 5 - Evaluation
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a conclusion about the patient's problem

• 1 - the right drug
• 2 - the right time
• 3 - the right dose
• 4 - the right patient
• 5 - the roght rout
• 6 - the right documentation

involves following a care plan, and giving medicine acuraelty to a patient

• carefully check the spelling of the name and the dose of each medication before the drug is given.
•  - read the drug label at least three times
• 1 before taking the drug from the unit dose cart
• 2 before preparing, and measuring the prescribed drug
• 3 before putting medications back in the shelf or before opening the medication  to give to the patient

 the process of looking at what happens when a care plan is implamented

 are seen when the drug dose does what it was supposed to do.

seen when patients do not respond to their mediationsin the way that they should or develop mew signs or symptonms.