Medication errors occur often in the nursing field. “A medication error is defined as a failure in the treatment process that leads to‚ or has the potential to lead to‚ harm to the patient.” [(Aronson‚ Medication Errors.)] Nurses make unfortunate mistakes everyday . “According to a April 7 report in Health Affairs‚ medical errors now cost our over-burdened health care system over $17.1 billion dollars a year; the cost of avoidable hospital readmissions adds another $13 to $18 billion dollars a
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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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The importance of Emotional Intelligence is something that needs to be recognized. Emotional intelligence is the ability to identify‚ assess‚ and control the emotions of oneself‚ and others. Emotional intelligence is a central parent of our everyday lives‚ both in professional and personal enviornments ‚ and as such it is important to become aware of exactly how you rate your own emotional intelligence. After the the emotional intelligence test that was provided on www.ihhp.com/testsites.htm‚
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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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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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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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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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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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• What are the advantages and disadvantages of social media? The advantages of social media is that we have the ability to reach a large audience and more so a target audience. Social media allows us to communicate with our audience and see their comments. There are so many different kinds of social media sites that we are able to use free of charge. The social media sites are available on our phones‚ iPods‚ and tablets. Pictures‚ videos‚ and even links can be shared from one site to another. The
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This article explaining emotional branding was an interesting read. The beginning of the story really grabbed my attention. I have always found it a comfort to realize that even truly intelligent people cannot understand everything and do sometimes have to ask for explanations. Although we have all been told that there is no such thing as a stupid question‚ except a question that is not asked‚ it is difficult in the business world to ask for help or an explanation‚ without feeling inferior‚ or
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