Table 2.

NAMA.

Copyright © Eli Lilly and company. All rights reserved. (1) ATTITUDE – Patient has a positive attitude toward prescribed medication. (e.g. Patient understands need for medication. Patient feels medication will be helpful. Patient feels medication will help him/her get better. Patient is insightful regarding treatment of his/her disease.) 1. Strongly agree 2. Agree 3. Undecided 4. Disagree 5. Strongly disagree (2) COMPLIANCE – Patient is compliant with medication. (e.g. Patient willingly accepts prescribed medication. Patient takes medication as offered. Patient presents for medication.) 1. Strongly agree 2. Agree 3. Undecided 4. Disagree  5. Strongly disagree (3) INGESTION – Patient ingests medication. (e.g. Patient has no problem swallowing medication. Patient clearly puts medication in his/her mouth and swallows it. Full dose of medication is ingested.) 1. Strongly agree 2. Agree 3. Undecided 4. Disagree 5. Strongly disagree (4) NURSING EFFORT – No more nursing effort than usual was required to medicate this patient. (e.g. Patient does not have to be called repeatedly or sought out in unit. Patient spontaneously takes medication when offered, without coaxing. Patient does not need to be coaxed to place medication in his/her mouth.) 1. Strongly agree 2. Agree 3. Undecided 4. Disagree 5. Strongly disagree

NAMA, Nursing Assessment of Medication Acceptance.