Safety and Quality Nur1 Flashcards

1
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Device to aid in the mobilization of a patient or patient’s extemity

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Restraint

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Process of data collection and analysis that aids in finding the real cause of the problem and working on dealing with it rather than just dealing with its effects

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Root cause analysis

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3
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Point at which a person is not always willing to accept pain of greater severity or duration

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Tolerance

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4
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An error of commission or omission that could have harmed a patient, but serious harm did not occur as a result of chance, prevention, or mitigation

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Near miss

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5
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An unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or psychological injury, or the risk thereof

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Sentinel event

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6
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Undesired, unintended, and often unpredictable responses to medication

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Adverse drug reactions

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7
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Predictable and often unavoidable adverse effect produced at a usual therapeutic dose

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Side effects

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8
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An effect that is greater when two medications are combined rather than when the medications are administered alone

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Synergist drug effect

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9
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The highest level of the drug in a patient’s body is the highest after repeated doses of the medication

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Peak

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10
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Common cutaneous adverse drug reaction, resulting from the interaction of ultraviolet radiations with drugs

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Photosensitivity

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11
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When a person’s physical or mental health appears to improve after taking a placebo

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Placebo effect

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12
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Harmful impact of a drug in the body, leading to sever adverse events or organ damage

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Drug toxicity

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13
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When a medication first begins to take effect

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Onset

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14
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Length of time a medication produces its desired therapeutic effect

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Duration

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15
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Chemical substance that binds to and activates certain receptors on cells, causing a response in the body to the medication

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Agonist

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16
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A substance or drug that stops the action or effect of another substance or drug

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Antagonist

17
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Reaction between two or more drugs or between a drug and a food, beverage, or supplement

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Drug interaction

18
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Situation when the combining effects of two drugs equal the sum of the effects or the two drugs acting independently

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Additive drug effect

19
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The concentration or amount of a drug required to produce a defined effect

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Potency

20
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An unintended act (either by commission or omission) or one that does not achieve its intended act

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Error

21
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The range of doses at which a medication is effective without unacceptable adverse events

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Therapeutic events

22
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The degree to which health services for individuals and populations increase the likelihood of desired health outcomes and are consistent with current professional knowledge

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Healthcare quality