Basic Principles of Pharmacology and Medication Errors
Nurses spend a lot of time with patients, and they have a major impact on patient experiences. The primary objective of most healthcare organizations is to monitor patient experiences in order to evaluate and improve the quality of care (Burchum, 2015). However, the experience must be in line with the principles of pharmacology which in most cases relate to nursing and patient care. Some of the basic principles of pharmacology include drug metabolism, how drugs act, drug summary tablets, genetic determinant of drug action and drug toxicity, and mycobacterial infections among others (Burchum, 2015). Drug metabolism is the process by which food and medication break down into active chemical
Nurses spend a lot of time with patients, and they have a major impact on patient experiences. The primary objective of most healthcare organizations is to monitor patient experiences in order to evaluate and improve the quality of care (Burchum, 2015). However, the experience must be in line with the principles of pharmacology which in most cases relate to nursing and patient care. Some of the basic principles of pharmacology include drug metabolism, how drugs act, drug summary tablets, genetic determinant of drug action and drug toxicity, and mycobacterial infections among others (Burchum, 2015). Drug metabolism is the process by which food and medication break down into active chemical