Medications

Question 1

Name 5 of the most common food-drug interactions

Answer 1

1. Grapefruit juice
2. Green leafy vegetables
3. Black licorice
4. Salt substitutes
5. Tyramine-containing foods

Question 2

What factors can impact the risk for food/nutrient and drug interactions?

Answer 2

Age, gender, medical history, body composition, nutritional status, and number/kinds of other medications

Question 3

Name some physical and metabolic effects that medications can have on the body.

Answer 3

Increase or decrease appetite, altered taste, drug mouth, N/V, diarrhea, constipation, hyper or hypo glycemia, altered fat metabolism/absorption, sodium/potassium/phosphorus alterations, and loss of calcium

Question 4

Why should you always document?!?!

Answer 4

It you don’t document, it didn’t happen!!!

Question 5

Is the medical record considered a legal document?

Answer 5

YES! It protects you and the facility you work out so be sure to be clear and thorough

Question 6

Is it illegal? Removing documents, charting ahead of time, altering a patient’s record, or falsifying the medical record?

Answer 6

Yes, yes, yes, and yes!

Question 7

Name some mechanics of good documentation

Answer 7

Write legibly, date and time all notes, write in blue or black ink (depends on facility preference), never use correction fluid, do not skip lines on the progress notes, and check your spelling!