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Nursing process and Critical Thinking

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The Nursing Process   Provides a framework for the practice of nursing  
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The patients information and the data are collected during the   assessment phase  
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During which phase of the nursing process does the nurse identify the health problems   Diagnosis  
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A nursing order is created to provide   specific written instructions for all caregivers  
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The nurse sets priorities for nursing intervention in the   planning phase  
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Idiosyncratic Reaction   : any unintended effect on the body as a result of the use of therapeutic drugs, drugs of abuse, or the interaction of two or more pharmacologically active agents  
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2. Adverse Reaction: harm associated with the use of given medications at a normal dose    
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3. Absorption: the process by which a drug is made available to the body fluids for distribution    
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4. Distribution: The ways in which drugs are transported by the circulating body fluids to the sites of action (receptors) for metabolism and excretion    
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5. Elimination: the elimination of the active drug or its metabolites from the body    
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6. Metabolism: the process by with a drug is inactivated (broken down)    
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7. Half-Life: the amount of time required for 50% of the drug to be eliminated from the body    
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8. Antagonistic effect (action of medication): A chemical substance that interferes with the physiological action of another, especially by combining with and blocking its nerve receptor    
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9. Agonistic (action of medication): A drug that binds to a receptor of a cell and triggers a response by the cell.    
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10. Incompatibility: unsuitable for use together because of chemical interactions or antagonistic physiological effects    
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11. Drug Interaction: a situation in which a substance affects the activity of a drug, i.e. the effects are increased or decreased, or they produce a new effect that neither produces on its own    
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12. Local Interaction: interaction by a drug to a specific area or location of the body    
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13. Systemic interaction: of, relating to, or being a drug or poison that as used is harmless to the but when absorbed into its bloodstream makes the entire organism toxic    
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14. Tolerance: the capacity of the body to endure or become less responsive to a substance (drug)    
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15. Dependence: the quality or state of being dependent upon or unduly subject to the influence of another (drug addiction)    
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