Compliance
Implementation or fulfillment of a prescriber's or caregiver's prescribed course of treatment or therapeutic plan by a patient. Use of compliance versus adherence in this textbook is supportive of the terms used in the current listing of NANDA-I nursing d
Goals
Statements that are time specific and describe generally what is to be accomplished to address a specific nursing diagnosis
Medication Error
Any preventable adverse drug event involving inappropriate medication use by a patient or heath care professional; it may or may not cause the patient harm.
Noncompliance
An informed decision on the part of the patient not to adhere to or follow a therapeutic plan or suggestion. Use of noncompliance versus nonadherence in this textbook is supportive of the terms used in the current listing of NANDA-I nursing diagnoses.
Nursing Process
An organizational framework for the practice of nursing. It encompasses all steps taken by the nurse in caring for a patient: assessment, nursing diagnoses, planning (with goals and outcome criteria), implementation of the plan (with patient teaching), an
Outcome criteria
Descriptions of specific patient behaviors or responses that demonstrate meeting of or achievement of goals related to each nursing diagnosis. These statements, as with goals, are verifiable, framed in behavioral terms, measurable, and time specific. Outc
Prescriber
Any health care professional licensed by the appropriate regulatory board to prescribe medications.