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| Any undesirable occurrence related to administration of or failure to administer a prescribed medication. |
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| Unexpected, unintended, undesired, or excessive responses to medications given at therapeutic dosages (as opposed to overdose); one type of adverse drug event. |
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| An immunologic 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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| Any abnormal and unexpected response to a medication, other than an allergic reaction, that is peculiar to an individual patient. |
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| A broad term commonly used to refer to any error in any phase of clinical patient care that causes or has the potential to cause patient harm. |
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| Any preventable adverse drug events involving innapropriate medication use by a patient or health care professional; they may or may not cause the patient harm. |
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Medication reconcilliation |
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| A procedure implemented by health care providers to maintain an accurate and up-to-date list of medications for all patients between phases of health care delivery. |
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What are the four types of disruptive behavior classified by the American Medical Association (AMA) |
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- Intimidation and violence
- Innapropriate language or comments
- Sexual harassment
- innapropriate repsonses to patient needs or staff requests.
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Three steps of medication reconciliation |
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- Verification- Collection of the patient's medication information with a focus on medications currently used (including prescription drugs as well as over-the-counter medications and supplements)
- Clarification- Professional review of this information to ensure that medications and dosages are appropriate for the patient
- Reconciliation- Further investigation of any discrepancies and documentation of relevant communications and changes in medication orders
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Steps that should be repeated at each stage of health care delivery to ensure ongoing accuracy of medication use |
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- Admission.
- Status change (e.g., from critical to stable). It is the role of the provider to evaluate current medications and specify, in writing, which medications are to be continued or discontinued with any status change, transfer, or discharge.
- Patient transfer within or between facilities or provider teams.
- Discharge (the latest medication list should be provided to the patient to take to his or her next health care provider or this information should be otherwise forwarded to the provider; applicable confidentiality guidelines should be followed).
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