The nurse promotes optimal drug effectiveness by doing what? (Select all that apply.)
A) Incorporate basic history and physical assessment factors into the plan of care.
B) Evaluate the effectiveness of drugs after they have been administered.
C) Modify the drug regimen to modify adverse or intolerable effects.
D) Minimize the number of medications administered to patients.
E) Examine factors known to influence specific drugs if they are to be effective.
A, B, C, E
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Incorporate basic history and physical assessment factors into any plan of care so that obvious problems can be identified and handled promptly. If a drug simply does not do what it is expected to do, further examine the factors that are known to influence drug effects. Frequently, the drug regimen can be modified to deal with that influence. Minimizing the number of medications administered is usually not an option because each drug is ordered for a reason of necessity for the patient.
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