NURS2007 - Management Of Adverse Drug Events

   

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Running head: MANAGEMENT OF ADVERSE DRUG EVENTSCritique of policies, procedures, or protocols documentationName of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor Note
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1MANAGEMENT OF ADVERSE DRUG EVENTSExecutive summaryAn adverse drug event is any untoward medical event in a particular patient or during a clinicaltrial administration of an investigational product. It necessarily generates a negative healthoutcome. Successful management of any adverse drug event requires early identification of thedrug reaction and a prompt intervention to avoid further consequences. Medicines are consideredas a key component in disease prevention and management. The use of medicines is therefore notwithout risks. The two policies that will be compared are the policy guidelines of theGovernment of South Australia and the National Action Plan for adverse drug event prevention,U.S Department of Health and Human Services. The report will discuss the similarities anddifferences between these two policies and will conclude by selecting the more rigorous policy.
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2MANAGEMENT OF ADVERSE DRUG EVENTSTable of Contents1.Introduction..............................................................................................................................32.Discussion................................................................................................................................3a.Similarities............................................................................................................................3b.Differences............................................................................................................................4c.Evidence-based suggestion...................................................................................................6d.Focussing on differences......................................................................................................93.Conclusion................................................................................................................................9References......................................................................................................................................11
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3MANAGEMENT OF ADVERSE DRUG EVENTS1.IntroductionAn adverse drug event is any response to a particular drug that is unintended and noxious thatoccurs in man, at doses normally used for diagnosis, prophylaxis, therapy of a disease or formodifying physiological functions (Fokoue-Nkoutche et al. 2015). Such adverse events predicthazards that can arise due to future administration of the drug and create a warrant for preventionof that specific treatment. The two policies namely, the National Action Plan for adverse drugevent prevention (U.S Department of Health and Human Services) and the Preventing adversedrug events Policy Guideline (Government of South Australia) will be compared in this report, toevaluate their effectiveness on managing adverse drug events.2.Discussiona.SimilaritiesPreventing patient harm from adverse drug events (ADEs) or medications is regarded as amajor patient safety priority across all hospitals and patient care centres. Strong evidencessuggest that ADEs are preventable. Both the aforementioned policies work towards preventingadverse events that result from drug discrepancies (Carayon et al. 2014).The 2 policies emphasize on surveillance as the essential component of managing andpreventing adverse drug reactions. The policies work by coordinating the existing federalsurveillance data and resources to assess the rates of health burden and incidence of adverse drugevents (Gladden et al. 2014). According to the policies, the public health agencies will worktogether in coordinating ADE surveillance efforts to progress assessment in preventing ADEsrelated to diabetes agent, anticoagulants and opioids in the target population. The policies state
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