Table 1.

Four examples of nursing processes and associated elements extracted from a guideline

Processes	Associated elements
Risk assessment	name, age, living condition, chronic diseases, psychiatric diagnoses, number of medication, medication dosing schedule, complex medication, number of prescribing providers, changes in medication regimen within 1 month
Medication reconciliation assessment	medication list, associated diagnosis, prescriber, dose, frequency, Beers criteria, adverse drug reaction, potential drug-drug reactions
Medication procurement assessment	difficulty obtaining or refilling prescriptions, viewing medications as too costly, funds to pay for medications or other financial burden, pharmacy delivery and/or refill reminder
Care plan	problems, interventions, expected outcomes