Which way of encouraging use of pharmacogenetic (PGx) information as it applies to prescribing medications should the nurse avoid?

Question

1. Support efforts to make the use of this information mandatory.
2. Become involved in educating prescribers about PGx.
3. Encourage the use of electronic health records that flag PGx results when specific drugs are prescribed.
4. Support efforts to develop and distribute templates or flow sheets that would assist prescribers in making prescribing decisions.

Answer 1

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Rationale 1: Making a new technology or process mandatory is a good way to cause prescribers to resist it.
Rationale 2: Education is a good way to build both a knowledge base in prescribers and a base of support for its use.
Rationale 3: The interplay of PGx results and drugs can be complex. If electronic flags appeared when circumstances indicate the need to alter prescription or dosing, prescribers would be encouraged to do so.
Rationale 4: Concise, written decision trees or flow sheets would make prescribing decisions easier.