Running Head: Enhancing Medication Compliance in Elderly Individuals Research Utilization Paper An Intervention Study to Enhance Medication Compliance in Community-Dwelling Elderly Individuals Chris Elmer HSCI 401 Fall 2001 My research study was to determine whether daily videotelephone or regular telephone reminders would increase the quantity of prescribed cardiac medication taken in a sample of elderly individuals who have congestive heart failure (CHF) (Peteva‚ 2001). Within
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After a long day at the office you walk in door‚ change into something comfortable‚ heat up some leftover pizza‚ and finally sit down to catch up on your favorite show when you see commercial after commercial of prescription or over the counter medications flooding the market. There is definitely not a shortage of ailment curing products that range from helping with depression to erectile dysfunction‚ but have you ever wondered if we have become a society that is so reliant on our technological advances
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for children are: The Children’s Act 1989 The Children’s Act 1989 aimed to make sure that the welfare of all the children is paramount‚ working together with the parents to protect children from any harm. The Act was intended to be strengthened to give the child equal rights and to make certain that their feelings and wishes were respected. The death of Victoria Climbie in February 2000 exposed shameful failings to protect her. On twelve occasions‚ chances to save her life were not taken. The
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Why do some children need to be taken away from their families? This is a report about why children and young people may be looked after away from their families. It will also look at the views of children through accounts of their experiences‚ thoughts and opinions about being looked after away from their families‚ it will also look at family related and child-related reasons why children would be taken away from their families and looked after elsewhere. A person called Dr Roger Morgan published
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is prescription medication. With this being said‚ is America’s growing addiction to prescription medications reaching an epidemic status? The statistics will show that prescription medications are in high demand‚ the addiction to and demand for prescription drugs is causing a growth on the black market‚ and life is so hectic that a high school student or everyday housewife feels they need a medication to keep up with daily events. So yes‚ the addiction to prescription medication is reaching epidemic
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Week 4 DQ 1 What is your evaluation of the effectiveness of the U.S. health care system in the context of delivery‚ finance‚ management‚ and/or sustainability? What are the issues that prompted a need for health care reform? Support your answer with a credible data reference. Do not use a reference already used by another student. Shortell‚ Gillies‚ & Wu (2010) states that the United States has the most expensive healthcare system in the world (16 percent of GDP)‚ but their health status indicators
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This is a reflective account on administering medication. I have asked and confirmed permission from a service user whom I will refer to as Mrs.N. At the start of my shift I would receive a handover from a senior member of staff who has administered and monitored the medication the service user would require during the night. We would together check all MARS sheets were marked ans the medication count was correct. I would receive the drug trolley keys from the previous shifts senior member of staff
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Is technology having a negative impact on the physical development of children? The aim of this study is to ascertain if the growth and constant use of digital technology by young children is having a negative impact on their physical development. This investigation will be focusing on how these electronics physically affect children and how it influences their physical lifestyle. It will also be focusing on how the younger generation of children might be substituting real-life healthy play for
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Revise As a result of the literature and analysis‚ I learned that safe medication administration is one of the most important skills that a nurse can have. If a medication error occurs‚ it can have many ethical‚ social‚ economic and safety ramifications. The research presented has also allowed me to see that medication errors are more likely to occur in certain situations‚ such as a hectic and distracting workplace. The literature suggests that I should do the best that I can to avoid such situations
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Subject Code: IMT-14 Subject Name : Organization Structure and Behaviour Objective: To enhance understanding of the dynamics of interaction between the individual and the organisation and facilitate the development of a perspective to diagnose and effectively deal with the issues of human behaviour in organisation. Contents : Organisations and Organisational Behaviour: An Introduction Changes in the Organisational Context and Challenges for Organisations –Current Trends‚ and the challenges they
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