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Volume 19, Issue 2 (Suppl)
Int J Emerg Ment Health, an open access journal
ISSN: 1522-4821
Mental Health 2017
June 21-23, 2017
Mental Health and Human Resilience
June 21-23, 2017 London, UK
3
rd
International Conference on
Herbal-drug interactions, poison vs. medicine: How is your patient coping?
Joanne Zanetos
College of Coastal Georgia, USA
T
he prevalence of non-traditional medicine is on the rise. More and more patients are turning to herbal medicine to casually
treat what ails them. As a health care practitioner, it is important to recognize that concurrent use of herbs and drugs can
exacerbate or minimize the effects of primary prescriptive drugs. Synergistic effects can create a cascade of pharmacodynamics chaos
creating not only safety issues within mental health clients, but all persons who mix over the counter concoctions with their current
medication profile. Integrating the six core competencies of the Quality and Safety Education for Nursing (QSEN) can provide
patient-centered care that promotes safety through the use of interdisciplinary collaboration, evidence based practice, informatics
and quality improvement. Collaborating with clients and their interdisciplinary team will enhance a better understanding of how to
prevent the pharmaceutical effects of prescribed medications from transforming into poisonous tentacles.
Biography
Joanne Zanetos has her expertise in nursing education, specifically pharmacology in a patient-centered approach. She has utilized interactive teaching strategies
concentrating on the six core competencies of quality and safety education in nursing (QSEN) in the clinical and didactic settings. She is a graduate from Duquesne
University earning her DNP in Nursing Education, Master’s degree in Nursing Education from Capital University and her Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from Capital
University in Columbus, OH.
jzanetos@hotmail.comJoanne Zanetos, Int J Emerg Ment Health 2017, 19:2(Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/1522-4821-C1-008