Terminology Flashcards

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Adverse drug event (ADE)

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Any undesirable occurrence related to administration of or failure to administer a prescribed medication.

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Adverse drug reactions (ADRs)

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Unexpected, unintended, or excessive responses to medication given at therapeutic dosages (as opposed to overdose); one type of adverse drug event.

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Allergic reaction

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An immunological hypersensitivity reaction resulting from an unusual sensitivity of a patient to a particular medication; a type of adverse drug event and a subtype of adverse drug reactions.

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Idiosyncratic reaction

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Any abnormal and unexpected response to a medication, other than an allergic reaction, that is peculiar to an individual patient.

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Malpractice

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Improper or unethical conduct or unreasonable lack of skill that results in harm and where compensation may be sought. All malpractice involves negligence.

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Medical errors

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A broad term used to refer to any errors at any point of patient care that cause or have the potential to cause a patient harm.

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Medication errors (MEs)

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Any preventable adverse drug events involving inappropriate medication use by a patient or health care provider; may or may not cause the patient harm.

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Medication reconciliation

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A procedure implemented by health care providers to maintain/collect an accurate and up-to-date list of medications for all patients between all phases of health care delivery. (p. 99)

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Negligence

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Unintentional harm that results from conduct that does not meet a standard of care established by law.

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Near miss/close call

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Where an event could have resulted in unwanted consequences but did not

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What is a no harm event

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where an incident occurs but results in no injury to the patient,

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What is a ME

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An incident that causes harm

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What is a critical incident

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An incident that results in serious harm

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