title: Clinical recognition of adverse drug reactions: obstacles and opportunities for the nursing profession.
abstract: Knowing that adverse drug reactions (ADRs) can occur is only part of the challenge facing nurses today. Clinical recognition of ADRs when they occur is an equally challenging component of pharmacotherapeutics. By understanding the obstacles to their clinical recognition, nurses can design strategies that will engender renewed enthusiasm and vigilance for these complications of drug therapy. These strategies will afford the nursing profession with enhanced opportunities to assume a leadership role in the recognition and intervention of ADRs.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of Southwestern, Lafayette, LA, USA.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Arnold
mesh_terms: D016907:Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D016903:Drug Monitoring; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000451:nursing*; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D009737:Nursing Records / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States