Criteria for choosing an effective drug for a disorder include:
1. Asking the patient what drug they think would work best for them
2. Consulting nationally recognized guidelines for disease management
3. Prescribing medications that are available as samples before writing a prescription
4. Following U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration guidelines for prescribing
Question 2
Clinical judgment in prescribing includes:
1. Factoring in the cost to the patient of the medication prescribed
2. Always prescribing the newest medication available for the disease process
3. Handing out drug samples to poor patients
4. Prescribing all generic medications to cut costs
Choosing nursing interventions
Patient teaching: neck assessment
Computerized Patient Record (CPR)
Documented Herb–Drug Interactions
Pneumonia patient’s chest x-ray. Note the irregular areas of density.
PMDD Diagnostic Criteria from the American Psychiatric Association